# Fife Council elections

Fife Council in Scotland holds elections every five years, previously holding them every four years from its creation as a single-tier authority in 1995 to 2007.

## Council elections
### As a regional council

| Year | SNP | Labour | Liberal | Conservative | Communist | Independent |
| 1974 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 5 |
| 1978 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| 1982 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 1986 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1994 | 4 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
* ↑ Alliance from 1981 to 1988, Liberal Democrats from 1988 to 1995.
* ↑ Includes 2 Ratepayers.
* ↑ New ward boundaries.
* ↑ New ward boundaries.

### As a unitary authority

| Year | SNP | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | Communist | Independent |
| 1995 | 9 | 52 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 9 | 43 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2003 | 11 | 36 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2007 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2012 | 26 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 29 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 34 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
* ↑ New ward boundaries.
* ↑ Includes 1 Independent Labour.
* ↑ Change to single transferable vote system and new ward boundaries.
* ↑ New ward boundaries.

## Results maps

* 1982 results map
* 1986 results map
* 1990 results map
* 1994 results map
* 1995 results map
* 1999 results map
* 2003 results map
* 2007 results map
* 2012 results map
* 2017 results map
* 2022 results map

## By-elections
### 2003-2007

Lumphinnans and Lochgelly South By-Election 10 June 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 462 | 38.2 | −8.0 |
| | SNP | | 319 | 26.3 | +26.3 |
| | Independent | | 297 | 24.5 | +24.5 |
| | Scottish Socialist | | 72 | 5.9 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 24 | 2.0 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative | | 19 | 1.6 | −1.2 |
| | Scottish Senior Citizens | | 18 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 143 | 11.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,211 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Cupar North By-Election 11 November 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 443 | 34.4 | −20.7 |
| | Independent | | 379 | 29.4 | +29.4 |
| | Conservative | | 342 | 26.5 | +1.2 |
| | SNP | | 54 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| | Scottish Socialist | | 40 | 3.1 | −5.2 |
| | Labour | | 31 | 2.4 | −8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 64 | 5.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,289 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Auchtertool and Burntisland East By-Election 29 September 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | | 609 | 46.7 | +21.9 |
| | Labour | | 321 | 24.6 | −4.1 |
| | Independent | | 249 | 19.1 | +19.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 71 | 5.4 | −11.3 |
| | Conservative | | 54 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 288 | 22.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,304 | | |
| | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Markinch and Woodside East By-Election 28 September 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | John Beare | 892 | 55.7 | +26.1 |
| | Labour | | 388 | 24.2 | −34.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 257 | 16.1 | +10.5 |
| | Conservative | | 39 | 2.4 | −4.2 |
| | Independent | | 25 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 504 | 31.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,601 | | |
| | SNP gain from Labour | SNP gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 2012-2017

Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch By-Election 20 June 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | 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 Smith | 6.6 | 272 | 287 | 335 | |
| | UKIP | Peter Taggerty | 4.3 | 176 | 184 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harry Wills | 2.0 | 83 | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| Valid: 4,138 Spoilt: 25 Quota: 2,070 Turnout: 4,163 ||||||||
Dunfermline South By-Election 24 October 2013 :
| 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 | | | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| Valid: 6,434 Quota: 3,217 ||||||||||
Cowdenbeath By-Election 22 May 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | Labour | Gary Guichan | 61.5 | 2,039 |
| | SNP | Connor Watt | 25.2 | 834 |
| | UKIP | Judith Rideout | 8.4 | 277 |
| | Conservative | John Wheatley | 4.9 | 164 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| Valid: 3,314 Quota: |||||
The Lochs By-Election 22 May 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | Labour | Alex Campbell | 65.9 | 2,042 |
| | SNP | Lesley Backhouse | 24.3 | 753 |
| | UKIP | Martin Green | 5.2 | 162 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Gray | 4.6 | 141 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| Valid: 3,098 Spoilt: 52 Quota: 1,550 Turnout: 3,150 |||||
Kirkcaldy East By-Election 22 January 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | Marie Penman | 47.3 | 1,460 | 1,464 | 1,466 | 1,472 | 1,484 | 1,553 |
| | Labour | Liz Easton | 35.3 | 1,088 | 1,088 | 1,091 | 1,097 | 1,120 | 1,148 |
| | Conservative | Edgar Cook | 7.2 | 223 | 224 | 225 | 231 | 266 | 274 |
| | Scottish Green | Claire Reid | 4.1 | 126 | 129 | 132 | 138 | 150 | |
| | UKIP | Peter Adams | 3.8 | 117 | 117 | 120 | 123 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Callum Leslie | 1.3 | 40 | 40 | 41 | | | |
| | Independent | Ronald Hunter | 0.6 | 19 | 21 | | | | |
| | Independent | Alastair MacIntyre | 0.4 | 12 | | | | | |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |
| Valid: 3,085 Spoilt: 41 Quota: 1,543 Turnout: 3,126 ||||||||||
Glenrothes West and Kinglassie By-Election 26 March 2015 :
| 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 |
| | SNP gain from Labour | SNP gain from Labour | SNP gain from Labour | SNP gain from Labour |
| Valid: 4,591 Quota: |||||
Dunfermline South By-Election 7 May 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | SNP | Fay Sinclair | 51.5 | 5,899 |
| | Labour | Andrew Verrecchia | 27.8 | 3,185 |
| | Conservative | David Ross | 11.6 | 1,324 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Calder | 9.1 | 1,041 |
| | SNP gain from Labour | SNP gain from Labour | SNP gain from Labour | SNP gain from Labour |
| Valid: 11,449 Spoilt: 132 Quota: 5,725 Turnout: 11,581 |||||
Glenrothes West and Kinglassie By-Election 1 October 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | SNP | Julie Ford | 59.0 | 2,235 |
| | Labour | Alan Seath | 31.9 | 1,207 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Gray | 6.2 | 234 |
| | Scottish Green | Lorna Ross | 3.0 | 113 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |
| Valid: 3,789 Quota: 1,895 |||||
Dunfermline North By-Election 26 November 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | Ian Ferguson | 43.5 | 1,056 | 1,062 | 1,083 | 1,122 | 1,144 | 1,337 |
| | Labour | Joe Long | 29.6 | 719 | 722 | 733 | 805 | 912 | |
| | Conservative | James Reekie | 12.5 | 304 | 319 | 321 | 389 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Calder | 9.5 | 230 | 235 | 253 | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Lewis Campbell | 2.6 | 63 | 72 | | | | |
| | UKIP | Chloanne Dodds | 2.4 | 58 | | | | | |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |
| Valid: 2,430 Spoilt: 20 Quota: 1,216 Turnout: 2,450 ||||||||||
Rosyth By-Election 26 November 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SNP | Sharon Wilson | 45.2 | 1,214 | 1,235 | 1,241 | 1,249 | 1,263 | 1,286 | 1,623 |
| | Labour | Vikki Fairweather | 34.5 | 926 | 939 | 950 | 966 | 1,012 | 1,117 | |
| | Conservative | David Ross | 9.1 | 245 | 246 | 256 | 281 | 309 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Hall | 3.6 | 97 | 102 | 112 | 122 | | | |
| | UKIP | Colin Mitchelson | 3.3 | 88 | 90 | 97 | | | | |
| | Independent | Alastair MacIntyre | 2.5 | 66 | 68 | | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Cairinne MacDonald | 1.9 | 51 | | | | | | |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |
| Valid: 2,687 Spoilt: 22 Quota: 1,344 Turnout: 2,709 |||||||||||
The Lochs By-Election 25 August 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Labour | Mary Bain Lockhart | 47.1 | 1,318 | 1,329 | 1,365 | 1,459 |
| | SNP | Lea McLelland | 38.6 | 1,079 | 1,091 | 1,106 | 1,124 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm McDonald | 9.6 | 270 | 275 | 280 | |
| | Communist | Thomas Kirby | 3.1 | 86 | 89 | | |
| | Scottish Green | Bradford Oliver | 1.6 | 45 | | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent |
| Valid: 2,798 Quota: 1,400 ||||||||
Leven, Kennoway and Largo By-Election 15 December 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SNP | Alistair Suttie | 37.0 | 1,501 | 1,532 | 1,615 | 1,668 | 2,214 |
| | Labour | Colin Davidson | 28.4 | 1,155 | 1,169 | 1,302 | 1,620 | |
| | Conservative | Graham Ritchie | 18.5 | 752 | 754 | 954 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Wood | 14.3 | 580 | 590 | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Iain Morrice | 1.8 | 74 | | | | |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |
| Valid: 4,062 Spoilt: 28 Quota: 2,032 Turnout: 4,090 |||||||||

