Central Fife (UK Parliament constituency) should not be confused with Central Fife (Scottish Parliament constituency).
| Central Fife | |
| Parliament: | uk |
| Map1: | CentralFife1997 |
| Map Size: | 260px |
| Map Entity: | Scotland |
| Map Year: | 2001 |
| Year: | 1974 |
| Abolished: | 2005 |
| Type: | County |
| Region: | Scotland |
Central Fife was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from February 1974 until 2005, when it was largely replaced by the new Glenrothes constituency, with a small portion joining the expanded North East Fife.
It elected one Member of Parliament (MP), using the first-past-the-post voting system.
The burghs of Cowdenbeath, Leslie, Lochgelly, and Markinch, the districts of Glenrothes and Lochgelly, and the electoral divisions of Markinch North and Markinch South in the district of Kirkcaldy.[1]
The Kirkcaldy District electoral divisions of:
The Kirkcaldy District electoral divisions of:
| Election | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1974 | Willie Hamilton | Labour | ||
| 1987 | Henry McLeish | Labour | ||
| 2001 | John MacDougall | Labour | ||
| 2005 | constituency abolished | |||