# 2003 Fife Council election

2003 Elections to Fife Council were held on 1 May 2003, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament election. The election was the last one to use plurality (first past the post) system of election to elect the 78 individual councillors.

## Party performance

Labour continued to control the council as a minority, having only 38 seats going into the election. Labour won 43 seats in 1999 elections but lost 5 seats in by-elections during the course of their term in office, but remained having the largest share of the vote and in numbers of councillors. SNP, Liberal Democrats and independents all increased their share of the vote and number of councillors.

## Election results

Fife Local Election Result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 36 | | 7 | 46.2 | 33.3 | 41,698 |
| Liberal Democrats | 23 | 2 | | 29.5 | 25.2 | 31,609 |
| SNP | 11 | 3 | | 14.1 | 20.8 | 26,037 |
| Independent | 6 | 4 | | 6.4 | 8.9 | 11,143 |
| Conservative | 2 | | | 2.6 | 10.3 | 12,951 |
| Scottish Socialist | 0 | | | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1,936 |
| UKIP | 0 | | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23 |
Turnout was 46.2%

## Ward results

In Order of the ward numbers:

### Wards no1: Kincardine, Culross and Low Valleyfield

Kincardine, Culross and Low Valleyfield :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | William Ferguson | 1,192 |
| Labour | Timothy J. Collins | 266 |
| SNP | Ian M. Chisholm | 185 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jane-Anne Shaw | 58 |

### Blairhall, High Valleyfield and Torryburn

Blairhall, High Valleyfield and Torryburn :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Annie R. McGovern | 764 |
| Independent | Sandra Daly | 733 |
| SNP | William Miller | 208 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Utting | 116 |

### Oakley, Saline and Steelend

Oakley, Saline and Steelend :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Theresa Gunn | 721 |
| SNP | Brian Clark | 489 |
| Liberal Democrats | William M. Mackay | 284 |

### Cairneyhill, Carnock and Milesmark

Cairneyhill, Carnock and Milesmark :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Alan C. Kenney | 761 |
| Liberal Democrats | Anne W. O'Brien | 555 |
| SNP | Stephen R. Hossack | 443 |

### Crossford and Dunfermline Central

Crossford and Dunfermline Central :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal Democrats | James P. Simpson | 1,219 |
| Labour | Veronica T. Collins | 253 |
| SNP | Andrew J. Lyst | 214 |

### Baldridgeburn

Baldridgeburn :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Andrew Brown | 643 |
| Liberal Democrats | James Burke | 558 |
| SNP | Grant W. Carradine | 378 |

### Wellwood and Headwell

Wellwood and Headwell :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Drew Edward | 796 |
| SNP | Alastair I. Stewart | 435 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sheila J. Mackay | 356 |

### Townhill and Bellyeoman

Townhill and Bellyeoman :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent Campaign for Local Hospital Services | George L Wood | 745 |
| Labour | Helen S. Law | 638 |
| SNP | James Norris | 252 |
| Liberal Democrats | Wink Thompson | 147 |

### Garvock and Carnegie

Garvock and Carnegie :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal Democrats | James Tolson | 898 |
| Labour | Kevin Nunn | 364 |
| SNP | Fiona Goodall | 307 |
| Conservative | Robert C. Beattie | 216 |

### Halbeath, Hill of Beath and Kingseat

Halbeath, Hill of Beath and Kingseat :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Alexander Sawers | 795 |
| SNP | Robert Sherry | 407 |
| Liberal Democrats | David F. Hingston | 266 |

### Woodmill

Woodmill :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Robert E. Young | 1,103 |
| SNP | Willie Hewat | 296 |
| Liberal Democrats | Russel McPhate | 174 |

### Linburn

Linburn :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Robert M. Rumney | 786 |
| SNP | Brian J. Goodall | 460 |
| Liberal Democrats | Lesley Anne Burke | 346 |