### 2017-2022

Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay By-Election 6 September 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Conservative | Dave Coleman | 37.3 | 2,309 | 2,312 | 2,316 | 2,330 | 2,455 | 2,615 | 2,839 | 3,244 |
| | SNP | Neale Hanvey | 28.1 | 1,741 | 1,741 | 1,744 | 1,840 | 1,950 | 2,076 | 2,327 | |
| | Labour | Billy Pollock | 12.0 | 744 | 746 | 747 | 794 | 867 | 1,058 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Callum Hawthorne | 9.1 | 566 | 568 | 573 | 631 | 738 | | | |
| | Independent | Peter Collins | 8.4 | 521 | 524 | 545 | 565 | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Mags Hall | 4.2 | 257 | 257 | 258 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Alastair MacIntyre | 0.6 | 40 | 41 | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Calum Paul | 0.2 | 13 | | | | | | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
| Valid: 6,191 Spoilt: 48 Quota: 3,096 Turnout: 6,239 ||||||||||||
Dunfermline Central By-Election 14 November 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | Derek Glen | 33.2 | 1,526 | 1,528 | 1,628 | 1,761 | 1,798 | 2,297 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Aude Boubaker-Calder | 22.8 | 1,050 | 1,053 | 1,117 | 1,343 | 1,796 | |
| | Conservative | Chloe Dodds | 24.8 | 1,142 | 1,150 | 1,150 | 1,202 | | |
| | Labour | Michael Boyd | 13.5 | 621 | 624 | 656 | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Fiona McOwan | 5.1 | 235 | 237 | | | | |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Keith Chamberlain | 0.6 | 28 | | | | | |
| | SNP gain from Conservative | SNP gain from Conservative | SNP gain from Conservative | SNP gain from Conservative |
| Valid: 4,602 Quota: 2,302 ||||||||||
Rosyth By-election 14 November 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | Sharon Green-Wilson | 42.8 | 1,347 | 1,347 | 1,406 | 1,429 | 1,486 | 1,639 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Fairgrieve | 24.4 | 768 | 771 | 774 | 822 | 885 | 976 |
| | Labour | Billy Pollock | 15.2 | 480 | 480 | 498 | 526 | 591 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Blair | 7.9 | 249 | 250 | 275 | 291 | | |
| | Independent | Alastair MacIntyre | 5.0 | 157 | 162 | 168 | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Craig McCutcheon | 4.2 | 132 | 133 | | | | |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Calum Paul | 0.5 | 16 | | | | | |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |
| Valid: 3,149 Quota: 1,575 ||||||||||

### 2022-2027

West Fife and Coastal Villages By-Election 28 November 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Labour | Karen Beaton | 33.1 | 881 | 882 | 890 | 921 | 1,010 | 1,147 | 1,474 |
| | SNP | Paul Steele | 33.1 | 879 | 887 | 896 | 944 | 985 | 1,015 | |
| | Conservative | David Ross | 16.0 | 426 | 434 | 444 | 449 | 516 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Buchanan-Quigley | 8.5 | 227 | 232 | 246 | 279 | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Fiona McOwan | 4.8 | 128 | 130 | 141 | | | | |
| | Independent | George Morton | 2.4 | 64 | 77 | | | | | |
| | Scottish Family | Danny Smith | 1.9 | 53 | | | | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| Valid: 2,658 Spoilt: 26 Quota: 1,330 Turnout: 2,684 |||||||||||