Cowdenbeath (ward)

Cowdenbeath is one of the 22 wards used to elect members of the Fife council. It elects four Councillors.

Location of the ward [1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Alistair John Bain
(SNP)		 John Simpson
(Labour)		 Alex Maxwell
(Ind.)		 3 seats
2012 Jayne Baxter
(Labour)		 Peter Lockhart
(Labour)
2014 Gary Guichan
(Labour)
2017 Alex Campbell
(Labour)		 Darren Watt
(Conservative)

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 Fife Council election

Cowdenbeath - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Labour Alex Campbell (incumbent) 31.4 2,065            
SNP Alistair Bain (incumbent) 21.5 1,415            
Labour Gary Guichan (incumbent) 15.7 1,030 1,563.2          
Conservative Darren Watt 15.4 1,013 1,054.4 1,091.9 1,092.8 1,145.6 1,180.6 1,492.2
SNP Ann Bain (incumbent) 12.2 799 851.7 878.2 969.06 975.9 1,058.5  
Green Angela Dixon 2.3 150 164.2 182.3 184.9 215.5    
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Riches * 1.5 101 113.7 144.02 144.7      
Electorate: 16,440   Valid: 6,573   Spoilt: 134   Quota: 1,315   Turnout: 6,707 (40.8%)

    2014 By-election

    A by-election was held after Jane Baxter became an MSP.

    Cowdenbeath by-election (22 May 2014) - 1 seat
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1
    Labour Gary Guichan 61.5 2,039
    SNP Connor Watt 25.2 834
    UKIP Judith Rideout 8.4 277
    Conservative John Wheatley 4.9 164

      2012 Election

      2012 Fife Council election

      Cowdenbeath - 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12
      Labour Peter Lockhart 35.32 1,309  
      Labour Jayne Baxter †04 30.14 1,117  
      SNP Alistair Bain (incumbent) 24.15 895 959.2
      SNP Darren Tod 4.86 180 197.5
      Conservative Alistair Harvey 3.40 126 142.9
      Liberal Democrats Elaine Walker 2.13 79 114
      Electorate: 10,742   Valid: 3,706   Spoilt: 61   Quota: 927   Turnout: 3,767 (34.50%)

        2007 Election

        2007 Fife Council election

        Cowdenbeath
        Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
        Labour John Simpson 1,414 27.5 1 1
        Independent Alex Maxwell 1,350 26.3 2 1
        SNP Alistair John Bain 968 18.9 3 6
        Labour Lesley McEwan 624 12.1
        Independent Robert Arnott 384 7.5
        Liberal Democrats Mary Hipwell 246 4.8
        Conservative Keith Smith 148 2.9

        References
        1. "Scottish Boundary Commission | The Boundary Commission for Scotland is responsible for reviews of UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland".
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