### Brucefield and Nethertown

Brucefield and Nethertown :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal Democrats | William J. Rosiejak | 919 |
| Labour | Frederick L. Forrester | 480 |
| Conservative | Sheila A. Emmerson | 159 |

### Ward No. 14 Pitcorthie

Pitcorthie :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal Democrats | Antony Martin | 1,231 |
| Labour | William Sullivan | 358 |
| Conservative | Dennis Halligan | 197 |

### Limekilns and Pitreavie

Limekilns and Pitreavie :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal Democrats | Gerald A. McMullan | 752 |
| Labour | Robert W. Eadie | 734 |
| SNP | James Jackson | 374 |
| Scottish Socialist | Gerald McLean | 95 |

### Rosyth West

Rosyth West :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Patrick Callaghan | 662 |
| SNP | Douglas Chapman | 652 |
| Liberal Democrats | William G. O'Brien | 198 |

### Rosyth East

Rosyth East :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Gordon W. Duff | 750 |
| SNP | William Dunn | 413 |
| Liberal Democrats | John R. Urquhart | 101 |
| Conservative | Iris Vaughan | 99 |
| Scottish Socialist | Andrew D. Jackson | 92 |

### Inverkeithing West and Rosyth South

Inverkeithing West and Rosyth South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| SNP | Alice McGarry | 754 |
| Labour | Zhivko Gulaboff | 389 |
| Conservative | Valerie M. Finlay | 145 |
| Liberal Democrats | Bruce L. Martin | 120 |

### Inverkeithing East and North Queensferry

Inverkeithing East and North Queensferry :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | James Philp | 553 |
| SNP | John G. Murphy | 414 |
| Conservative | David R. Dempsey | 261 |
| Liberal Democrats | Kate Legg | 152 |

### Dalgety Bay West and Hillend

Dalgety Bay West and Hillend :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | David C. Arnott | 801 |
| Conservative | Alan M. Trotter | 522 |
| SNP | David Hannah | 361 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mary E. Hipwell | 302 |

### Dalgety Bay East

Dalgety Bay East :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Stuart R. Randall | 843 |
| Labour | Margaret McLachlan | 433 |
| SNP | John W. Nicol | 273 |
| Liberal Democrats | Francis C. Tollick | 228 |

### Ward no22: Crossgates and Moss-side

Crossgates and Moss-side :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Thomas Dair | 826 |
| Independent | Mary Maxwell | 516 |
| Conservative | Alec Jordan | 109 |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith W. Smith | 93 |

### Cowdenbeath Central

Cowdenbeath Central :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Alexander Maxwell | 1,191 |
| Labour | Thomas G. Marshall | 371 |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Randall | 34 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sandra B. Maccabe | 29 |

### Oakfield and Cowdenbeath North

Oakfield and Cowdenbeath North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | John Simpson | 889 |
| SNP | Ann Bain | 348 |
| Scottish Socialist | Linda Graham | 134 |
| Conservative | William G. Graham | 108 |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen W. Rottger | 57 |

### Kelty

Kelty :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | James Brennan | 770 |
| SNP | Alistair J. Bain | 335 |
| Independent | James P. Ireland | 177 |
| Scottish Socialist | John Penman | 173 |
| Liberal Democrats | Florence J. Sanderson | 57 |
| Conservative | Allan Vaughan | 54 |

### Ward No26: Ballingry and Lochore

Ballingry and Lochore :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | William L. Clarke | 1,478 |
| Liberal Democrats | Vicky Coull | 57 |
| Conservative | David C. Hicks | 20 |

### Crosshill and Lochgelly North

Crosshill and Lochgelly North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | James Connelly | 719 |
| SNP | Joseph Paterson | 610 |
| Independent | Duncan McMahon | 209 |
| Conservative | William A. Gardner | 53 |
| Liberal Democrats | Charles S. Sanderson | 40 |

