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Scotland · Former constituency (1955–1970)

East Fife

Every general election in East Fife since 1955 (until 1970). Latest: Conservative, majority 11,863.

1970 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Conservative Won21,61954.6%
Labour9,75624.6%
Scottish National Party4,66611.8%
Liberal3,5779.0%
Valid votes39,618
Majority11,86329.9%

Con hold Turnout 74.4% of 53,258 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19551959196419661970Conservative, 1955: 70.6%Conservative, 1959: 70.0%Conservative, 1964: 54.2%Conservative, 1966: 51.5%Conservative, 1970: 54.6%Labour, 1955: 29.4%Labour, 1959: 30.1%Labour, 1964: 25.2%Labour, 1966: 24.6%Labour, 1970: 24.6%Scottish National Party, 1964: 6.8%Scottish National Party, 1966: 14.4%Scottish National Party, 1970: 11.8%Liberal, 1964: 13.1%Liberal, 1966: 9.5%Liberal, 1970: 9.0%
Vote share in East Fife at each general election Con Lab SNP Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1970ConLab11,86329.974.4%Con hold
1966ConLab10,09426.976.1%Con hold
1964ConLab11,23629.077.8%Con hold
1959ConLab15,16439.975.2%Con hold
1955ConLab15,23241.273.2%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won East Fife?

The Conservatives won East Fife at the 1970 general election with a majority of 11,863.

Which parties have won East Fife?

At the 5 general elections held under this name since 1955: Conservative 5.

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