Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
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Name: Melanie Ward
Party: Labour
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2029 election
No candidates have been declared for 2029 yet.
Projections
| Projection | Projected result | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ElectoralCalculus/PLMR January 2026 | Toss-up SNP | Vote shares: SNP: 29.0%; Ref: 25.0%; Lab: 23.0% |
| More in Common January 2026 | Likely SNP | Vote shares: SNP: 37.0%; Ref: 21.0%; Lab: 17.0% |
| ElectoralCalculus/PLMR October 2025 | Toss-up SNP | Vote shares: SNP: 29.0%; Ref: 28.0%; Lab: 24.0% |
| YouGov September 2025 | Toss-up Lab | Vote shares: Lab: 27.0%; SNP: 25.0%; Ref: 23.0% |
| More in Common September 2025 | Toss-up Lab | Vote shares: Lab: 25.0%; Ref: 23.0%; SNP: 22.0% |
| More in Common July 2025 | Toss-up SNP | Vote shares: SNP: 33.0%; Lab: 31.0%; Ref: 18.0%; Cons: 10.0% |
| ElectoralCalculus/PLMR June 2025 | Toss-up Lab | Vote shares: Lab: 34.0%; SNP: 30.0%; Ref: 16.0% |
| YouGov June 2025 | Toss-up Lab | Vote shares: Lab: 27.0%; SNP: 26.0%; Ref: 22.0% |
| ElectoralCalculus/PLMR April 2025 | Toss-up Lab | Vote shares: Lab: 32.0%; SNP: 30.0%; Ref: 17.0% |
| More in Common April 2025 | Toss-up SNP | Vote shares: Lab: 25.0%; SNP: 25.0%; Ref: 18.0%; Cons: 17.0% |
| ElectoralCalculus/PLMR Feb 2025 | Toss-up Lab | Vote shares: Lab: 31.0%; SNP: 31.0%; Ref: 15.0% |
| Focaldata Jan 2025 | Toss-up Lab | Vote shares: Lab: 31.0%; SNP: 30.0%; Ref: 14.0%; Cons: 11.0% |
| More in Common Dec 2024 | Lean SNP | Victory chances: SNP: 51.6%; Lab: 47.0% |
2024 results
Winning party: Labour
Majority: 7248 (17.75%)
Turnout: 56.81%
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melanie Ward | Labour Party | 18662 | 45.7% |
| Lesley Backhouse | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 11414 | 28.0% |
| Jonny Gray | Conservative and Unionist Party | 3203 | 7.8% |
| Sonia Davidson | Reform UK | 3128 | 7.7% |
| Fraser Graham | Liberal Democrats | 1593 | 3.9% |
| Mags Hall | Scottish Green Party | 1556 | 3.8% |
| Neale Hanvey | Alba Party | 1132 | 2.8% |
| Caz Paul | Scottish Libertarian Party | 126 | 0.3% |
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2019 notional results
(See the about page for more information about the nature of these results.)
Winning party: Scottish National
Majority: 3220 (6.82%)
Turnout: 67%
| Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Scottish National | 17122 | 36.3% |
| Labour | 13902 | 29.5% |
| Conservative | 10482 | 22.2% |
| Liberal Democrats | 3048 | 6.5% |
| Green | 1655 | 3.5% |
| Reform UK | 939 | 2.0% |