### Lumphinnans and Lochgelly South

Lumphinnans and Lochgelly South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Grace C. Gray | 634 |
| Independent | Ernest McPherson | 562 |
| Scottish Socialist | Eileen B. Gilroy | 104 |
| Conservative | John Wilson | 38 |
| Liberal Democrats | Kathleen J. MacNaughton | 35 |

### Aberdour and Burntisland West

Aberdour and Burntisland West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Ronald Edwards | 536 |
| | SNP | Carol Gorton | 335 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Spence | 217 |
| | Independent | Isabella Beveridge | 208 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Forder | 190 |
| | Independent | Ian Quinney | 178 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 201 |

### Auchtertool and Burntisland East

Auchtertool and Burntisland East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | William Leggatt | 479 |
| | Labour | Alan Smart | 462 |
| | SNP | George Kay | 400 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hipwell | 269 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 |

### Kinghorn and Invertiel

Kinghorn and Invertiel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Fraser Ballantyne | 728 |
| | SNP | Ernest Conner | 487 |
| | Conservative | Gerald Buxton | 244 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Riches | 214 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 241 |

### Linktown and Kirkcaldy Central

Linktown and Kirkcaldy Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alice Soper | 642 |
| | Labour | John Farmer | 578 |
| | SNP | David MacDonald | 322 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 64 |

### Raith and Longbraes

Raith and Longbraes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | SNP | David Torrance | 656 |
| | Labour | Judith Hamilton | 474 |
| | Conservative | Maureen McLauchlan | 269 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Muncey | 251 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 182 |

### Bennochy and Valley

Bennochy and Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | George Allan | 831 |
| | SNP | Jacqueline Torrance | 377 |
| | Conservative | Douglas Robertson | 159 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fiona Campbell | 137 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 454 |

### Templehall East

Templehall East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Alexander Thomson | 679 |
| | SNP | Richard Todd | 343 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Louise McLeary | 104 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lucy Portchmouth | 86 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 336 |

### Templehall West

Templehall West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | William Brand | 752 |
| | SNP | William Symington | 304 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Maureen Closs | 102 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Douglas Dredge | 95 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 443 |

### Cardenden, Cluny and Chapel

Cardenden, Cluny and Chapel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Margot Doig | 911 |
| | Independent | Lewis Gray | 253 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Dredge | 247 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 658 |

### Kinglassie, Bowhill and Dundonald

Kinglassie, Bowhill and Dundonald :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | William Aitken | 1,230 |
| | Independent | David Smart | 222 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Northway | 96 |
| | Conservative | Keith Smith | 78 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,008 |

### Dunnikier

Dunnikier :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Watters | 881 |
| | Labour | Audrey Steven | 352 |
| | SNP | Annamaria Conner | 320 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 529 |

### Hayfield and Balsusney

Hayfield and Balsusney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | John Mackenzie | 646 |
| | SNP | Brian Smith | 313 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Pay | 197 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Steve West | 142 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 333 |

### Smeaton and Overton

Smeaton and Overton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | SNP | George Leslie | 716 |
| | Labour | Charles Haffey | 528 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Katherine Horner | 75 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 188 |

### Glebe Park, Pathhead and Sinclairtown

Glebe Park, Pathhead and Sinclairtown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | SNP | Albert Ritchie | 616 |
| | Labour | Michael Coyne | 593 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Barnett | 240 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 |

### Dysart and Gallatown

Dysart and Gallatown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | John Cameron | 1,102 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Barnett | 462 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 640 |

### Wemyss and Muiredge

Wemyss and Muiredge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Andrew Rodger | 1,431 |
| | Labour | Thomas Adams | 487 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lois Lothian | 72 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 944 |

### Buckhaven and Denbeath

Buckhaven and Denbeath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Andrew Paterson | 857 |
| | SNP | Tracy Cumming | 383 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Niall Dowds | 124 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 474 |

### Methilhill

Methilhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Joyce Smith | 1,013 |
| | SNP | Peter McCulloch | 378 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elaine Clunie | 83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 635 |

