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Fife ( Gaelic: Fìobha) is a Council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Rachel Anne Squire ( July 13, 1954 – January 5, 2006) was a British politician. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King The by-election was the first seat to change hands in the 2005 Parliament when Willie Rennie won the seat for the Liberal Democrats, a gain from Labour, by 1,800 votes. 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It was the first time Labour had lost a seat at a Westminster by-election in Scotland since the Scottish National Party won the Glasgow Govan by-election 1988, and the first time Labour has ever lost to the Liberal Democrats, or their predecessors the Liberal Party, in a Scottish Westminster by-election. The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish The Glasgow Govan by-election, in the British House of Commons constituency of Glasgow Govan, Scotland, was held on November 10, The by-election took place in the middle of a leadership election in the Liberal Democrats and the party was perceived in the media to be declining in the polls as a result of negative publicity surrounding the resignation of former leader Charles Kennedy and revelations about the private lives of Mark Oaten and Simon Hughes. In the 2006 Liberal Democrats leadership election, Sir Menzies Campbell was elected to succeed Charles Kennedy as Leader of the Liberal Democrats, the third-largest Charles Peter Kennedy (born 25 November 1959 is a British politician. Mark Oaten (born 8 March 1964, Watford) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom, and Member of Parliament Simon Henry Ward Hughes (born 17 May 1951) is a British politician and Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for North Southwark
The constituency of Dunfermline and West Fife was first created for the United Kingdom Parliament at the 2005 UK General Election and saw a comfortable Labour win at that election. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures goals or loyalty Dunfermline and West Fife is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general It was the second Westminster by-election in a Scottish constituency since the 2005 UK general election. Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general In the Livingston by-election, 2005, Labour retained the seat with the Scottish National Party second but 2,680 votes behind. The Livingston by-election 2005 was triggered when Robin Cook, the Labour Party Member of Parliament for Livingston, in Scotland, The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish The Livingston constituency lies just across the Firth of Forth from the Dunfermline and West Fife constituency. The Firth of Forth ( Scottish Gaelic: Linne Foirthe) is the Estuary or Firth of Scotland's River Forth, where it flows
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The Courier reported on January 23[2] that leaked minutes of a meeting on January 11 at Westminster revealed that "senior Scottish Liberal Democrats do not believe their party has any chance of winning the Dunfermline and West Fife by-election", and that "their aim is to beat the SNP rather than topple Labour". The Courier & Advertiser, more commonly known as simply The Courier, is a Broadsheet Newspaper published by DC Thomson in Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Minutes also known as protocols are the instant written record of a Meeting or hearing. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. This suggestion was backed up on January 27 by a poll in the Daily Telegraph that put the Lib Dems at 13% UK-wide (down 9% on Election 2005), their worst position since the 2001 general election. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. For "The Daily Telegraph" in Australia see The Daily Telegraph (Australia.
The Sunday Herald reported on 29 January[3] that they had "evidence of a high-level “fix” to select (the Labour) candidate", because "party bosses sent out a leaflet on behalf of Catherine Stihler’s campaign hours before she was selected to fight the seat. The Sunday Herald is an award winning Scottish Sunday Newspaper launched on 7 February 1999 Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. " This story followed earlier reports of a similar row over the selection of the Conservative and Unionist candidate: Fife Tory leader Stuart Randall’s claim that he was left off the shortlist for being "far too old and middle-aged to fit the bill". Randall, who stood as Conservative candidate against Gordon Brown in Dunfermline East at the 2001 and 2005 UK general elections and fought Dunfermline East constituency at the 2003 Scottish Parliament general election, was aged only 43. WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Academic titles --> James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951 is Dunfermline East was a Burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Results |} Total votes cast 26368204 All parties with more than 500 votes shown Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general Dunfermline East is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) The Scottish Parliament election 2003, was the second General election of the Scottish Parliament. Local Conservative activists were reported to be furious that such a high-profile local figure was left off the shortlist of candidates for the by-election.
The by-election electorate for the constituency was 72,225, a slight increase (of 2. 04%) on the general election in May 2005.
Implications (on UK and Scottish elections)
The constituency neighbours Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath, the seat of Gordon Brown, current Leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister. Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath is a County constituency representing the areas around the towns of Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath, in Fife, Scotland WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Academic titles --> James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951 is The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Brown actually lives in the Dunfermline and West Fife constituency. The constituency is also near to North East Fife, the constituency of Sir Menzies Campbell, leader of the Liberal Democrats (only a leadership contender at the time). North East Fife is a Constituency in Fife, Scotland, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Sir Walter Menzies Campbell CBE QC (born 22 May 1941) commonly known as Ming Campbell, is a British Politician Prior to the election it was speculated that a poor showing for either party in the vicinity of Brown and/or Campbell's political bases could impact upon their chances of winning their respective parties' leaderships.
