2017 Fife Council election explained

See main article: 2017 Scottish local elections.

Election Name:2017 Fife Council election
Country:Scotland
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2012 Fife Council election
Previous Year:2012
Next Election:2022 Fife Council election
Next Year:2022
Seats For Election:All 75 seats to Fife Council
Majority Seats:38
Leader1:David Alexander
Party1:Scottish National Party
Leaders Seat1:Leven, Kennoway and Largo
Last Election1:26 seats, 33.33%
Seats Before1:26
Seats Needed1:3
Seats1:29
Seat Change1:3
Popular Vote1:42,674
Percentage1:33.8%
Leader2:David Ross
Party2:Scottish Labour Party
Last Election2:35 seats, 44.87%
Leaders Seat2:Kirkcaldy North
Seats Before2:34
Seats Needed2:11
Seats2:24
Seat Change2:11
Popular Vote2:30,078
Percentage2:23.9%
Leader3:Dave Dempsey
Party3:Scottish Conservative Party
Leaders Seat3:Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay
Last Election3:3 seats, 3.85%
Seats Before3:3
Seats Needed3:12
Seats3:15
Seat Change3:12
Popular Vote3:26,577
Percentage3:21.1%
Leader4:Elizabeth Riches
Party4:Scottish Liberal Democrats
Leaders Seat4:Cowdenbeath
Last Election4:10 seats, 12.82%
Seats Before4:10
Seats Needed4:3
Seats After4:7
Seat Change4:3
Popular Vote4:16,556
Percentage4:13.1%
Leader5:Andrew Rodger
Party5:Independent (politician)
Leaders Seat5:Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages
Seats Before5:5
Seats Needed5:36
Seats After5:0
Seat Change5:4
Popular Vote5:5,507
Percentage5:4.4%
Map Size:400px
Council Leader
Before Election:David Ross
Before Party:Scottish Labour Party
Posttitle:Council Leader after election
After Election:David Alexander & David Ross
After Party:SNP and Scottish Labour

Elections to Fife Council were held on 4 May 2017, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the 22 wards created as a result of the Local Government Commission for Scotland's 5th review which was published in September 2016,[1] with each ward electing three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 75 councillors elected; a decrease of three seats from 2012 as one ward, The Lochs, was abolished.

The Scottish National Party replaced Scottish Labour as the largest party for the first time in the Fife region, although they did not gain enough seats to form a majority, and both the group leader and deputy leader lost their seats.[2] The Scottish Conservatives made the most gains, replacing the Scottish Liberal Democrats as the third biggest party. The election also returned no Independent councillors, marking the first time the area will be without any Independent representation since the creation of Fife Regional Council in 1974.

On 18 May, the two largest parties of the new council, the SNP and Scottish Labour, signed a Power Sharing Agreement to co-run an administration. David Alexander (SNP) and David Ross (Labour) were made co-leaders, and Jim Leishman remained in his role as Provost.[3]

Election results

[4] Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2012. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.

Ward results

West Fife and Coastal Villages

Dunfermline North

Dunfermline Central

Dunfermline South

Rosyth

Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay

Cowdenbeath

Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty

Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy

* = Sitting Councillor for Kirkcaldy Central.

Kirkcaldy North

Kirkcaldy Central

Kirkcaldy East

Glenrothes West and Kinglassie

Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch

Glenrothes Central and Thornton

Howe of Fife and Tay Coast

Tay Bridgehead

St. Andrews

East Neuk and Landward

Cupar

Leven, Kennoway and Largo

Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages

Changes since 2017

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland - Fifth Electoral Reviews - Fife. www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. 20 May 2017. 12 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170312092753/http://www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk/reviews/5th%5Felectoral/fife/. live.
  2. Web site: Local Elections: Ex-SNP leader loses seat. www.fifetoday.co.uk. 2021-06-23. 2021-06-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20210627004004/https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/politics/local-elections-ex-snp-leader-loses-seat-1125011. live.
  3. Web site: Fife Council agree to SNP and Labour joint partnership. Dunfermline Press. 18 May 2017 . 20 May 2017. en. 18 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170518124147/http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/15294463.Fife_Council_agree_to_SNP_and_Labour_joint_partnership/. live.
  4. Web site: Local Elections 2017 . 25 February 2021 .
  5. Web site: Kirkcaldy MP Lesley Laird resigns as councillor. www.fifetoday.co.uk. 2021-06-23. 2021-06-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20210627004029/https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/kirkcaldy-mp-lesley-laird-resigns-councillor-284391. live.
  6. Web site: Tory candidate Dave Coleman wins Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay by-election. www.scotsman.com. 2021-06-23. 2021-06-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20210627004037/https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/tory-candidate-dave-coleman-wins-inverkeithing-and-dalgety-bay-election-646638. live.
  7. Web site: Rosyth councillor Sam Steele resigns. Dunfermline Press. 13 September 2019 . 2019-09-14. 2019-09-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20190913223639/https://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/17900524.rosyth-councillor-sam-steele-resigns/. live.
  8. Web site: Prominent Fife Tory councillor resigns amid claims party is dysfunctional. Neil. Henderson. 3 December 2019 . 2019-12-04. 2019-12-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20191204190544/https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/fife/1033149/prominent-fife-tory-councillor-resigns-amid-claims-party-is-dysfunctional/. live.
  9. Web site: West Fife councillor leaves SNP. 25 March 2021 .

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