### Methil

Methil :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Irene Connelly | 829 |
| | SNP | Ronald Donaldson | 415 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eric Evans | 63 |
| | Conservative | Gordon Michie | 57 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 414 |

### Leven East

Leven East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Andrew Keddie | 849 |
| | SNP | Steven Gillespie | 435 |
| | Conservative | James North | 246 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Lindsay | 164 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 414 |

### Leven West and Kirkland

Leven West and Kirkland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Henry Blyth | 1,087 |
| | SNP | Alistair Suttie | 420 |
| | Conservative | Pauline Downing | 91 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Watson | 76 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 667 |

### Ward No50: Kennoway

Kennoway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | SNP | Bryan Thacker | 743 |
| | Labour | Vincent Heneghan | 490 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Coull | 73 |
| | Conservative | Stewart Aitchison | 64 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 253 |

### Windygates, Star and Balgonie

Windygates, Star and Balgonie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | SNP | David Alexander | 964 |
| | Labour | Marjory Groundwater | 514 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Murray | 126 |
| | Conservative | Robert Heer | 117 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 450 |

### Markinch and Woodside East

Markinch and Woodside East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | David Rougvie | 1,074 |
| | SNP | John Beare | 545 |
| | Conservative | Joan Chalmers | 121 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harry Hutton | 104 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 529 |

### Auchmuty and Woodside West

Auchmuty and Woodside West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Fiona Purdon | 673 |
| | Independent | Robert Taylor | 663 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Martin | 141 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 |

### Pitteuchar and Finglassie North

Pitteuchar and Finglassie North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | SNP | Michael Woods | 1,164 |
| | Labour | Kenneth Selbie | 325 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paula Martin | 102 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 839 |

### Thornton, Stenton and Finglassie South

Thornton, Stenton and Finglassie South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | SNP | David Cunningham | 745 |
| | Labour | James Young | 627 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Balfour | 122 |
| | Conservative | Theresa Reed | 101 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Kerr | 80 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 118 |

### Caskieberran and Rimbleton

Caskieberran and Rimbleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | SNP | Peter Grant | 833 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Campbell | 712 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Fryer | 166 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 121 |

### Newcastle and Tanshall

Newcastle and Tanshall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Catherine Latto | 598 |
| | SNP | Marion Boyle | 423 |
| | Conservative | Valerie Brown | 107 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Reid | 93 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 175 |

### South Parks and Macedonia

South Parks and Macedonia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | SNP | Alfred Patey | 804 |
| | Labour | Anthony Groundwater | 488 |
| | Conservative | Ian Brown | 90 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Reid | 85 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 316 |

### Leslie and Whinnyknowe

Leslie and Whinnyknowe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | SNP | Fiona Grant | 1,186 |
| | Labour | Agnes Mowbray | 444 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Ross | 117 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 742 |

### Ward No60: Balgeddie and Collydean

Balgeddie and Collydean :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | William Kay | 784 |
| | SNP | James Slack | 427 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Elder | 154 |
| | Conservative | Brian Mills | 135 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 357 |

### Cadham, Pitcoudie and Balfarg

Cadham, Pitcoudie and Balfarg :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Kay Morrison | 686 |
| | SNP | Steven Marwick | 466 |
| | Conservative | Douglas Chalmers | 147 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Cole-Hamilton | 122 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 220 |

### Falkland, Freuchie and Strathmiglo

Falkland, Freuchie and Strathmiglo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ewen W. Jardine | 1,104 |
| | Conservative | David P. Croll | 327 |
| | SNP | David MacDiarmid | 270 |
| | Labour | Margaret V. Murdoch | 187 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 777 |

### Auchtermuchty and Ladybank

Auchtermuchty and Ladybank :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Donald Lothian | 1,122 |
| | Conservative | Murdo Fraser | 390 |
| | Labour | Margaret W. McCulloch | 166 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Carlo Morelli | 160 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 732 |

