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{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2005 onwards}}
{{Distinguish|Mid Fife and Glenrothes (Scottish Parliament constituency)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox UK constituency
|name = Glenrothes and Mid Fife
|parliament = uk
|image = [[File:GlenrothesMidFife2024Constituency.svg|233px]]
|caption = Location of Glenrothes and Mid Fife within [[Scotland]]
|year = [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005]]
|abolished =
|type = County
|previous = [[Central Fife (UK Parliament constituency)|Central Fife]]
|next =
|electorate =69,734 (March 2020)<ref>{{cite web |title=2023 review final recs news release |url=https://www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2023_review_final/2023_review_final_recs_news_release.pdf |publisher=Boundary Commission for Scotland}}</ref>
|mp = [[Richard Baker (Scottish politician)|Richard Baker]]
|party = [[Scottish Labour]]
|towns = [[Glenrothes]], [[Levenmouth]] (part of), [[Lochgelly]], [[Kelty]] and [[Cardenden]]
|region = Scotland
|county =[[Fife]]
|european = Scotland
|original_name=Glenrothes}}
'''Glenrothes and Mid Fife''' ({{IPAc-en|ɡ|l|ɛ|n|ˈ|r|ɒ|θ|ᵻ|s}}) is a [[Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom|constituency]] in [[Scotland]] in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]], represented by [[Richard Baker (Scottish politician)|Richard Baker]] of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] since the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]]. The seat was previously held by [[Peter Grant (politician)|Peter Grant]] of the [[Scottish National Party]] (SNP). The seat includes the major settlements of [[Glenrothes]], [[Levenmouth]] (part of), [[Lochgelly]], [[Kelty]] and [[Cardenden]].
It was created at the [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005 general election]] as '''Glenrothes''', and renamed as Glenrothes and Mid Fife for the 2024 general election under the [[2023 review of Westminster constituencies]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2023_review_final/bcs_2023_review_report_web_version.pdf |title=Boundary Commission Scotland 2023 Review Report |access-date=6 August 2023 |archive-date=27 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727115322/https://www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2023_review_final/bcs_2023_review_report_web_version.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Boundaries==
{{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Glenrothes (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame=yes|frame-align=left|text=Map of boundaries 2005–2024}}
{{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Glenrothes and Mid Fife (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame=yes|frame-align=center|text=Map of boundaries from 2024}}
'''2005–2024''': Under the [[Fifth periodic review of Westminster constituencies|Fifth Review of UK Parliament constituencies]], the constituency boundaries were defined in accordance with the ward structure in place on 30 November 2004 and contained the Fife Council wards of Cardenden, Cluny and Chapel; Kinglassie, Bowhill and Dundonald; Wemyss and Muiredge; Buckhaven and Denbeath; Methilhill; Methil; Leven West and Kirkland; Kennoway; Windygates, Star and Balgonie; Markinch and Woodside East; Auchmuty and Woodside West; Pitteuchar and Finglassie North; Thornton, Stenton and Finglassie South; Caskieberran and Rimbleton; Newcastle and Tanshall; South Parks and Macedonia; Leslie and Whinnyknowe; Balgeddie and Collydean; Cadham, Pitcoudie and Balfarg.
'''2024–present''': Under the [[2023 review of Westminster constituencies]] which came into effect for the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]], the renamed constituency contains the following wards or part wards of [[Fife Council]]:<ref>[https://www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk/reviews/2023-review-uk-parliament-constituencies 2023 Review UK Parliament constituencies] Boundary Commission for Scotland</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/schedules/made |at=Schedule 3}}</ref>
* In full: [[Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty (ward)|Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty]]; [[Glenrothes West and Kinglassie (ward)|Glenrothes West and Kinglassie]]; [[Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch (ward)|Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch]]; [[Glenrothes Central and Thornton (ward)|Glenrothes Central and Thornton]]; [[Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages (ward)|Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages]].
* In part: [[Cowdenbeath (ward)|Cowdenbeath]] (community of [[Kelty]]).
As a result of the boundary review, the communities of [[Lochgelly]], [[Kelty]] and the [[Benarty]] area were added from the (renamed) [[Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy (UK Parliament constituency)|Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy]] constituency. To compensate, [[Kennoway]], [[Windygates]] and west [[Leven, Fife|Leven]] were transferred to [[North East Fife (UK Parliament constituency)|North East Fife]].
