 | 'The result is a personal embarrassment for Gordon Brown, who has his family home in a seat now represented by a Liberal Democrat. His own constituency, Dunfermline West, is next door. The only comfort Labour can draw from the result is the poor showing by the Conservatives, in the first big electoral test since David Cameron became leader.' Andy McSmith in the Independent 10 th February 2006 |  |
| Electorate: 72,225 Turnout: 48.69 % (- 11.21 %) | |||||
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| Logo | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | % change |
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Liberal Democrat | William Rennie | 12,391 | 35.83 % | + 15.66 % |
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Labour | Catherine Stihler (née Taylor) MEP | 10,591 | 30.63 % | - 16.81 % |
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Scottish National Party | Douglas Chapman | 7,261 | 21.00 % | + 2.07 % |
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Conservative & Unionist | Dr Carrie Ruxton | 2,702 | 7.81 % | - 2.51 % |
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Scottish Socialist Party | John McAllion | 537 | 1.55 % | - 0.08 % |
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Scottish Christian Party | Rev George Hargreaves | 411 | 1.19 % | (+ 1.19 %) |
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Abolish Forth Bridge Tolls Party | Tom Minogue | 374 | 1.08 % | (+ 1.08 %) |
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UKIP | Ian Borland | 208 | 0.60 % | - 0.92 % |
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Common Good | Rev Dr Dick Rogers | 108 | 0.30 % | (+ 0.30 %) |
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Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Liberal Democrat majority | 1,800 | 5.21 % | |
| Electorate 70,775 Turnout: 59.90 % | ||||
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| Logo | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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Labour | Rachel Squire MP | 20,111 | 47.44 % |
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Liberal Democrat | David Herbert | 8,549 | 20.17 % |
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Scottish National Party | Douglas Chapman | 8,026 | 18.93 % |
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Conservative & Unionist | Roger Smillie | 4,376 | 10.32 % |
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Scottish Socialist Party | Susan Archibald | 689 | 1.63 % |
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UK Independence Party | Ian Borland | 643 | 1.52 % |
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Notional Labour hold | Labour majority | 11,562 | 27.27 % |
| Logo | Party | Denver | Baxter | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Labour | 22,070 | 54.47 % | 21,470 | 54.25 % | |
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Scottish National Party | 7,225 | 17.83 % | 7,149 | 18.07 % | |
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Liberal Democrat | 5,773 | 14.25 % | 5,608 | 14.17 % | |
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Conservative & Unionist | 3,919 | 9.67 % | 3,860 | 9.75 % | |
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Scottish Socialist Party | 971 | 2.40 % | 937 | 2.38 % | |
| Others | 559 | 1.38 % | 549 | 1.38 % | ||
| Notional Labour win | Notional Labour majority | 14,845 | 36.64 % | 14,321 | 36.19 % | |
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