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Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
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Your member of parliament
Melanie Ward
LabourLabour won Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy at the 2024 general election with a majority of 7,248 votes, or 17.8 points. A swing of 8.9 points to Scottish National Party would take it. That makes it safer than 398 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 252.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 17.8 points, which is larger than 398 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Scottish National Party by 7,248 votes.
Majority
7,248
17.8% of votes cast.
Turnout
56.8%
-2.9 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
40,814 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melanie WardElected | Labour | 18,662 | 45.7% | +12.0 |
| Lesley Backhouse | Scottish National Party | 11,414 | 28.0% | +25.5 |
| Jonathan Gray | Conservative | 3,203 | 7.8% | -15.9 |
| Sonia Davidson | Reform UK | 3,128 | 7.7% | -6.6 |
| Fraser Graham | Liberal Democrat | 1,593 | 3.9% | -8.3 |
| Mags Hall | Scottish Green Party | 1,556 | 3.8% | +3.5 |
| Neale Hanvey | Alba Party | 1,132 | 2.8% | +2.7 |
| Calum Paul | Scottish Libertarian Party | 126 | 0.3% | +0.3 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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