# Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch (ward)

Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch 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 | | Fiona Grant (SNP) | | John Beare (SNP) | | William Kay (Labour) | William Morrison (Labour) |
| 2012 | | Fiona Grant (SNP) | | John Beare (SNP) | | William Kay (Labour) | William Morrison (Labour) |
| 2013 | John Wincott (Labour) | Fiona Grant (SNP) | | John Beare (SNP) | | | William Morrison (Labour) |
| 2017 | Jan Wincott (Labour) | Fiona Grant (SNP) | | John Beare (SNP) | Michael Green (Conservative) |
| 2022 | Jan Wincott (Labour) | Lynn Mowatt (SNP) | Peter Gulline (Conservative) | John Beare (SNP) |

## Election Results
### 2022 Election

2022 Fife Council election
Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | SNP | John Beare (incumbent) | 27.7% | 1,730 | | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Peter Gulline | 18.6% | 1,161 | 1,166 | 1,168.4 | 1,198.3 | 1,203.9 | 1,296.8 | | |
| | SNP | Lynn Mowatt | 16.9% | 1,059 | 1,433.4 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Jan Wincott (incumbent) | 15% | 940 | 951.9 | 973 | 984.4 | 1,026.1 | 1,106.3 | 1,118.3 | 1,853.3 |
| | Labour | Afifa Khanam | 11.4% | 714 | 727 | 737.1 | 747.5 | 806.1 | 906.9 | 917 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frances Bennie | 5.1% | 318 | 329.3 | 338.4 | 351.2 | 422 | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Bryce Goodall | 3.6% | 224 | 256.6 | 320.2 | 342.4 | | | | |
| | Scottish Family | George Carratt | 1.7% | 109 | 112.6 | 117.8 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,432 Valid: 6,255 Spoilt: 116 Quota: 1,252 Turnout: 44.1% ||||||||||||

### 2017 Election

2017 Fife Council election
Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | SNP | Fiona Grant (incumbent) | 25.95 | 1,704 | | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Michael Green | 22.97 | 1,508 | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | John Beare (incumbent) | 17.1 | 1,123 | 1,435.9 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Jan Wincott | 14.5 | 949 | 964.4 | 992.7 | 1,004.5 | 1,019.07 | 1,093.06 | 1,167.2 | 1,320.7 |
| | Labour | John Wincott (incumbent) | 7.8 | 514 | 519.9 | 527.5 | 530.5 | 532.4 | 551.8 | 583.04 | 612.8 |
| | BUP | Jamie Donaldson | 3.8 | 249 | 251.9 | 311.9 | 314.9 | 334.3 | 360.5 | | |
| | Scottish Green | Lorna Ross | 3.5 | 232 | 252.4 | 258.6 | 303.9 | 329.7 | 390.06 | 441.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Legg | 3.1 | 204 | 210.4 | 241.7 | 247.7 | 265.2 | | | |
| | Independent | Kyle Mackie | 1.2 | 81 | 86.3 | 95.07 | 101.7 | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,497 Valid: 6,564 Spoilt: 113 Quota: 1,313 Turnout: 6,677 (46.1%) ||||||||||||

### 2013 By-election

A by-election was called after William Kay died.
Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch by-election (20 June 2013) - 1 seat :
| 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 David Stewart Smith | 6.6 | 272 | 287 | 335 | |
| | UKIP | Peter Taggerty | 4.3 | 176 | 184 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harry Wills | 2.0 | 83 | | | |
| Electorate: 14,252 Valid: 4,138 Spoilt: 25 Quota: 2,070 Turnout: 4,163 (29.21%) ||||||||

### 2012 Election

2012 Fife Council election
Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch - 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 | William Kay (incumbent) †$^{01}$ | 23.48 | 1,253 | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Fiona Grant (incumbent) | 22.35 | 1,193 | | | | | | |
| | SNP | John Beare (incumbent) | 17.73 | 946 | 949.8 | 1,021.6 | 1,024 | 1,031.2 | 1,060.5 | 1,106.7 |
| | Labour | Kay Morrison (incumbent) | 17.43 | 930 | 1,090.8 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Steven Marwick | 7.44 | 397 | 399.1 | 430.9 | 432.1 | 437.5 | 465.3 | 496.2 |
| | Conservative | Allan David Stewart Smith | 5.81 | 310 | 312.8 | 315.5 | 316.8 | 344.8 | 411.8 | |
| | Scottish Senior Citizens | Jim Parker | 4.23 | 226 | 231.6 | 238 | 243 | 265.8 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Steel | 1.54 | 82 | 83.9 | 84.9 | 86.5 | | | |
| Electorate: 14,278 Valid: 5,337 Spoilt: 57 Quota: 1,068 Turnout: 5,394 (37.38%) |||||||||||

### 2007 Election

2007 Fife Council election
Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch :
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| SNP | Fiona Grant | 1,807 | 26.8 | 1 | 1 |
| SNP | John Beare | 1,613 | 23.9 | 2 | 1 |
| Labour | William Kay | 1,354 | 20.0 | 3 | 2 |
| Labour | Kay Morrison | 787 | 11.7 | 4 | 8 |
| Conservative | David Mole | 504 | 7.5 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Harry Wills | 411 | 6.1 | | |
| Independent | Alex Lawson | 164 | 2.4 | | |
| Scottish Socialist | Morag Balfour | 114 | 1.7 | | |
| UKIP | Paul Smith | 90 | 1.3 | | |