The revised 2024 boundaries of the constituency centre on [[Glenrothes]] and its surrounding villages; [[Coaltown of Balgonie]], [[Leslie, Fife|Leslie]], [[Markinch]], [[Milton of Balgonie]] and [[Thornton, Fife|Thornton]]. Moving south and west to include [[Ballingry]], [[Cardenden]], [[Kelty]], [[Kinglassie]], [[Lochgelly]] and [[Lochore]]. In the east, the seat includes parts of the [[Levenmouth]] conurbation, including [[Buckhaven]], [[Methil]] and the Wemyss villages; [[East Wemyss]], [[West Wemyss]], and [[Coaltown of Wemyss]].
==History==
Glenrothes was created for the 2005 general election, mostly replacing [[Central Fife (UK Parliament constituency)|Central Fife]], but incorporating small parts of [[Kirkcaldy (UK Parliament constituency)|Kirkcaldy]] and [[Dunfermline East (UK Parliament constituency)|Dunfermline East]].
===Creation in 2005–2008===
The first holder of the newly created seat was [[John MacDougall (British politician)|John MacDougall]], who died on 13 August 2008,<ref>{{cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7557933.stm|title= MP MacDougall dies after illness|work= [[BBC News]]|date= 13 August 2008|access-date= 13 August 2008|archive-date= 17 September 2008|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080917115854/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7557933.stm|url-status= live}}</ref> triggering a [[by-election]].
===2008===
In the [[2008 Glenrothes by-election|2008 by election]], [[Lindsay Roy]] was elected, the Labour majority falling by around 4,000 votes, with the Labour vote increasing by 3%; the SNP making significant gains from the lower-placed Conservative and the Liberal Democrat candidates.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7655805.stm|title= Glenrothes by-election date set|work= [[BBC News]]|date= 6 October 2008|access-date= 6 October 2008|archive-date= 9 October 2008|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081009041402/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7655805.stm|url-status= live}}</ref>
===2010 general election===
With the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]], the Labour share of the vote increased by 10% at the expense of the SNP candidate. The winner's total reached 62% of the votes cast, which places the seat in the top decile of seats won and therefore indicates a [[safe seat]] majority. Relative to the 2005 general election the [[swing (politics)|swing]] against the SNP was less accentuated than relative to the by-election at 4.45% of the vote on the standard two-party measure of swing, which is comparable to the national swing.
==Members of Parliament==
{|class="wikitable"
!colspan="2"|Election!!Member<ref name="rayment">{{Rayment-hc|g|2|date=March 2012}}</ref>
!Party
|-
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | || [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005]] || [[John MacDougall (British politician)|John MacDougall]] || [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | || [[2008 Glenrothes by-election|2008 by-election]] || [[Lindsay Roy]] || [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" | || [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015]] || [[Peter Grant (politician)|Peter Grant]] || [[Scottish National Party]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | || [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024]] || [[Richard Baker (Scottish politician)|Richard Baker]] || [[Scottish Labour|Labour]]
|}
==Elections==
[[File:Fife West election results.png|thumb|center|723x723px|Fife West election results]]
===Elections in the 2020s===
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[2024 United Kingdom general election|General election 2024]]: Glenrothes and Mid Fife <ref>{{cite news |title=Glenrothes and Mid Fife results |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/S14000090 |access-date=9 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Fife General Election Results 2024 |url=https://www.fife.gov.uk/news/2024/fife-general-election-results-2024 |website=Fife Council|date=5 July 2024 }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=[[Richard Baker (Scottish politician)|Richard Baker]]
|votes= 15,994
|percentage= 44.3
|change= +16.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=John Beare
|votes= 13,040
|percentage= 36.1
|change= -13.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Reform UK
|candidate=Ian Smith
|votes= 3,528
|percentage= 9.8
|change= +6.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Scottish Conservatives
|candidate=Debbie MacCallum
|votes= 1,973
|percentage= 5.5
|change= -9.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate=Jill Reilly
|votes= 1,604
|percentage= 4.4
|change= ±0.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,954
|percentage = 8.2
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 36,139
|percentage = 51.33
|change = -9.5
}}
{{Election box registered electors| reg. electors = 70,655}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner=Scottish Labour
|loser=Scottish National Party
|swing= +15.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
===Elections in the 2010s===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | 2019 notional result {{efn|Estimate of the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 general election result]] as if the revised boundaries recommended under the [[2023 review of Westminster constituencies|2023 boundary review]] were in place}} <ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Glenrothes and Mid Fife notional election - December 2019 |url=https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/2217 |access-date=11 July 2024 |work=Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News |publisher=[[UK Parliament]]}}</ref>
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
|-
| {{party color cell|Scottish National Party}}
| [[Scottish National Party]] ||align=right| 20,921 ||align=right| 49.5
