North East Fife (UK Parliament constituency)
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North East Fife
County constituency
North East Fife shown within Scotland
Created: 1983
MP: Menzies Campbell
Party: Liberal Democrats
Type: House of Commons
Council areas: Fife
EP constituency: Scotland

North East Fife is a constituency in Fife, Scotland, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom currently held by Sir Menzies Campbell, former leader of the Liberal Democrats. A slightly smaller constituency, called Fife North East, is used by the Scottish Parliament.

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Boundaries

North East Fife in the region of Fife in Scotland has the River Tay on its northern coast, and the Firth of Forth to the south. Other notable population centres include Cupar, Newburgh, Auchtermuchty, Anstruther, and Lundin. The famous golf and university town of St. Andrews is in this constituency.

Members of Parliament

Year Member Party
1983 Barry Henderson Conservative
1987 Menzies Campbell Liberal
1988 Liberal Democrats

Election results

Confirmed candidates for the next UK general election1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Miles Briggs
Liberal Democrat Menzies Campbell
Scottish National Party Roderick Campbell
General Election 2005: North East Fife
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Menzies Campbell 20,088 52.1 +3.0
Conservative Mike Scott-Hayward 7,517 19.5 −3.4
Labour Tony King 4,920 12.8 −1.6
Scottish National Party Roderick Campbell 4,011 10.4 −0.3
Scottish Green James Park 1,071 2.8 N/A
UK Independence Duncan Pickard 533 1.4 N/A
Scottish Socialist Jack Ferguson 416 1.1 −0.7
Majority 12,571 32.6
Turnout 38,556 62.1 +5.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing +3.2

In 2005 the ward of Leven East was incorporated into this constituency from what was Central Fife.

General Election 2001: North East Fife
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Menzies Campbell 17,926 51.7 +0.4
Conservative Mike Scott-Hayward 8,190 23.6 −2.9
Labour Claire Brennan 3,950 11.4 +1.1
Scottish National Party Kris Murray-Browne 3,596 10.4 −0.5
Scottish Socialist Keith White 610 1.8 N/A
Legalise Cannabis Leslie Von Goetz 420 1.2 N/A
Majority 9,736 28.1
Turnout 34,692 56.0 −15.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing +1.7
General Election 1997: North East Fife
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Menzies Campbell 21,432 51.2 +4.8
Conservative Adam Bruce 11,076 26.5 -12.0
Scottish National Party C Welsh 4,545 10.8 +2.2
Labour C Milne 4,301 10.3 +4.8
Referendum Party W Stewart 485 1.2
Majority 10,356 24.7 +16.8
Turnout 41,839 70.5 -7.3
Liberal Democrat hold Swing +8.4
General Election 1992: North East Fife
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Menzies Campbell 19,430 46.4 +1.6
Conservative Mary Scanlon 16,122 38.5 -2.7
Scottish National Party David Roche 3,589 8.6 +2.0
Labour Lynda Clark 2,319 5.5 -1.9
Scottish Green T Flynn 294 0.7
Liberal D Senior 85 0.2
Majority 3,308 7.9
Turnout 41,839 77.8 +1.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing +2.1
General Election 1987: North East Fife
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Menzies Campbell 17,868 44.8 +4.6
Conservative Barry Henderson 16,421 41.2 -4.9
Labour Tony Gannon 2,947 7.4 +0.9
Scottish National Party David Roche 2,616 6.6 -0.1
Majority 1,447 3.6
Turnout 39,852 76.2 +2.5
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing 4.8
General Election 1983: North East Fife
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barry Henderson 17,129 46.1 +3.1
Liberal Menzies Campbell 14,994 40.2 +17.2
Scottish National Party John Hulbert 2,442 6.6 -7.7
Labour David Caldwell 2,429 6.5 -13.4
Ecology T G Flint 242 0.6
Majority 2,185 5.9 -14.1
Turnout 37,186 73.7 -5.3
Conservative hold Swing

See also

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Constituencies in Scotland by Holding Party
Labour
Aberdeen North · Aberdeen South · Airdrie and Shotts · Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock · Central Ayrshire · Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill · Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East · Dumfries and Galloway · Dundee West · East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow · East Lothian · East Renfrewshire · Edinburgh East · Edinburgh North and Leith · Edinburgh South · Edinburgh South West · Falkirk · Glasgow Central · Glasgow North · Glasgow North West · Glasgow South · Glasgow South West · Glenrothes · Inverclyde · Kilmarnock and Loudoun · Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath · Lanark and Hamilton East · Linlithgow and East Falkirk · Livingston · Midlothian · Motherwell and Wishaw · North Ayrshire and Arran · Ochil and South Perthshire · Paisley and Renfrewshire North · Paisley and Renfrewshire South  · Rutherglen and Hamilton West · Stirling · West Dunbartonshire
Liberal Democrat
Scottish National Party
Conservative
Speaker
Scotland European constituency: Labour (2) · Scottish National Party (2) · Conservative (2) · Liberal Democrat (1)
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Westminster constituencies of Scotland
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
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