Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch (ward)

Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch is one of the 22 wards used to elect members of the Fife council. It elects four Councillors.

Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Fiona Grant
(SNP)		 John Beare
(SNP)		 William Kay
(Labour)		 William Morrison
(Labour)
2012
2013 John Wincott
(Labour)
2017 Jan Wincott
(Labour)		 Michael Green
(Conservative)
2022 Lynn Mowatt
(SNP)		 Peter Gulline
(Conservative)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Fife Council election

Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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SNP John Beare (incumbent) 27.7% 1,730              
Conservative Peter Gulline 18.6% 1,161 1,166 1,168.4 1,198.3 1,203.9 1,296.8    
SNP Lynn Mowatt 16.9% 1,059 1,433.4            
Labour Jan Wincott (incumbent) 15% 940 951.9 973 984.4 1,026.1 1,106.3 1,118.3 1,853.3
Labour Afifa Khanam 11.4% 714 727 737.1 747.5 806.1 906.9 917  
Liberal Democrats Frances Bennie 5.1% 318 329.3 338.4 351.2 422      
Scottish Green Bryce Goodall 3.6% 224 256.6 320.2 342.4        
Scottish Family George Carratt 1.7% 109 112.6 117.8          
Electorate: 14,432   Valid: 6,255   Spoilt: 116   Quota: 1,252   Turnout: 44.1%  

    [2]

    2017 Election

    2017 Fife Council election

    Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    SNP Fiona Grant (incumbent) 25.95 1,704              
    Conservative Michael Green 22.97 1,508              
    SNP John Beare (incumbent) 17.1 1,123 1,435.9            
    Labour Jan Wincott 14.5 949 964.4 992.7 1,004.5 1,019.07 1,093.06 1,167.2 1,320.7
    Labour John Wincott (incumbent) 7.8 514 519.9 527.5 530.5 532.4 551.8 583.04 612.8
    A Better Britain - Unionist Party Jamie Donaldson 3.8 249 251.9 311.9 314.9 334.3 360.5    
    Scottish Green Lorna Ross 3.5 232 252.4 258.6 303.9 329.7 390.06 441.4  
    Liberal Democrats Kate Legg 3.1 204 210.4 241.7 247.7 265.2      
    Independent Kyle Mackie 1.2 81 86.3 95.07 101.7        
    Electorate: 14,497   Valid: 6,564   Spoilt: 113   Quota: 1,313   Turnout: 6,677 (46.1%)  

      2013 By-election

      A by-election was called after William Kay died.

      Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch by-election (20 June 2013) - 1 seat
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234
      Labour John Wincott 45.8 1,896 1,927 1,966 2,095
      SNP Keith Grieve 41.3 1,711 1,724 1,761 1,814
      Conservative Allan David Stewart Smith 6.6 272 287 335  
      UKIP Peter Taggerty 4.3 176 184    
      Liberal Democrats Harry Wills 2.0 83      
      Electorate: 14,252   Valid: 4,138   Spoilt: 25   Quota: 2,070   Turnout: 4,163 (29.21%)  

        2012 Election

        2012 Fife Council election

        Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch - 4 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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        Labour William Kay (incumbent) †01 23.48 1,253            
        SNP Fiona Grant (incumbent) 22.35 1,193            
        SNP John Beare (incumbent) 17.73 946 949.8 1,021.6 1,024 1,031.2 1,060.5 1,106.7
        Labour Kay Morrison (incumbent) 17.43 930 1,090.8          
        SNP Steven Marwick 7.44 397 399.1 430.9 432.1 437.5 465.3 496.2
        Conservative Allan David Stewart Smith 5.81 310 312.8 315.5 316.8 344.8 411.8  
        Scottish Senior Citizens Jim Parker 4.23 226 231.6 238 243 265.8    
        Liberal Democrats Michael Steel 1.54 82 83.9 84.9 86.5      
        Electorate: 14,278   Valid: 5,337   Spoilt: 57   Quota: 1,068   Turnout: 5,394 (37.38%)  

          2007 Election

          2007 Fife Council election

          Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch
          Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
          SNP Fiona Grant 1,807 26.8 1 1
          SNP John Beare 1,613 23.9 2 1
          Labour William Kay 1,354 20.0 3 2
          Labour Kay Morrison 787 11.7 4 8
          Conservative David Mole 504 7.5
          Liberal Democrats Harry Wills 411 6.1
          Independent Alex Lawson 164 2.4
          Scottish Socialist Morag Balfour 114 1.7
          UKIP Paul Smith 90 1.3

          References
          1. "Scottish Boundary Commission | The Boundary Commission for Scotland is responsible for reviews of UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland".
          2. "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report" (PDF). Fife Council. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
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