|-
| {{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}}
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] || align="right" | 11,569 || align="right" | 27.4
|-
| {{party color cell|Conservative Party (UK)}}
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] ||align=right| 6,482 ||align=right| 15.3
|-
| {{party color cell|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
| [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] ||align=right| 1,876 ||align=right| 4.4
|-
| {{party color cell|Brexit Party}}
| [[Reform UK| Brexit Party]] ||align=right| 1,284||align=right| 3.0
|-
| {{party color cell|Scottish Greens}}
| [[Scottish Greens]] ||align=right| 146 ||align=right| 0.3
|-
|colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"|
|-
| colspan="2" |'''Majority'''
| align="right" |9,352
|align="right" |22.1
|-
| colspan="2" |'''Turnout'''
| align="right" |42,278
|align="right" |60.6
|-
|colspan="2"|'''Electorate'''
|align=right|69,734
|}
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[2019 United Kingdom general election|General election 2019]]: Glenrothes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fife.gov.uk/kb/docs/articles/council-and-democracy/elections2/general-election-12-december-2019|title=General Election 12 December 2019|publisher=Fife Council|access-date=14 December 2019|archive-date=14 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214120728/https://www.fife.gov.uk/kb/docs/articles/council-and-democracy/elections2/general-election-12-december-2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/S14000036|title=Glenrothes parliamentary constituency – Election 2019|work=BBC News|access-date=14 December 2019|archive-date=14 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214143623/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/S14000036|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=[[Peter Grant (politician)|Peter Grant]]
|votes= 21,234
|percentage= 51.1
|change= +8.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=Pat Egan
|votes= 9,477
|percentage= 22.8
|change= -11.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate=Amy Thomson
|votes= 6,920
|percentage= 16.7
|change= -2.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate=Jane Ann Liston
|votes= 2,639
|percentage= 6.4
|change= +3.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party= Brexit Party
|candidate= Victor Farrell
|votes= 1,276
|percentage= 3.1
|change= ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 11,757
|percentage = 28.3
|change = +20.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 41,546
|percentage = 63.2
|change = +2.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Scottish National Party
|swing = +10.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
The [[Brexit Party]] withdrew support for Victor Farrell over homophobic remarks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brexit Party withdraws support from Glenrothes candidate over 'rampant homophobia'|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/brexit-party-withdraws-support-from-glenrothes-candidate-over-rampant-homophobia-1-5048256|publisher=The Scotsman|access-date=14 December 2019|archive-date=18 November 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20191118174215/https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/brexit-party-withdraws-support-from-glenrothes-candidate-over-rampant-homophobia-1-5048256|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[2017 United Kingdom general election|General election 2017]]: Glenrothes<ref>{{cite news|title=Glenrothes parliamentary constituency – Election 2017 – BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/S14000036|website=www.bbc.com|publisher=BBC News|access-date=10 June 2017|archive-date=10 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610224725/http://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/S14000036|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = [[Peter Grant (politician)|Peter Grant]]
|votes = 17,291
|percentage = 42.8
|change = -17.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Altany Craik
|votes = 14,024
|percentage = 34.7
|change = +4.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Andrew Brown
|votes = 7,876
|percentage = 19.5
|change = +11.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Rebecca Bell
|votes = 1,208
|percentage = 3.0
|change = +1.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,267
|percentage = 8.1
|change = -21.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 40,399
|percentage = 60.9
|change = -7.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Scottish National Party
|swing = -10.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[2015 United Kingdom general election|General election 2015]]: Glenrothes<ref name=electoralcalculus2015>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015}}</ref><ref name="Fife Council GE results">{{cite web |url=http://www.fifedirect.org.uk/topics/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.display&p2sid=10CC3530-AA3B-9CCD-63F538B9ABCE0DB5&themeid=2B892409-722D-4F61-B1CC-7DE81CC06A90 |title=General Election Results |publisher=Fife Council |access-date=17 October 2015 |archive-date=20 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220215420/http://www.fifedirect.org.uk/topics/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.display&p2sid=10CC3530-AA3B-9CCD-63F538B9ABCE0DB5&themeid=2B892409-722D-4F61-B1CC-7DE81CC06A90 |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = [[Peter Grant (politician)|Peter Grant]]
|votes = 28,459
|percentage = 59.8
|change = +38.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour
|candidate = [[Melanie Ward]]
|votes = 14,562
|percentage = 30.6
|change = −31.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservatives
