Current MSP: David Torrance (SNP) [MSP website]
Party Candidate Votes +/– % +/–
SNP David Torrance 12579 +3043 45.2 +11.9
Labour Marilyn Livingstone * 12397 -493 44.6 -0.5
Conservative Ian McFarlane 2007 -434 7.2 -1.3
Liberal Democrat John Mainland # 820 -2896 2.9 -10.1
Majority 182 Turnout 27803 Swing +6.2% SNP gain

This was the 65th constituency to be won by the SNP in the 2011 election, giving the party its overall majority. David Torrance, also a Fife councillor, won the seat from the incumbent Labour MSP, Marilyn Livingstone, who was first elected 1999. A collapse in the Liberal Democrat vote caused John Mainland to lose his deposit.

Notes: Given boundary changes since 2007, variations in votes and share between seats with different boundaries would be misleading. We use the Denver figures, essentially a calculation of the 2007 votes cast within 2011 boundaries. More information on this here.

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* – Incumbent
^ – Challenger holding a list seat in previous Parliament
# – Lost deposit
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