Latest headlines
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Victory for the SNP with 63 seats - two short of a majority
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Conservatives are the second largest party on 31 seats - but Labour on 24 lost 13 seats
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Scottish Greens are the fourth largest party with six seats, ahead of the Lib Dems who won five
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Scoreboard
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Net percentage change in seats |
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Party
SNP Scottish National Party |
Candidates David Torrance | Votes 16,358 | 52.6% | Net percentage change in seats +7.3 |
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Party
LAB Scottish Labour |
Candidates Claire Baker | Votes 8,963 | 28.8% | Net percentage change in seats −15.8 |
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Party
CON Scottish Conservatives |
Candidates Martin Laidlaw | Votes 4,568 | 14.7% | Net percentage change in seats +7.5 |
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Party
LD Scottish Lib Dems |
Candidates Lauren Jones | Votes 1,219 | 3.9% | Net percentage change in seats +1.0 |
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Change compared with 2011 |
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Turnout and Majority
Scottish National Party Majority
7,395Turnout
52.3%Constituency Profile
Kirkcaldy is a coastal seat that includes once-popular seaside resorts. Although smaller pockets of Buckhaven and East Wemyss are on the coast, the area is largely industrial in character.
The town of Kirkcaldy, which once had a large fishing fleet and is the birthplace of economist Adam Smith, is the largest town in Fife. Most employment is in heavy and light industries. However decline in these industries has led to above-average unemployment. The industrial port of Methil also features in this constituency.
Labour’s Marilyn Livingstone won the seat at Holyrood in 1999, 2003 and 2007. The SNP’s David Torrance was elected in 2011.