Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath (UK Parliament Constituency) - Election Results

Election Results

Election Political result Candidate Party Votes % ±%
General Election 2010
Turnout: 45,802 (62.2%) +3.8		 Labour hold
Majority: 23,009 (50.2%) +6.6
Swing: +3.3% from SNP to Lab		 Gordon Brown Labour 29,559 64.5 +6.4
Douglas Chapman SNP 6,550 14.3 -0.2
John Mainland Liberal Democrat 4,269 9.3 -3.7
Lindsay Paterson Conservative 4,258 9.3 -1.0
Peter Adams UKIP 760 1.7 +0.5
Susan Archibald Independent 184 0.4 N/A
Donald MacLaren Independent 165 0.4 N/A
Derek Jackson Independent 57 0.1 N/A
General Election 2005
Turnout: 41,796 (58.4%)		 Labour hold
Majority: 18,216 (43.6%)
Swing: +1.9% from SNP to Lab		 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 666 1.6 -1.1
Peter Adams UKIP 516 1.2 +0.8
James Parker Scottish Senior Citizens 425 1.0 N/A
Elizabeth Kwantes Independent 47 0.1 N/A
Pat Sargent Independent 44 0.1 N/A

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