Dunfermline and Dollar (UK Parliament constituency)
Appearance
Dunfermline and Dollar | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | |
Major settlements | Dunfermline, Dollar, Kincardine, Rosyth |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | Graeme Downie (Scottish Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Dunfermline and West Fife, Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath & Ochil and South Perthshire |
Dunfermline and Dollar is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.
Contents
[edit]The constituency comprises the following wards of Fife:[2]
- Dunfermline Central, Dunfermline North, Dunfermline South, Rosyth and part of West Fife and Coastal Villages from the Dunfermline and West Fife constituency
- Part of West Fife and Coastal Villages from the Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath constituency
And also in Clackmannanshire:
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Graeme Downie | 20,336 | 45.7 | +22.1 | |
SNP | Naz Anis Miah | 12,095 | 27.2 | −17.1 | |
Conservative | Thomas Heald | 3,297 | 7.4 | −14.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lauren Buchanan-Quigley | 3,181 | 7.1 | −1.3 | |
Reform UK | Udo van den Brock | 2,887 | 6.5 | N/A | |
Scottish Green | Ryan Blackadder | 2,078 | 4.7 | +2.5 | |
Independent | Graham Hadley | 324 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Scottish Family | Danny Smith | 251 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Independent | George Morton | 88 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Rejected ballots | 140 | ||||
Majority | 8,241 | 18.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 44,677 | 61.3 | −7.5 | ||
Registered electors | 72,824 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
References
[edit]- ^ "28 June 2023 – 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament | The Boundary Commission for Scotland". www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ^ "New Seat Details – Dunfermline and Dollar". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
- ^ "Dunfermline and Dollar results". BBC News. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Fife General Election Results 2024". Fife Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Dunfermline and Dollar UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK