# Glenrothes West and Kinglassie (ward)

Glenrothes West and Kinglassie is one of the 22 wards used to elect members of the Fife council. It elects three Councillors.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Peter Grant (SNP) | | Alf Patey (SNP) | Raymond Duguid (Labour) | Betty Campbell (Labour) |
| 2012 | Bill Brown (SNP/ Ind.) | Peter Grant (SNP) | Altany Craig (Labour) | | | Betty Campbell (Labour) |
| 2015 | Bill Brown (SNP/ Ind.) | Craig Walker (SNP) | Altany Craig (Labour) | | Julie Ford (SNP) |
| 2017 | 3 seats | Craig Walker (SNP) | Altany Craig (Labour) | | Julie Ford (SNP) |
| 2022 | 3 seats | Craig Walker (SNP) | Altany Craig (Labour) | | Julie Ford (SNP) |

## Election Results
### 2022 Election

2022 Fife Council election
Glenrothes West and Kinglassie - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SNP | Julie Ford (incumbent) | 37.9% | 1,740 | | | | |
| | Labour | Altany Craik (incumbent) | 32.5% | 1,491 | | | | |
| | SNP | Craig Walker (incumbent) | 11.6% | 533 | 1,059.7 | 1,104.3 | 1,138.2 | 1,186.9 |
| | Conservative | David Croll | 11.6% | 531 | 537.5 | 613.6 | 639.7 | 745 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Smith | 3.8% | 174 | 182.2 | 275.1 | 327.6 | |
| | Independent | Ian Robertson | 2.6% | 119 | 128.9 | 163.6 | | |
| Electorate: 12,068 Valid: 4,588 Spoilt: 103 Quota: 1,148 Turnout: 38.9% |||||||||

### 2017 Election

2017 Fife Council election
Glenrothes West and Kinglassie - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | SNP | Julie Ford (incumbent) | 30.2 | 1,442 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Altany Craik (incumbent) | 26.2 | 1,252 | | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | David Croll | 15.2 | 723 | 726.09 | 735.08 | 757.5 | 762.9 | 788.3 | 945.08 | |
| | SNP | Craig Walker (incumbent) | 13.8 | 659 | 873.9 | 879.5 | 887.7 | 918.9 | 933.8 | 1,061.6 | 1,182.2 |
| | Independent | Bill Brown (incumbent) | 9.6 | 460 | 465.3 | 477.9 | 491.6 | 514.9 | 548.4 | | |
| | Scottish Green | Lewis Campbell | 1.8 | 87 | 93.5 | 96.2 | 99.8 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Preston | 1.8 | 86 | 88.2 | 97.04 | 105.5 | 117.3 | | | |
| | UKIP | Martin Green | 1.3 | 63 | 65.9 | 67.9 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,840 Valid: 4,772 Spoilt: 70 Quota: 1,194 Turnout: 4,842 (40%) ||||||||||||

### October 2015 By-election

A by-election was called after Peter Grant resigned his seat, having been elected MP for Glenrothes
Glenrothes West and Kinglassie by-election (1 October 2015) - 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | SNP | Julie Ford | 58.99% | 2,235 |
| | Labour | Alan Seath | 31.86% | 1,207 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Gray | 6.18% | 234 |
| | Scottish Green | Lorna Ross | 2.98% | 113 |
| Electorate: 13,910 Valid: 3,789 Quota: 1,895 Turnout: 27.1% |||||

### March 2015 By-election

A by-election was called after Betty Campbell died.
Glenrothes West and Kinglassie by-election (26 March 2015) - 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | SNP | Craig Walker | 55.3 | 2,539 |
| | Labour | Alan Seath | 35.8 | 1,643 |
| | Conservative | John Wheatley | 4.4 | 202 |
| | UKIP | Martin Green | 3.2 | 146 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Ann Liston | 1.3 | 61 |
| Valid: 4,591 Quota: Turnout: 32.59 |||||

### 2012 Election

2012 Fife Council election
Glenrothes West and Kinglassie - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Labour | Betty Campbell (incumbent) †$^{06}$ | 27.49 | 1,424 | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Peter Grant (incumbent) †$^{09}$ | 18.17 | 941 | 948.9 | 958.2 | 959.2 | 966.5 | 975.5 | 1,018.8 | 1,263.2 |
| | SNP | Bill Brown †$^{08}$ | 17.57 | 910 | 921.9 | 931.2 | 932.5 | 945.7 | 956 | 972.4 | 1,064.7 |
| | Labour | Altany Craig | 13.67 | 708 | 1,034.9 | 1,051.5 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Craig Walker | 6.74 | 349 | 350.4 | 351.4 | 351.6 | 353.9 | 356.9 | 368.9 | |
| | Scottish Senior Citizens | Claire Dawson | 5.23 | 271 | 283.2 | 291.8 | 294.5 | 310.1 | 371 | 478.1 | 488.6 |
| | Independent | Robert James Taylor | 3.71 | 192 | 196.3 | 202.3 | 203.2 | 290.5 | 318.8 | | |
| | Conservative | Patricia Irvine | 2.99 | 155 | 156.9 | 169.2 | 169.5 | 170.8 | | | |
| | Independent | Ian Robertson | 2.84 | 147 | 149.9 | 158.3 | 159.3 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cathy Adamson | 1.60 | 83 | 85.2 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,711 Valid: 5,180 Spoilt: 75 Quota: 1,037 Turnout: 5,255 (37.78%) ||||||||||||

### 2007 Election

2007 Fife Council election
Glenrothes West and Kinglassie :
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| SNP | Peter Grant | 1,835 | 28.4 | 1 | 1 |
| Labour | Betty Campbell | 1,627 | 25.2 | 2 | 1 |
| SNP | Alf Patey | 1,278 | 19.8 | 3 | 2 |
| Labour | Raymond Duguid | 585 | 9.1 | 4 | 6 |
| Conservative | David Paterson Croll | 384 | 5.9 | | |
| Independent | Bob Taylor | 376 | 5.8 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Riches | 369 | 5.7 | | |