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Result: Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  |
58.1% |
| SNP |  |
14.5% |
| Liberal Democrat |  |
13.0% |
| Swing: 1.8% from SNP to LAB | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Gordon Brown | Labour | 24,278 | 58.1 | -0.4 |
| Alan Bath | SNP | 6,062 | 14.5 | -4.1 |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | 5,450 | 13.0 | +3.8 |
| Stuart Randall | Conservative | 4,308 | 10.3 | -0.3 |
| Steve West | Scottish Socialist Party | 666 | 1.6 | -1.1 |
| Peter Adams | UK Independence Party | 516 | 1.2 | +0.8 |
| James Parker | Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party | 425 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Elizabeth Kwantes | Independent | 47 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Pat Sargent | Independent | 44 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Majority | 18,216 | 43.6 | ||
| Turnout | 41,796 | 58.4 | +3.5 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SCOTLAND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR KIRKCALDY & COWDENBEATH | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  |
58.5% |
| SNP |  |
18.6% |
| Conservative |  |
10.6% |
| Others |  |
12.3% |
