Scotland Results

Scottish Parliament Results
Party Scottish National Party Scottish Conservatives Scottish Labour Scottish Green Party Scottish Lib Dems Independent
Seats 63 31 24 6 5 0
Change −6 +16 −13 +4 - −1

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  1. Victory for the SNP with 63 seats - two short of a majority
  2. Conservatives are the second largest party on 31 seats - but Labour on 24 lost 13 seats
  3. Scottish Greens are the fourth largest party with six seats, ahead of the Lib Dems who won five
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Cowdenbeath

Scottish Parliament constituency Region - Mid Scotland and Fife
Result: SNP GAIN FROM LAB

Scoreboard

Party Candidates Votes % Net percentage change in seats
Party

SNP

Scottish National Party

 Candidates Annabelle Ewing Votes 13,715 46.1% Net percentage change in seats +4.5
Party

LAB

Scottish Labour

 Candidates Alex Rowley Votes 10,674 35.9% Net percentage change in seats −10.6
Party

CON

Scottish Conservatives

 Candidates Dave Dempsey Votes 4,251 14.3% Net percentage change in seats +7.3
Party

LD

Scottish Lib Dems

 Candidates Bryn Jones Votes 1,094 3.7% Net percentage change in seats −0.2

Change compared with 2011

Turnout and Majority

Scottish National Party Majority

3,041

Turnout

54.5%

Vote share

Party %
Scottish National Party 46.1
Scottish Labour 35.9
Scottish Conservatives 14.3
Scottish Lib Dems 3.7

Vote share change since 2011

−%
+%
Scottish Conservatives
+7.3
Scottish National Party
+4.5
Scottish Lib Dems
−0.2
Scottish Labour
−10.6
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Constituency Profile

With a population of about 12,000, Cowdenbeath grew up around the many coalfields of Fife - from Kelty and Lochgelly to Donibristle and Fordell. Its famous sons include author Ian Rankin, former politician Dennis Canavan and well known senior Scottish advocate Donald Findlay.

The seat was created in 2011 after the Dunfermline East constituency which it used to form part of was abolished. The constituency includes Rosyth, which was formerly part of Dunfermline West, as well as Dalgety Bay, a town serving largely as commuter suburb for Edinburgh and the rest of Fife.

The combined seat was won by Labour's Helen Eadie in 2011, who had been MSP for Dunfermline East since 1999. Scott Barrie held the Dunfermline West seat for Labour between 1999 and 2007, when it was taken by Lib Dem Jim Tolson. After Mrs Eadie died in office in 2014, Alex Rowley held the seat for Labour.

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