Glenrothes (UK Parliament constituency)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jump to: navigation, search
Glenrothes
County constituency
Glenrothes shown within Scotland
Created: 2005
MP: John MacDougall
Party: Labour
Type: House of Commons
Council areas: Fife
EP constituency: Scotland

Glenrothes is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 2005 general election, mostly replacing Central Fife, but incorporating small parts of Kirkcaldy and Dunfermline East.

Contents

The Boundaries of Glenrothes stretch from Thornton Heath, right over to the little village of Leslie on the other side. It is also bordered by the Cupar/Dunfermline road to the West and the By-Pass to the East.

General Election 2005: Glenrothes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John MacDougall 19,395 51.9 -6.0
Scottish National John Beare 8,731 23.4 -0.6
Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Riches 4,728 12.7 +4.8
Conservative Belinda Don 2,651 7.1 -0.4
Scottish Pensioners Party George Rodger 716 1.9 +1.9
Scottish Socialist Morag Balfour 705 1.9 -0.8
UK Independence Paul Smith 440 1.2 +1.1
Majority 10,664 28.5
Turnout 37,366 56.1 +1.1
Labour hold Swing -2.7
General Election 2001: Central Fife
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John MacDougall 18,310 56.3 -2.3
Scottish National David Alexander 8,235 25.3 +0.3
Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Riches 2,775 8.5 +2.1
Conservative Jeremy Balfour 2,351 7.2 -1.8
Scottish Socialist Morag Balfour 841 2.6 N/A
Majority 10,075 31.0
Turnout 32,512 54.6 -15.3
Labour hold Swing

 v • d • e Scottish Westminster constituencies

1708 to 1832 · 1832 to 1868 · 1868 to 1885 · 1885 to 1918 · 1918 to 1950 · 1950 to 1955 · 1955 to 1974 · 1974 to 1983 · 1983 to 1997 · 1997 to 2005
Current constituencies (2005 to present)

Aberdeen North · Aberdeen South · Airdrie & Shotts · Angus · Argyll & Bute · Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock · Banff & Buchan · Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk · Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross · Central Ayrshire · Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill · Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East · Dumfries & Galloway · Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale · Dundee East · Dundee West · Dunfermline & West Fife · East Dunbartonshire · East Kilbride, Strathaven & Lesmahagow · East Lothian · East Renfrewshire · Edinburgh East · Edinburgh North & Leith · Edinburgh South · Edinburgh South West · Edinburgh West · Falkirk · Glasgow Central · Glasgow East · Glasgow North · Glasgow North East · Glasgow North West · Glasgow South · Glasgow South West · Glenrothes · Gordon · Inverclyde · Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey · Kilmarnock & Loudoun · Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath · Lanark & Hamilton East · Linlithgow & East Falkirk · Livingston · Midlothian · Moray · Motherwell & Wishaw · Na h-Eileanan an Iar · North Ayrshire & Arran · North East Fife · Ochil & South Perthshire · Orkney & Shetland · Paisley & Renfrewshire North · Paisley & Renfrewshire South · Perth & North Perthshire · Ross, Skye & Lochaber · Rutherglen & Hamilton West · Stirling · West Aberdeenshire & Kincardine · West Dunbartonshire


 This United Kingdom constituency article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenrothes_%28UK_Parliament_constituency%29"
Advanced Search
Included Web Search Engines


Safe Search

close

Top Matching Results

Occasionally Search.com will highlight specialized results that are based on the context of your query. Examples of specialized results include specific links to news, images, or video.

Top Matching Results may highlight information from other Search.com pages, content from the CNET Network of sites, or third party content. The listings are based purely on relevance. Search.com does not receive payment for listings in this section but our partners that provide this data may get paid for listing these products.

Sponsored Links

This section contains paid listings which have been purchased by companies that want to have their sites appear for specific search terms and related content. These listings are administered, sorted and maintained by a third party and are not endorsed by Search.com.

Search Results

Search.com sends your search query to several search engines at one time and integrates the results into one list which has been sorted by relevance using Search.com's proprietary algorithm. You can customize the list of search engines included in your metasearch from the preferences.

The search engines that are used in your metasearch may allow companies to pay to have their Web sites included within the results. To view the Paid Inclusion policy for a specific search engine, please visit their Web site. Search.com does not accept payment or share revenue with any search engine partner for listings in this section.