### Kettle, Springfield and Ceres

Kettle, Springfield and Ceres :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marilyn E. Whitehead | 1,053 |
| | Conservative | Donald Ellis | 504 |
| | Labour | Kate Findlay | 156 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 549 |

### Cupar North

Cupar North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan A. Clark | 879 |
| | Conservative | William S. Bruce | 403 |
| | Labour | David Stoddart | 180 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Thomas McAviney | 133 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 476 |

### Cupar South

Cupar South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret C. Kennedy | 1,201 |
| | Conservative | Alison J. Murray | 598 |
| | Labour | Peter McTiernan | 276 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 603 |

### Newburgh and Tay Coast

Newburgh and Tay Coast :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew D. Arbuckle | 1,098 |
| | Conservative | Patricia M. Dalrymple | 409 |
| | Independent | Robert Ross | 309 |
| | Labour | Janet W. Bishop | 190 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Colin S. Cameron | 70 |
| | UKIP | Alexandra L. Oon | 23 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 689 |

### Newport-on-Tay and Wormit

Newport-on-Tay and Wormit :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy E. W. Brett | 1,036 |
| | Conservative | Ronald J. Caird | 616 |
| | SNP | James M. Finlayson | 344 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 420 |

### Tayport and Motray

Tayport and Motray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret F. Taylor | 1,212 |
| | SNP | Kris Murray Browne | 299 |
| | Conservative | Belinda Weir | 250 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Keith S. White | 162 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 913 |

### Ward No70: Leuchars, Balmullo and Guardbridge

Leuchars, Balmullo and Guardbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eleanor E. Gunstone | 992 |
| | Conservative | Norma Davis | 350 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 642 |

### Strathkinness and St Andrews West

Strathkinness and St Andrews West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frances M. Melville | 884 |
| | Conservative | Dorothea M. Morrison | 452 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 432 |

### St Andrews Central

St Andrews Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Sangster | 532 |
| | Conservative | William Brooks | 377 |
| | SNP | Kevin J. Tierney | 103 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 155 |

### St Andrews South

St Andrews South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila R. Hill | 996 |
| | Conservative | David R. King | 556 |
| | SNP | John J. Docherty | 260 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 440 |

### St Andrews South East

St Andrews South East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane A. Liston | 646 |
| | Conservative | Keith R. Neilson | 426 |
| | SNP | Penelope A. Smith | 189 |
| | Labour | Joseph A. Peterson | 137 |
| | Scottish Socialist | David W. Watt | 72 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 220 |

### Crail, Cameron and Kemback

Crail, Cameron and Kemback :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter C. Douglas | 1,037 |
| | Conservative | John B. Steven | 748 |
| | Labour | Margaret Russell | 177 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Lilian Rooney | 118 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 289 |

### Anstruther and East Neuk Landward

Anstruther and East Neuk Landward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Riches | 813 |
| | Independent | Robert F. Harper | 408 |
| | Conservative | Keith A. Griffiths | 179 |
| | Independent | James Braid | 166 |
| | Labour | Simon D. Coote | 79 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Thomas E. Jones | 50 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 405 |

### Elie, St Monans and Pittenweem

Elie, St Monans and Pittenweem :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Mike Scott-Hayward | 752 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Donald F. Macgregor | 721 |
| | SNP | Kenneth Park | 261 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 |

### Largo

Largo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | John A. Bell | 908 |
| | Conservative | Michael B. Foote | 513 |
| | SNP | John D. Ovenstone | 282 |
| | Labour | Rhona White | 102 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 395 |

## Subsequent by-elections
### 2005 – Auchtertool and Burntisland East

2005 Auchtertool and Burntisland East by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | George Kay | 609 | 46.7 | +21.9 |
| | Labour | | 321 | 24.6 | −4.1 |
| | Independent | | 249 | 19.1 | −10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 71 | 5.4 | −11.3 |
| | Conservative | | 54 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 288 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.0 | −10.8 |
| | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent | Swing | +16.3 | |