Election for the constituency of Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath on 12 December 2019

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%.

An electorate of 72,853, having a valid vote count of 47,005 and an invalid vote count of 108.

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% -

The writ for this election was issued on 5 November 2019.

Result declared at 04:00 on 13 December 2019. Declarations times do not form part of election declarations and should be regarded as indicative rather than official.

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.