Kirkcaldy - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Kirkcaldy 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	Kirkcaldy
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	15,227	54.08%	+0.52%
	SNP	6,264	22.25%	-0.69%
	Conservative	3,013	10.70%	-2.96%
	Liberal Democrat	2,849	10.12%	+1.45%
	Minor	804	2.86%	N/A
Majority		8,963	31.83%
Turnout		28,157	54.61%	-12.40%
Electorate		51,559
Swing from SNP to LAB			0.60%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.74%
Swing from CON to SNP			1.14%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	18,730	53.56%	+7.52%
	SNP	8,020	22.93%	+0.38%
	Conservative	4,779	13.66%	-8.15%
	Liberal Democrat	3,031	8.67%	-0.93%
	Minor	413	1.18%	N/A
Majority		10,710	30.62%
Turnout		34,973	67.02%	-7.77%
Electorate		52,186
Swing from SNP to LAB			3.57%
Swing from CON to LAB			7.83%
Swing from CON to SNP			4.27%
	Labour hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	17,887	46.04%	-3.54%
	SNP	8,761	22.55%	+10.83%
	Conservative	8,476	21.82%	+0.52%
	Liberal Democrat	3,729	9.60%	N/A
Majority		9,126	23.49%
Turnout		38,853	74.78%	-1.76%
Electorate		51,955
Swing from LAB to SNP			7.19%
Swing from LAB to CON			2.03%
Swing from CON to SNP			5.15%
	Labour hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	20,281	49.58%	+9.27%
	Conservative	8,711	21.30%	-5.04%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	7,118	17.40%	-6.90%
	SNP	4,794	11.72%	+2.67%
Majority		11,570	28.29%
Turnout		40,904	76.54%	+4.66%
Electorate		53,439
Swing from CON to LAB			7.16%
Swing from ALL to LAB			8.09%
Swing from ALL to CON			0.93%
	Labour hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	15,380	40.31%	-13.55%
	Conservative	10,049	26.34%	+0.12%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	9,274	24.31%	N/A
	SNP	3,452	9.05%	-10.88%
Majority		5,331	13.97%
Turnout		38,155	71.88%	-5.50%
Electorate		53,078
Swing from LAB to CON			6.84%
Swing from LAB to ALL			18.93%
Swing from CON to ALL			12.09%
	Labour hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	25,449	53.86%	+8.49%
	Conservative	12,386	26.21%	+9.68%
	SNP	9,416	19.93%	-12.06%
Majority		13,063	27.65%
Turnout		47,251	77.39%	+2.41%
Electorate		61,057
Swing from LAB to CON			0.59%
Swing from SNP to LAB			10.28%
Swing from SNP to CON			10.87%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	20,688	45.37%	-1.57%
	SNP	14,587	31.99%	+6.27%
	Conservative	7,539	16.53%	-10.81%
	Liberal	2,788	6.11%	N/A
Majority		6,101	13.38%
Turnout		45,602	74.97%	-4.47%
Electorate		60,824
Swing from LAB to SNP			3.92%
Swing from CON to LAB			4.62%
Swing from CON to SNP			8.54%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	22,469	46.94%	N/A
	Conservative	13,087	27.34%	N/A
	SNP	12,311	25.72%	N/A
Majority		9,382	19.60%
Turnout		47,867	79.45%	N/A
Electorate		60,251

	Labour win

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