Dunfermline South (ward)

Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

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

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007 Brian John Goodall
(SNP) 		Mike Rumney
(Labour) 		Tony Martin
(Liberal Democrats) 		Dave Walker
(Liberal Democrats)
2012 Cara Hilton
(Labour)
2013 Billy Pollock
(Labour)
2015 Fay Sinclair
(SNP)
2017 David Ross
(Conservative) 		Ross Patterson
(Labour) 		James Calder
(Liberal Democrats)
2022 Lynn Ballantyne Wardlaw
(SNP) 		Cara Hilton
(Labour) 		Naz Anis-Miah
(SNP)

Election results

2022 election

Main article: 2022 Fife Council election
Dunfermline South - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Liberal Democrats James Calder (incumbent) 19.5 1,523 1,528 1,542 1,586          
Labour Cara Hilton 19.3 1,505 1,508 1,513 1,550 1,558 1,794      
SNP Lynn Ballantyne Wardlaw 16.9 1,316 1,340 1,344 1,408 1,410 1,425 1,446 1,543 1,601
SNP Naz Anis-Miah 16.6 1,292 1,308 1,314 1,382 1,383 1,390 1,409 1,534 1,568
Conservative David Ross (incumbent) 10.6 825 826 846 855 860 878 917 1,008  
Independent Martin Willcocks 6.9 541 564 580 611 613 619 641    
Labour Ross Paterson (incumbent) 3.9 304 308 846 327 328        
Scottish Green Tom Freeman 3.6 279 288 295            
Scottish Family Paul Lynch 1.3 105 112              
Alba Rob Thompson 1.3 103                
Electorate: 17,563   Valid: 7,793   Spoilt: 92   Quota: 1,559   Turnout: 44.9%  

Source:[2][3]

2017 election

2017 Fife Council election

Dunfermline South - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Conservative David Ross 23.2 1,660            
SNP Fay Sinclair (incumbent) 18.17 1,302 1,304.9 1,361.3 1,389.5 1,403.8 1,404.03 2,505.8
Liberal Democrats James Calder 17.08 1,224 1,325.7 1,389.9 1,436.2      
SNP Brian Goodall (incumbent) 15.7 1,128 1,130.3 1,189.5 1,219.7 1,237.7 1,238.09  
Labour Ross Patterson 15.2 1,086 1,116.8 1,148.3 1,560.9      
Labour Billy Pollock (incumbent) 7.2 521 539.9 555.3        
Scottish Green Michael Collie 3.4 245 253.6          
Electorate: 16,388   Valid: 7,166   Spoilt: 75   Quota: 1,434   Turnout: 7,241 (44.2%)  

2015 by-election

A by-election was called after Cara Hilton resigned, having been elected MSP for Dunfermline.[4]

Dunfermline South by-election (7 May 2015) - 1 seat[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
SNP Fay Sinclair 51.52 5,899
Labour Andrew Verrecchia 27.82 3,185
Conservative David Ross 11.56 1,324
Liberal Democrats James Calder 9.09 1,041
Electorate: 17,031   Valid: 11,449   Spoilt: 132   Quota: 5,725   Turnout: 11,581 (67.8%)  

2013 by-election

A by-election was called after Mike Rumney died.

Dunfermline South by-election (24 October 2013) - 1 seat[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Labour Billy Pollock 39.7 2,552 2,568 2,618 2,697 3,170 4,086
SNP Helen Cannon-Todd 32.0 2,057 2,075 2,112 2,142 2,358  
Liberal Democrats Robin Munro 15.7 1,009 1,029 1,073 1,257    
Conservative David Ross 7.0 450 497 504      
Scottish Green Angela Dixon 2.8 183 201        
UKIP Judith Rideout 2.8 183          
Valid: 6,434   Quota: 3,217  

2012 election

2012 Fife Council election

Dunfermline South - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour Mike Rumney (incumbent) 22.02 1,271            
Labour Cara Hilton 20.69 1,194            
Liberal Democrats Tony Martin (incumbent) 20.62 1,190            
SNP Brian Goodall (incumbent) 17.54 1,012 1,025.4 1,029.4 1,034.7 1,081.1 1,144.5 1,681.1
SNP Fay Sinclair 9.15 528 540.3 544.6 548.4 584.9 609.2  
Conservative Margaret Reid Fairgrieve 6.41 370 374.9 377.4 385.3 420.8    
Scottish Green Angela Dixon 3.57 206 220.7 227.7 232.8      
Electorate: 15,927   Valid: 5,771   Spoilt: 64   Quota: 1,155   Turnout: 5,829 (36.60%)  

2007 election

2007 Fife Council election

Dunfermline South
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
Liberal Democrats Tony Martin 1,816 26.1 1 1
SNP Brian John Goodall 1,583 22.8 2 1
Labour Mike Rumney 1,446 20.8 3 1
Labour Bob Young 738 10.6
Liberal Democrats Dave Walker 627 9.0 4 6
Conservative Richard Jules Watt 515 7.4
Scottish Green Angela Dixon 231 3.3

References

  1. ^ "Scottish Boundary Commission | The Boundary Commission for Scotland is responsible for reviews of UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland". Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 4 Dunfermline South" (PDF). Fife Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Candidate votes per stage Ward 4 Dunfermline South" (PDF). Fife Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  4. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/cara-hilton-677b321b/?ppe=1[self-published source]
  5. ^ "SNP candidate Fay Sinclair wins Dunfermline South". Dunfermline Press. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Dunfermline South, 2013". Scottish Elections. Retrieved 5 May 2017.