# Mid Fife and Glenrothes (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Mid Fife and Glenrothes 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 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. Created in 2011, the constituency comprises most of the previous Central Fife constituency which was abolished for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.
The seat has been held by Jenny Gilruth of the Scottish National Party since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.

## Electoral region

The other eight constituencies of the Mid Scotland and Fife region are: Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Cowdenbeath, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, North East Fife, Perthshire North, Perthshire South and Kinross-shire and Stirling.
These constituencies collectively cover the Clackmannanshire council area, the Fife council area, the Perth and Kinross council area and 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 seat of Mid Fife and Glenrothes is formed from the following electoral wards, all of which are part of Fife:
* Glenrothes West and Kinglassie
* Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch
* Glenrothes Central and Thornton
* Leven, Kennoway and Largo

## Member of the Scottish Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 2011 | Tricia Marwick | SNP |
| 2011 | Tricia Marwick | Presiding Officer |
| 2016 | Jenny Gilruth | SNP |

## Election results
### 2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Mid Fife and Glenrothes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Jenny Gilruth | 18,115 | 55.4 | 0.9 | 15,877 | 48.5 | 2.1 |
| | Labour | Altany Craik | 7,881 | 24.1 | 1.4 | 6,326 | 19.3 | 2.9 |
| | Conservative | David MacPhee | 4,500 | 13.8 | 1.7 | 5,654 | 17.3 | 0.8 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 1,787 | 5.5 | 1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Liston | 1,789 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 1,570 | 4.8 | 1.2 |
| | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | 535 | 1.6 | New |
| | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | 322 | 1.0 | New |
| | Scottish Family | Steve Saunders | 385 | 1.2 | New | 220 | 0.7 | New |
| | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | 113 | 0.3 | New |
| | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | 106 | 0.3 | New |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | 68 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | 60 | 0.2 | New |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 41 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| | Independent | Martin Keatings | Martin Keatings | Martin Keatings | Martin Keatings | 24 | 0.1 | New |
| | Renew | Renew | Renew | Renew | Renew | 11 | 0.0 | New |
| | Independent | Mercy Kamanja | Mercy Kamanja | Mercy Kamanja | Mercy Kamanja | 3 | 0.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,234 | 31.3 | 2.3 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 32,670 | | | 32,717 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 70 | | | 40 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,740 | 59.9 | 6.1 | 32,757 | 59.9 | 6.1 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | | | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency |||||||||

### 2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Mid Fife and Glenrothes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Region | Region | Region |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Jenny Gilruth | 15,555 | 54.5 | 2.2 | 14,495 | 50.6 | 0.9 |
| | Labour | Kay Morrison | 7,279 | 25.5 | 10.9 | 6,365 | 22.2 | 10.8 |
| | Conservative | Alex Stewart-Clark | 4,427 | 15.5 | 9.1 | 4,718 | 16.5 | 10.0 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 1,140 | 4.0 | 2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane-Ann Liston | 1,286 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 1,030 | 3.6 | 1.4 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 603 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 121 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | 91 | 0.3 | New |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | 58 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,276 | 29.0 | 13.1 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 28,547 | | | 28,621 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 74 | | | 46 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,621 | 53.8 | 4.6 | 28,667 | 53.8 | 4.6 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | | | | |
2011 Scottish Parliament election: Mid Fife and Glenrothes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Region | Region | Region |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Tricia Marwick | 13,761 | 52.3 | N/A | 13,099 | 49.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Claire Baker | 9,573 | 36.4 | N/A | 8,702 | 33.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Allan Smith | 1,676 | 6.4 | N/A | 1,713 | 6.5 | N/A |
| | Scottish Senior Citizens | Jim Parker | 673 | 2.6 | N/A | 587 | 2.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Callum Leslie | 630 | 2.4 | N/A | 575 | 2.2 | N/A |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 493 | 1.9 | N/A |
| | Independent | Andrew Roger | Andrew Roger | Andrew Roger | Andrew Roger | 316 | 1.2 | N/A |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 229 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 210 | 0.8 | N/A |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 205 | 0.8 | N/A |
| | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | 81 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 76 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | CPA | CPA | CPA | CPA | CPA | 54 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 12 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,188 | 15.9 | N/A | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 26,313 | | | 26,352 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 108 | | | 87 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,421 | 49.2 | N/A | 26,439 | 49.2 | N/A |
| | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) |
| Notes 1 2 Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency |||||||||
| Preceded byGalloway and Upper Nithsdale | Constituency or Region represented by the Presiding Officer 2011-2016 | Succeeded byWest Scotland |