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Encyclopedia > Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath (UK Parliament constituency)

Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 2005 general election from most of the old Kirkcaldy constituency and parts of Dunfirmline East constituency. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on 5 May 2005, just over three weeks after the dissolution of Parliament on 11 April by Queen Elizabeth II, at the request of the Prime Minister, Tony Blair. ...

Contents
1 Boundaries
2 Member of Parliament
3 Election results
4 Politics and history of the constituency

Boundaries

Member of Parliament

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Election results

General Election 2005: Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gordon Brown 24,278 58.1% -0.4%
SNP Alan Bath 6,062 14.5% -4.1%
Liberal Democrats Alex Cole-Hamilton 5,450 13.0% +3.8%
Conservative Stuart Randall 4,308 10.3% -0.3%
SSP Steve West 666 1.6 -1.1
UKIP Peter Adams 516 1.2% +0.8%
Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party James Parker 425 1.0% +1.0%
Independent Elizabeth Kwantes 47 0.1% +0.1%
Independent Pat Sargent 44 0.1 +0.1
Majority 18,216 43.6%
Turnout 41,796 58.4% +3.5%
Labour hold Swing +1.8

This constituency was formed in 2005 from most of the old Kirkcaldy constituency and parts of Dunfirmline East constituency. The results of these constituencies in the last general election are listed below. The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on 5 May 2005, just over three weeks after the dissolution of Parliament on 11 April by Queen Elizabeth II, at the request of the Prime Minister, Tony Blair. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... This article is about the British Chancellor of the Exchequer. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a right-wing political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

General Election 2001: Kirkcaldy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lewis Moonie 15,227 54.1 +0.5
SNP Shirley-Anne Somerville 6,264 22.2 -0.7
Conservative Scott Campbell 3,013 10.7 -3.0
Liberal Democrats Andrew Weston 2,849 10.1 +1.5
SSP Douglas Kinnear 804 2.9 N/A
Majority 8,963 31.9
Turnout 28,157 54.6 -12.3
Labour hold Swing
General Election 2001: Dunfermline East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gordon Brown 19,487 64.8 -2.0
SNP Johnny Mellon 4,424 14.7 -0.8
Conservative Stuart Randall 2,838 9.4 -0.6
Liberal Democrats John Mainland 2,281 7.6 +1.7
SSP Andrew Jackson 770 2.6 N/A
UKIP Tom Dunsmore 286 1.0 N/A
Majority 15,063 50.1
Turnout 30,086 57.0 -13.2
Labour hold Swing

The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Lewis George Moonie (born 25 February 1947) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... This article is about the British Chancellor of the Exchequer. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a right-wing political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...

Politics and history of the constituency


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Kirkcaldy - Search Results - MSN Encarta (192 words)
Kirkcaldy, burgh, administrative center of Kirkcaldy District, Fife Region, central Scotland, on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth....
Kirkcaldy (pronounced kir-kawdy) is the largest town in Fife, Scotland.
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath is a constituency representing the areas around Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath, in Fife, Scotland, in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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