# Dunfermline South (ward)

Dunfermline South is one of the 22 wards used to elect members of the Fife council. It elects four Councillors.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Brian John Goodall (SNP) | | Mike Rumney (Labour) | | Tony Martin (Liberal Democrats) | Dave Walker (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2012 | | Brian John Goodall (SNP) | Cara Hilton (Labour) | Mike Rumney (Labour) | | Tony Martin (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2013 | Billy Pollock (Labour) | Brian John Goodall (SNP) | Cara Hilton (Labour) | | | Tony Martin (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2015 | Billy Pollock (Labour) | Brian John Goodall (SNP) | | Fay Sinclair (SNP) | | Tony Martin (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2017 | | David Ross (Conservative) | Ross Patterson (Labour) | Fay Sinclair (SNP) | James Calder (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2022 | | Lynn Ballantyne Wardlaw (SNP) | Cara Hilton (Labour) | Naz Anis-Miah (SNP) | James Calder (Liberal Democrats) |

## Election results
### 2022 election

Dunfermline South - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Calder (incumbent) | 19.5 | 1,523 | 1,528 | 1,542 | 1,586 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Cara Hilton | 19.3 | 1,505 | 1,508 | 1,513 | 1,550 | 1,558 | 1,794 | | | |
| | SNP | Lynn Ballantyne Wardlaw | 16.9 | 1,316 | 1,340 | 1,344 | 1,408 | 1,410 | 1,425 | 1,446 | 1,543 | 1,601 |
| | SNP | Naz Anis-Miah | 16.6 | 1,292 | 1,308 | 1,314 | 1,382 | 1,383 | 1,390 | 1,409 | 1,534 | 1,568 |
| | Conservative | David Ross (incumbent) | 10.6 | 825 | 826 | 846 | 855 | 860 | 878 | 917 | 1,008 | |
| | Independent | Martin Willcocks | 6.9 | 541 | 564 | 580 | 611 | 613 | 619 | 641 | | |
| | Labour | Ross Paterson (incumbent) | 3.9 | 304 | 308 | 846 | 327 | 328 | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Tom Freeman | 3.6 | 279 | 288 | 295 | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Family | Paul Lynch | 1.3 | 105 | 112 | | | | | | | |
| | Alba | Rob Thompson | 1.3 | 103 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,563 Valid: 7,793 Spoilt: 92 Quota: 1,559 Turnout: 44.9% |||||||||||||
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### 2017 election

2017 Fife Council election
Dunfermline South - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Conservative | David Ross | 23.2 | 1,660 | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Fay Sinclair (incumbent) | 18.17 | 1,302 | 1,304.9 | 1,361.3 | 1,389.5 | 1,403.8 | 1,404.03 | 2,505.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Calder | 17.08 | 1,224 | 1,325.7 | 1,389.9 | 1,436.2 | | | |
| | SNP | Brian Goodall (incumbent) | 15.7 | 1,128 | 1,130.3 | 1,189.5 | 1,219.7 | 1,237.7 | 1,238.09 | |
| | Labour | Ross Patterson | 15.2 | 1,086 | 1,116.8 | 1,148.3 | 1,560.9 | | | |
| | Labour | Billy Pollock (incumbent) | 7.2 | 521 | 539.9 | 555.3 | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Michael Collie | 3.4 | 245 | 253.6 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 16,388 Valid: 7,166 Spoilt: 75 Quota: 1,434 Turnout: 7,241 (44.2%) |||||||||||

### 2015 by-election

A by-election was called after Cara Hilton resigned, having been elected MSP for Dunfermline.
Dunfermline South by-election (7 May 2015) - 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | SNP | Fay Sinclair | 51.52 | 5,899 |
| | Labour | Andrew Verrecchia | 27.82 | 3,185 |
| | Conservative | David Ross | 11.56 | 1,324 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Calder | 9.09 | 1,041 |
| Electorate: 17,031 Valid: 11,449 Spoilt: 132 Quota: 5,725 Turnout: 11,581 (67.8%) |||||

### 2013 by-election

A by-election was called after Mike Rumney died.
Dunfermline South by-election (24 October 2013) - 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Labour | Billy Pollock | 39.7 | 2,552 | 2,568 | 2,618 | 2,697 | 3,170 | 4,086 |
| | SNP | Helen Cannon-Todd | 32.0 | 2,057 | 2,075 | 2,112 | 2,142 | 2,358 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Munro | 15.7 | 1,009 | 1,029 | 1,073 | 1,257 | | |
| | Conservative | David Ross | 7.0 | 450 | 497 | 504 | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Angela Dixon | 2.8 | 183 | 201 | | | | |
| | UKIP | Judith Rideout | 2.8 | 183 | | | | | |
| Valid: 6,434 Quota: 3,217 ||||||||||

### 2012 election

2012 Fife Council election
Dunfermline South - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Labour | Mike Rumney (incumbent) | 22.02 | 1,271 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Cara Hilton | 20.69 | 1,194 | | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Martin (incumbent) | 20.62 | 1,190 | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Brian Goodall (incumbent) | 17.54 | 1,012 | 1,025.4 | 1,029.4 | 1,034.7 | 1,081.1 | 1,144.5 | 1,681.1 |
| | SNP | Fay Sinclair | 9.15 | 528 | 540.3 | 544.6 | 548.4 | 584.9 | 609.2 | |
| | Conservative | Margaret Reid Fairgrieve | 6.41 | 370 | 374.9 | 377.4 | 385.3 | 420.8 | | |
| | Scottish Green | Angela Dixon | 3.57 | 206 | 220.7 | 227.7 | 232.8 | | | |
| Electorate: 15,927 Valid: 5,771 Spoilt: 64 Quota: 1,155 Turnout: 5,829 (36.60%) |||||||||||

### 2007 election

2007 Fife Council election
Dunfermline South :
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | % | Seat | Count |
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Martin | 1,816 | 26.1 | 1 | 1 |
| SNP | Brian John Goodall | 1,583 | 22.8 | 2 | 1 |
| Labour | Mike Rumney | 1,446 | 20.8 | 3 | 1 |
| Labour | Bob Young | 738 | 10.6 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dave Walker | 627 | 9.0 | 4 | 6 |
| Conservative | Richard Jules Watt | 515 | 7.4 | | |
| Scottish Green | Angela Dixon | 231 | 3.3 | | |