# North East Fife (Scottish Parliament constituency)

North East Fife is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council area of Fife. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is additionally one of nine constituencies in the Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
The seat has been held since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election by Willie Rennie, the former leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats.

## Electoral region

The other eight constituencies of the Mid Scotland and Fife region are: Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Dunfermline, Cowdenbeath, Kirkcaldy, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Perthshire North, Perthshire South and Kinross-shire and Stirling.
The region covers all of the Clackmannanshire council area, all of the Fife council area, all of the Perth and Kinross council area and all of the Stirling council area.

## Constituency boundaries and council area

Fife is represented in the Scottish Parliament by five constituencies, Cowdenbeath, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, Mid Fife and Glenrothes and North East Fife.
The constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of a pre-existing Westminster (House of Commons) constituency. In 2005, however, Scottish Westminster constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies. The Fife North East Westminster constituency was slightly enlarged.
From the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, the reshaped North East Fife constituency was formed from the following electoral wards, all of which are part of Fife:
* Cupar
* East Neuk and Landward
* Howe of Fife and Tay Coast
* St Andrews
* Tay Bridgehead

## Member of the Scottish Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1999 | Iain Smith | Liberal Democrats |
| 2011 | Roderick Campbell | SNP |
| 2016 | Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrats |

## Election results
### 2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: North East Fife :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Willie Rennie | 22,163 | 55.1 | 11.2 | 11,728 | 29.1 | 2.5 |
| | SNP | Rhuaraidh Fleming | 14,715 | 36.6 | 2.9 | 12,484 | 30.9 | 0.9 |
| | Conservative | Rhona Metcalfe | 2,323 | 5.8 | 10.8 | 8,108 | 20.1 | 4.1 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 4,068 | 10.1 | 2.3 |
| | Labour | Wendy Hayes | 1,056 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 2,425 | 6.0 | 1.1 |
| | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | 585 | 1.4 | New |
| | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | 303 | 0.8 | New |
| | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | 214 | 0.5 | New |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | 111 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | 110 | 0.3 | New |
| | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | 73 | 0.2 | New |
| | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | 71 | 0.2 | New |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 35 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| | Independent | Martin Keatings | Martin Keatings | Martin Keatings | Martin Keatings | 32 | 0.1 | New |
| | Renew | Renew | Renew | Renew | Renew | 11 | 0.0 | New |
| | Independent | Mercy Kamanja | Mercy Kamanja | Mercy Kamanja | Mercy Kamanja | 5 | 0.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,448 | 18.5 | 8.4 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 40,257 | | | 40,363 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 159 | | | 53 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,416 | 68.9 | 5.7 | 40,416 | 68.9 | 5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | Swing | 7.1 | | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency |||||||||

### 2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: North East Fife :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Willie Rennie | 14,928 | 43.8 | 15.4 | 9,054 | 26.5 | 9.3 |
| | SNP | Roderick Campbell | 11,463 | 33.7 | 3.5 | 10,860 | 31.8 | 7.5 |
| | Conservative | Huw Bell | 5,646 | 16.6 | 2.3 | 8,260 | 24.2 | 5.7 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 2,665 | 7.8 | 0.5 |
| | Labour | Rosalind Garton | 2,026 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 2,427 | 7.1 | 4.7 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 553 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | 139 | 0.4 | New |
| | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | 102 | 0.3 | New |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 71 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,465 | 10.1 | N/A | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 34,063 | | | 34,131 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 101 | | | 48 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,164 | 63.2 | 12.5 | 34,179 | 63.2 | 12.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from SNP | Liberal Democrats gain from SNP | Swing | Swing | 8.4 | | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency |||||||||
2011 Scottish Parliament election: North East Fife :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Region | Region | Region |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Roderick Campbell | 11,029 | 37.2 | N/A | 11,699 | 39.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iain Smith | 8,437 | 28.4 | N/A | 5,120 | 17.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Miles Briggs | 5,618 | 18.9 | N/A | 5,507 | 18.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Colin Davidson | 3,613 | 12.2 | N/A | 3,503 | 11.8 | N/A |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 2,188 | 7.4 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Mike Scott-Hayward | 979 | 3.3 | N/A | 565 | 1.9 | N/A |
| | Scottish Senior Citizens | Scottish Senior Citizens | Scottish Senior Citizens | Scottish Senior Citizens | Scottish Senior Citizens | 487 | 1.6 | N/A |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 166 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Independent | Andrew Roger | Andrew Roger | Andrew Roger | Andrew Roger | 133 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 83 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | 127 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | CPA | CPA | CPA | CPA | CPA | 85 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 63 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 23 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,592 | 8.8 | N/A | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 29,676 | | | 29,749 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 156 | | | 112 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,835 | 50.7 | N/A | 29,861 | 50.7 | N/A |
| | SNP win (new boundaries) | SNP win (new boundaries) | SNP win (new boundaries) | SNP win (new boundaries) | SNP win (new boundaries) | SNP win (new boundaries) | SNP win (new boundaries) | SNP win (new boundaries) |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency |||||||||

### 2000s

2007 Scottish Parliament election: North East Fife :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iain Smith | 13,307 | 42.2 | −3.8 |
| | Conservative | Ted Brocklebank | 8,291 | 26.3 | −2.5 |
| | SNP | Roderick Campbell | 6,735 | 21.4 | +8.9 |
| | Labour | Kenny Young | 2,557 | 8.1 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | Tony Campbell | 662 | 2.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,016 | 15.9 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,552 | 51.7 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -0.7 | |
2003 Scottish Parliament election: North East Fife :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iain Smith | 13,479 | 46.0 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative | Ted Brocklebank | 8,424 | 28.8 | +5.1 |
| | SNP | Capre Ross-Williams | 3,660 | 12.5 | −6.2 |
| | Labour | Gregor Poynton | 2,353 | 8.0 | −6.4 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Carlo Morelli | 1,366 | 4.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,055 | 17.2 | +3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,282 | 49.9 | −8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +6.5 | |

### 1990s

1999 Scottish Parliament election: North East Fife :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iain Smith | 13,590 | 37.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ted Brocklebank | 8,526 | 23.7 | N/A |
| | SNP | Colin Welsh | 6,373 | 17.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Charles Milne | 5,175 | 14.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | Donald MacGregor | 1,540 | 4.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Robert Beveridge | 737 | 2.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,064 | 14.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,941 | 58.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
* ↑ See The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland Archived 21 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
* ↑ "First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries Final Report" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. May 2010. p. 160. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
* ↑ "Constituencies A-Z: Fife North East". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
* 1 2 3 "Scottish Parliamentary Results". Fife Council. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
* ↑ "BBC News - Election 2011 - Scotland - Fife North East". BBC News.
* ↑ "Results and turnout at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
* ↑ "2011 Election analysis (Excel 2.37MB)". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 23 June 2021.