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Scotland Historic

Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath

Electorate

Elections

65.0%

Avg turnout

Times changed

Earnings

Median gross annual earnings (residence-based).

£19,340

2011

£25,744

2021

+£6,404

£ change

+33.1%

% change

Real-terms comparison

2011 at 2021 prices: £24,891 Real change: +£853

Election history

SNP Neale Hanvey Gain

2019-12-12

Majority 1,243 Turnout 64.5% Votes 47,005

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Neale Hanvey	LAB	16,568	35.3%	-1.0pp
Lesley Laird	LAB	15,325	32.6%	-4.2pp
Kathleen Leslie	CON	9,449	20.1%	-3.2pp
Gill Cole-Hamilton	LD	2,903	6.2%	+3.8pp
Scott Rutherford		1,628	3.5%	—
Mitch William		1,132	2.4%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Lesley Laird	LAB	17,016	36.8%	+3.5pp
Roger Mullin	LAB	16,757	36.3%	-16.0pp
Dave Dempsey	CON	10,762	23.3%	+13.4pp
Malcolm Wood	LD	1,118	2.4%	+0.3pp
David Coburn		540	1.2%	-1.2pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Roger Mullin	LAB	27,628	52.2%	+37.9pp
Kenny Selbie	LAB	17,654	33.4%	-31.2pp
Dave Dempsey	CON	5,223	9.9%	+0.6pp
Jack Neill		1,237	2.3%	+0.7pp
Callum Leslie	LD	1,150	2.2%	-7.2pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Gordon Brown	LAB	29,559	64.5%	+6.4pp
Douglas Chapman	LAB	6,550	14.3%	-0.2pp
John Mainland	LD	4,269	9.3%	-3.7pp
Lindsay Paterson	CON	4,258	9.3%	-1.0pp
Peter Adams		760	1.7%	+0.4pp
Susan Archibald		184	0.4%	—
Donald MacLaren of MacLaren		165	0.4%	—
Derek Jackson		57	0.1%	—

Demographics

Changes shown vs 2011 Census

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

26.1%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

20.8%

No qualifications

18.9%

Other qualifications

15.5%

Level 3 qualifications

10.0%

Apprenticeship

8.7%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

97.7%

Asian or Asian British

1.5%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.4%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

0.3%

Other ethnic group

0.2%

📊 Age

45 to 64

27.8%

Under 18

20.5%

30 to 44

19.8%

65 and over

18.1%

18 to 29

13.7%

⛪ Religion

No religion

47.7%

Christian

43.7%

Religion not stated

7.0%

Muslim

0.8%

Other religion

0.3%

Buddhist

0.1%

Hindu

0.1%

Sikh

0.1%

Jewish

0.0%

Demographic change (2001–2021)

Measured change only. No assumptions or interpretation.

🎓 Education

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Apprenticeship	—	—	8.7%	—	—	—
Level 4 qualifications or above	—	—	26.1%	—	—	—
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	—	—	20.8%	—	—	—
Level 3 qualifications	—	—	10.0%	—	—	—
No qualifications	—	—	18.9%	—	—	—
Other qualifications	—	—	15.5%	—	—	—

Previous MPs

MP	Party	From	To
Neale Hanvey	ALB	2019-12-12	2024-05-30
Lesley Laird	LAB	2017-06-08	2019-11-06
Roger Mullin	SNP	2015-05-07	2017-05-03
Mr Gordon Brown	LAB	1983-06-09	2015-03-30