The result of this Westminster by-election were seen as a litmus test of the parties' standing prior to the Scottish Parliament general election, 2007; the Liberal Democrats proceeded to win the Dunfermline West seat, which comprises the bulk of Dunfermline and West Fife, from Labour in the 2007 Holyrood election. The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament Dunfermline West is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) The results of all by-elections in Scotland have been particularly highly valued by psephologists and political commentators since the demise of the last regular, monthly Scottish voting-intention poll (by The Herald and Taylor Nelson Sofres System 3) at the end of 2003. Psephology (from Greek psephos ψῆφος 'pebble' which the Greeks used as ballots is the Statistical analysis of Elections Psephology uses compilations Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS is one of the world’s largest Market research and market information group This article is about the computer game company See System/3 for the IBM minicomputer system The result was also notable as it came at a time when Labour's national opinion poll ratings were very high. [4]
Immediately after the election the Liberal Democrats claimed that the results showed they were the challengers to the Labour Party and that the Conservatives had failed their first electoral test under their new leader.
Result
| United Kingdom Parliament: Dunfermline and West Fife by-election 2006 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Willie Rennie | 12,391 | 35. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Willie Rennie (born September 27, 1967) is the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Dunfermline and West Fife. 8 | +15. 6 | |
| Labour | Catherine Stihler | 10,591 | 30. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Catherine Stihler (born July 30 1973) is a British Labour Party politician 6 | -16. 8 | |
| Scottish National Party | Douglas Chapman | 7,261 | 21. The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish 0 | +2. 1 | |
| Conservative | Carrie Ruxton | 2,702 | 7. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. 8 | -2. 5 | |
| Scottish Socialist | John McAllion | 537 | 1. This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998 and is still active today John McAllion (born 13 February 1948, Glasgow Scotland) is a Scottish Socialist politician and a member of the Scottish 6 | -0. 1 | |
| Scottish Christian | George Hargreaves | 411 | 1. 2 | ||
| Abolish Forth Bridge Tolls Party | Tom Minogue | 374 | 1. 1 | ||
| UK Independence | Ian Borland | 208 | 0. The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, ˈjuːkɪp 6 | -0. 9 | |
| Common Good | Dick Rodgers | 103 | 0. 3 | ||
| Majority | 1,800 | 5. 2 | |||
| Turnout | 34,578 | 47. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 9 | -12. 0 | ||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | 16. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties 2 | |||
Previous election
| General Election 2005: Dunfermline and West Fife | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Rachel Squire | 20,111 | 47. Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Rachel Anne Squire ( July 13, 1954 – January 5, 2006) was a British politician. 4 | -7. 1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | David Herbert | 8,549 | 20. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the 2 | +5. 9 | |
| Scottish National Party | Douglas Chapman | 8,026 | 18. The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish 9 | +1. 1 | |
| Conservative | Roger Smillie | 4,376 | 10. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. 3 | +0. 6 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Susan Archibald | 689 | 1. This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998 and is still active today 6 | -0. 8 | |
| UK Independence | Ian Borland | 643 | 1. The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, ˈjuːkɪp 5 | +0. 1 | |
| Majority | 11,562 | 27. 3 | |||
| Turnout | 42,394 | 59. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 9 | +2. 3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -6. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties 5 | |||
Notional election results for 2001
This constituency did not exist in 2001, so the "notional" figures below were calculated by professional psephologists to give an indication of how the results may have looked had the constituency existed in 2001. Psephology (from Greek psephos ψῆφος 'pebble' which the Greeks used as ballots is the Statistical analysis of Elections Psephology uses compilations These calculations were broadly accepted by major media outlets and the political parties, although there was a margin of error. The errors were larger in rural constituencies, which does not apply in this case, so it is quite likely that the following figures are a fair guesstimate. Guesstimate is a Portmanteau of the words Guess and Estimate, first used by American statisticians in 1934 or 1935
| General Election 2001: Dunfermline and West Fife | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 22,070 | 54. Results |} Total votes cast 26368204 All parties with more than 500 votes shown The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the 5 | |||
| Scottish National Party | 7,225 | 17. The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish 8 | |||
| Liberal Democrat | 5,773 | 14. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the 3 | |||
| Conservative | 3,919 | 9. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. 7 | |||
| Scottish Socialist | 971 | 2. This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998 and is still active today 4 | |||
| UK Independence | 559 | 1. The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, ˈjuːkɪp 4 | |||
| Majority | 14,845 | 36. 6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Last election in the Scottish Parliament constituencies
Dunfermline West
