Result: Dunfermline & West Fife
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 47.4% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 20.2% |
| SNP |  | 18.9% |
| Swing: 6.5% from LAB to LD | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Rachel Squire | Labour | 20,111 | 47.4 | -7.1 |
| David Herbert | Liberal Democrat | 8,549 | 20.2 | +5.9 |
| Douglas Chapman | SNP | 8,026 | 18.9 | +1.1 |
| Roger Smillie | Conservative | 4,376 | 10.3 | +0.6 |
| Susan Archibald | Scottish Socialist Party | 689 | 1.6 | -0.8 |
| Ian Borland | UK Independence Party | 643 | 1.5 | +0.1 |
| Majority | 11,562 | 27.3 | ||
| Turnout | 42,394 | 59.9 | +2.3 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SCOTLAND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR DUNFERMLINE & WEST FIFE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 54.5% |
| SNP |  | 17.8% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 14.3% |
| Others |  | 13.4% |
