Fife Central - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Fife Central constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Fife Central
Region	Scotland
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2001	Labour
	Election 1997	Labour
	Election 1992	Labour
	Election 1987	Labour
	Election 1983	Labour
	Election 1979	Labour
	Election 1974 (October)	Labour
	Election 1974 (February)	Labour

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	18,310	56.32%	-2.34%
	SNP	8,235	25.33%	+0.31%
	Liberal Democrat	2,775	8.54%	+2.13%
	Conservative	2,351	7.23%	-1.77%
	Minor	841	2.59%	N/A
Majority		10,075	30.99%
Turnout		32,512	54.55%	-15.35%
Electorate		59,597
Swing from LAB to SNP			1.33%
Swing from LAB to LD			2.24%
Swing from SNP to LD			0.91%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	23,912	58.66%	+8.26%
	SNP	10,199	25.02%	-0.04%
	Conservative	3,669	9.00%	-8.62%
	Liberal Democrat	2,610	6.40%	-0.53%
	Minor	375	0.92%	N/A
Majority		13,713	33.64%
Turnout		40,765	69.90%	-4.51%
Electorate		58,315
Swing from SNP to LAB			4.15%
Swing from CON to LAB			8.44%
Swing from CON to SNP			4.29%
	Labour hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,036	50.40%	-3.03%
	SNP	10,458	25.06%	+10.32%
	Conservative	7,353	17.62%	+0.96%
	Liberal Democrat	2,892	6.93%	N/A
Majority		10,578	25.34%
Turnout		41,739	74.41%	-1.77%
Electorate		56,092
Swing from LAB to SNP			6.67%
Swing from LAB to CON			1.99%
Swing from CON to SNP			4.68%
	Labour hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	22,827	53.42%	+10.28%
	Conservative	7,118	16.66%	-5.82%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	6,487	15.18%	-8.19%
	SNP	6,296	14.74%	+4.49%
Majority		15,709	36.77%
Turnout		42,728	76.18%	+3.70%
Electorate		56,090
Swing from CON to LAB			8.05%
Swing from ALL to LAB			9.24%
Swing from ALL to CON			1.18%
	Labour hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	17,008	43.14%	-14.88%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	9,214	23.37%	N/A
	Conservative	8,863	22.48%	+2.32%
	SNP	4,039	10.25%	-9.10%
	Ecology	297	0.75%	N/A
Majority		7,794	19.77%
Turnout		39,421	72.48%	-4.94%
Electorate		54,389
Swing from LAB to ALL			19.13%
Swing from LAB to CON			8.60%
Swing from CON to ALL			10.53%
	Labour hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	27,619	58.03%	+6.13%
	Conservative	9,597	20.16%	+7.87%
	SNP	9,208	19.35%	-14.05%
	Others	1,172	2.46%	N/A
Majority		18,022	37.86%
Turnout		47,596	77.42%	+3.52%
Electorate		61,476
Swing from LAB to CON			0.87%
Swing from SNP to LAB			10.09%
Swing from SNP to CON			10.96%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	22,400	51.90%	-1.35%
	SNP	14,414	33.40%	+10.88%
	Conservative	5,308	12.30%	-7.54%
	Others	1,040	2.41%	N/A
Majority		7,986	18.50%
Turnout		43,162	73.90%	-5.30%
Electorate		58,403
Swing from LAB to SNP			6.12%
Swing from CON to LAB			3.10%
Swing from CON to SNP			9.21%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	24,418	53.25%	N/A
	SNP	10,324	22.51%	N/A
	Conservative	9,098	19.84%	N/A
	Others	2,019	4.40%	N/A
Majority		14,094	30.73%
Turnout		45,859	79.20%	N/A
Electorate		57,903

	Labour win

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