Dunfermline West is the Scottish Parliament constituency which most closely corresponds to the Westminster seat. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties Dunfermline West is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) The Scottish Parliament ( Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: Scottish Pairlament) is the devlolved national unicameral It lies entirely within the boundaries of the Westminster constituency, but is smaller:
| Scottish parliamentary election, 2003: Dunfermline West | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Scott Barrie | 8,644 | 34. The Scottish Parliament election 2003, was the second General election of the Scottish Parliament. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Scott Barrie, (born March 10, 1962, St Andrews) is a Scottish Labour Party politician and former social worker 3 | -9. 9 | |
| Independent Campaign for Local Hospital Services | David Wishart | 4,584 | 18. 2 | ||
| Scottish National Party | Brian Goodall | 4,372 | 17. The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish 4 | -10. 4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jim Tolson | 3,636 | 14. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the 4 | -3. 8 | |
| Conservative | Jim Mackie | 1,868 | 7. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. 4 | -2. 3 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Andy Jackson | 923 | 3. This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998 and is still active today 7 | ||
| Independent | Alastair Harper | 714 | 2. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. 8 | ||
| Independent | Damien Quigg | 459 | 1. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. 8 | ||
| Majority | 4,080 | 16. 2 | |||
| Turnout | 25,240 | 46. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 8 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | -14. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties 1 | |||
Dunfermline East
There are also significant parts of Dunfermline East (Scottish Parliament constituency) in the Westminster seat:
| Scottish parliamentary election, 2003: Dunfermline East | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Helen Eadie | 11,552 | 49. Dunfermline East is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) The Scottish Parliament election 2003, was the second General election of the Scottish Parliament. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Helen Eadie (born March 7 1947, Stenhousemuir) is a Scottish Labour Co-operative politician and has represented Dunfermline 9 | -6. 0 | |
| Scottish National Party | Janet Law | 4,262 | 18. The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish 4 | -8. 2 | |
| Conservative | Stuart Randall | 2,485 | 10. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. 7 | +0. 9 | |
| Independent Campaign for Local Hospital Services | Brian Walker Stewart | 1,890 | 8. 2 | ||
| Scottish Socialist | Linda Graham | 1,537 | 6. This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998 and is still active today 6 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Rodger Spillane | 1,428 | 6. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the 2 | -1. 5 | |
| Majority | 7,290 | 31. 5 | |||
| Turnout | 23,154 | 45. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 2 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | +1. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties 1 | |||
Last elections to Fife Council
The Labour Party holds more than half of the local government wards in the Dunfermline and West Fife constituency. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Local government in Scotland is organised through 32 unitary authorities consisting of Councillors elected every four years by registered voters in each of the In the latest Fife Council local elections, 2003, Labour won twelve wards in the constituency, the Liberal Democrats won five wards, the Scottish National Party won one ward, and the Conservative and Unionist Party won no wards:
- Kincardine, Culross and Low Valleyfield: Independent Gain from Labour
- Blairhall, High Valleyfield and Torryburn: Labour Hold
- Oakley Saline and Steelend: Labour Hold
- Cairneyhill, Carnock and Milesmark: Labour Hold
- Crossford and Dunfermline Central: Lib Dem Hold
- Baldridgeburn: Labour Hold
- Wellwood and Headwell: Labour Hold
- Townhill and Bellyeoman: Independent Campaign for Local Hospital Services Gain from Labour
- Garvock and Carnegie: Lib Dem Hold
- Halbeath, Hill of Beath and Kingseat: Labour Hold
- Woodmill: Labour Hold
- Linburn: Labour Hold
- Brucefield and Nethertown: Lib Dem Hold
- Pitcorthie: Lib Dem Hold
- Limekilns and Pitreavie: Lib Dem Gain from Labour
- Rosyth West: Labour Hold
- Rosyth East: Labour Hold
- Inverkeithing West and Rosyth South: SNP Hold
- Inverkeithing East and North Queensferry: Labour Gain from SNP
- Crossgates and Moss-side: Labour Hold
There have been no local by-elections in any of these wards since 2003. Fife ( Gaelic: Fìobha) is a Council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland Local elections took place in various parts of the United Kingdom on May 1, 2003, on the same day as the Scottish Parliamentary and the Welsh Assembly The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. There have been three local by-elections in other wards in Fife since 2003:
- Auchtertool and Burntisland East by-election, 2005: SNP Gain from Independent, with swing against Independent, to SNP, of 16. The Auchtertool and Burntisland East by-election 2005 was a local government by-election to Fife Council, Scotland, held on 29 September 2005 3% (this local by-election was held on the same day as the Livingston by-election, 2005 and the Cathcart by-election, 2005)
- Cupar North by-election, 2004: LibDem Hold, with swing against LibDem, to Independent, of 25%
- Lumphinnans and Lochgelly South by-election, 2004: Labour Hold, with swing against Labour, to SNP, of 17% (this ward borders Dunfermline and West Fife)
See also
External links
- British Parliamentary By Elections: Campaign literature from the by-election
- "Labour MP dies after long illness" from BBC News
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