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Encyclopedia > North East Fife
North East Fife in Scotland

North East Fife is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 2005 general election. A similar constituency, also called Fife North East, is used by the Scottish Parliament. Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country in northwest Europe, occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain. ... 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 Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ... The Scottish Parliament (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba in Gaelic, Scots Pairlament in Scots) is the national unicameral legislature of Scotland. ...

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

Boundaries

Member of Parliament

The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... Menzies Campbell The Right Honourable Sir Walter Menzies Campbell QC (born 22 May 1941) is a Scottish barrister and the Liberal Democrat member of Parliament for North East Fife. ... The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the 1920s, and a third party of varying strength and importance up to 1988, when it merged with the Social Democratic Party to form a new party which would become known as... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ...

Election results

General Election 2005: North East Fife
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Menzies Campbell 20,088 52.1 +3.0
Conservative Mike Scott-Hayward 7,517 19.5 −3.4
Labour Tony King 4,920 12.8 −1.6
SNP Rod Campbell 4,011 10.4 −0.3
Scottish Green James Park 1,071 2.8 N/A
UKIP Duncan Pickardk 533 1.4 N/A
SSP Jack Ferguson 416 1.1 −0.7
Majority 12,571 32.6
Turnout 38,556 62.1 +5.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +3.2

In 2005 the ward of Leven East was incorporated into this constituency from what was Central Fife. Barring a change in the law, the next general election in the United Kingdom must be held some time before June 30, 2006. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Menzies Campbell The Right Honourable Sir Walter Menzies Campbell QC (born 22 May 1941) is a Scottish barrister and the Liberal Democrat member of Parliament for North East Fife. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is a a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ... The Scottish Green Party is the Green party in Scotland, and a full member of the European Federation of Green Parties. ... 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. ... This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

General Election 2001: North East Fife
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Menzies Campbell 17,926 51.7 +0.4
Conservative Mike Scott-Hayward 8,190 23.6 −2.9
Labour Claire Brennan 3,950 11.4 +1.1
SNP Kris Murray-Browne 3,596 10.4 −0.5
SSP Keith White 610 1.8 N/A
Legalise Cannabis Leslie Von Goetz 420 1.2 N/A
Majority 9,736 28.1
Turnout 34,692 56.0 −15.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Menzies Campbell The Right Honourable Sir Walter Menzies Campbell QC (born 22 May 1941) is a Scottish barrister and the Liberal Democrat member of Parliament for North East Fife. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is a a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ... This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998. ... Legalise Cannabis Alliance Emblem The Legalise Cannabis Alliance (LCA) is a political party registered in the United Kingdom with the cannabis leaf image as its emblem. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ...

Politics and history of the constituency

See also


  Results from FactBites:
 
Fife - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (183 words)
Fife (Fìobh in Gaelic) is a unitary council region of Scotland situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth.
It was originally one of the Pictish kingdoms known as Fib, and is commonly known as the Kingdom of Fife in the area.
From 1975 to 1996 Fife was divided into three districts — Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy and North-East Fife.
North East Fife on a small group tour of Scotland (1966 words)
To the north of Cupar a 95ft high column known as the Mount, commemorates Sir John Hope of Rankeilour, the 4th Earl of Hopetoun.
North East Fife is mainly an agricultural area and the Fife Folk Museum at CERES has an excellent collection of old farming implements, tools and costumes which are a record of the way of life, in days gone by.
On Mount Hill, about 3 miles north of Cupar, is the conspicuous 100 ft. column erected in 1824 to the memory of Sir John Hope, the famous soldier who fought in the battle of Corunna.
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