|candidate = Alex Stewart-Clark<ref>{{cite web|title=Alex Stewart-Clark|url=http://www.stewart-clark.com/alex-stewart-clark/|website=Scottish.Conservative.|access-date=27 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306054639/http://www.stewart-clark.com/alex-stewart-clark/|archive-date=6 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|votes = 3,685
|percentage = 7.7
|change = +0.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Jane Ann Liston<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.libdems.org.uk/list_of_selected_candidates |title=list of selected candidates |publisher=Lib Dems |access-date=7 March 2015 |archive-date=9 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809130508/https://www.libdems.org.uk/list_of_selected_candidates |url-status=live }}</ref>
|votes = 892
|percentage = 1.9
|change = −5.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 13,897
|percentage = 29.2
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 47,598
|percentage = 68.2
|change = +8.5
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Scottish National Party
|loser = Scottish Labour
|swing = +35.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[2010 United Kingdom general election|General election 2010]]: Glenrothes<ref name=electoralcalculus2010>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013}}</ref><ref name="Fife Council GE results"/>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = [[Lindsay Roy]]
|votes = 25,247
|percentage = 62.3
|change = +10.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = David Alexander
|votes = 8,799
|percentage = 21.7
|change = -1.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Harry Wills
|votes = 3,108
|percentage = 7.7
|change = -5.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Sheila Low
|votes = 2,922
|percentage = 7.2
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Kris Seunarine
|votes = 425
|percentage = 1.0
|change = -0.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 16,448
|percentage = 40.6
|change = +12.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 40,501
|percentage = 59.7
|change = +3.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
|swing = +6.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
===Elections in the 2000s===
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[2008 Glenrothes by-election]]<ref>{{cite news | title=Glenrothes result in full | date=7 November 2008 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7714670.stm | work=BBC News | access-date=2008-11-07 | archive-date=13 September 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913174129/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7714670.stm | url-status=live }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = [[Lindsay Roy]]
|votes = 19,946
|percentage = 55.1
|change = +3.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = [[Peter Grant (politician)|Peter Grant]]
|votes = 13,209
|percentage = 36.5
|change = +13.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = [[Maurice Golden]]
|votes = 1,381
|percentage = 3.8
|change = -3.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Harry Wills
|votes = 947
|percentage = 2.6
|change = -10.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party
|candidate = Jim Parker
|votes = 296
|percentage = 0.8
|change = -1.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|candidate = Morag Balfour
|votes = 212
|percentage = 0.6
|change = -1.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Kris Seunarine
|votes = 117
|percentage = 0.3
|change = -0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Solidarity (Scotland)
|candidate = Louise McLeary
|votes = 87
|percentage = 0.2
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,737
|percentage = 18.61
|change = -9.89
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 36,195
|percentage = 52.37
|change = -3.7
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
|swing = -4.96
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[2005 United Kingdom general election|General election 2005]]: Glenrothes<ref name=electoralcalculus2005>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = [[John MacDougall (British politician)|John MacDougall]]
|votes = 19,395
|percentage = 51.9
|change = -6.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = John Beare
|votes = 8,731
|percentage = 23.4
|change = -0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Elizabeth Riches
|votes = 4,728
|percentage = 12.7
|change = +4.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Belinda Don
|votes = 2,651
|percentage = 7.1
|change = -0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party
|candidate = George Rodger
|votes = 716
|percentage = 1.9
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|candidate = Morag Balfour
|votes = 705
|percentage = 1.9
|change = -0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = United Kingdom Independence Party
|candidate = Paul Smith
|votes = 440
|percentage = 1.2
|change = +1.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 10,664
|percentage = 28.5
|change = -5.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 37,366
|percentage = 56.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Scottish Labour
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
==Notes==
{{notelist}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/14432.html Glenrothes UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2005 – May 2024) at ''MapIt UK''
*[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/168990.html Glenrothes and Mid Fife UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries from June 2024) at ''MapIt UK''
{{Constituencies in Scotland by Holding Party}}
{{Scottish Westminster constituencies}}
{{Authority control}}
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[[Category:Westminster Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland]]
[[Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2005]]
[[Category:Politics of Fife]]
[[Category:Glenrothes]]
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