An election to the 58th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath, held as part of the general election on 12 December 2019.
SNP gain from Labour by Neale Hanvey with a majority of 1,243 - 2.6% - on a turnout of 64.5%.
Candidates
Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
HANVEY, Neale | SNP | 16,568 | 35.2% | -1.0% |
LAIRD, Lesley | Lab | 15,325 | 32.6% | -4.2% |
LESLIE, Kathleen | Con | 9,449 | 20.1% | -3.2% |
COLE-HAMILTON, Gill | LD | 2,903 | 6.2% | 3.8% |
RUTHERFORD, Scott | Green | 1,628 | 3.5% | - |
WILLIAM, Mitch | BRX | 1,132 | 2.4% | - |
Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.
An electorate of 72,853, having a valid vote count of 47,005 and an invalid vote count of 108.
Result declared at 04:00 on 13 December 2019.