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    East Fife, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (3 May 1979), James Henderson (Conservative Party) won East Fife, with a majority of 9,355 votes.

    Area type
    constituency
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    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    17
    Recorded results
    49
    East Fife: UK General Election 03 May 1979
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    James HendersonConservative Party20,11743%Yes
    Ming CampbellLiberal Democrats10,76223%No
    Henry McLeishThe Labour Party9,33919.9%No
    Jack MarshallScottish National Party6,61214.1%No
    East Fife: UK General Election 10 Oct 1974
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    3rd Baronet Sir John GilmourConservative Party21,17234.7%Yes
    James BraidScottish National Party13,20221.6%No
    Willis PickardLiberal Democrats7,76612.7%No
    Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke Helen LiddellThe Labour Party7,04011.5%No
    Bashir MaanThe Labour Party6,63410.9%No
    David William Cameron DochertyLiberal Democrats5,2478.6%No
    East Fife: UK General Election 18 Jun 1970
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    3rd Baronet Sir John GilmourConservative Party21,61954.6%Yes
    Henry EwingThe Labour Party9,75624.6%No
    James BraidScottish National Party4,66611.8%No
    Willis PickardLiberal Democrats3,5779%No
    East Fife: UK General Election 31 Mar 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    3rd Baronet Sir John GilmourConservative Party19,32351.5%Yes
    Harry PeakerThe Labour Party9,22924.6%No
    James BraidScottish National Party5,39414.4%No
    Derek BarrieLiberal Democrats3,5749.5%No
    East Fife: UK General Election 15 Oct 1964
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    3rd Baronet Sir John GilmourScottish Unionist21,00154.2%Yes
    John SmithThe Labour Party9,76525.2%No
    Derek C WoodLiberal Democrats5,07513.1%No
    James BraidScottish National Party2,6356.8%No
    Leslie MC GreeneIndependent Loyalist2570.7%No
    East Fife: UK General Election 08 Oct 1959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    1st Baronet Sir James Henderson-StewartNational Liberal and Conservative26,58569.9%Yes
    John NicolThe Labour Party11,42130.1%No
    East Fife: UK General Election 26 May 1955
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    James Henderson StewartNational Liberal and Conservative26,10470.6%Yes
    Jamie McGowanThe Labour Party10,87229.4%No
    East Fife: UK General Election 25 Oct 1951
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    James Henderson StewartNational Liberal and Conservative28,44670.6%Yes
    Jamie McGowanThe Labour Party11,84429.4%No
    East Fife: UK General Election 23 Feb 1950
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    James Henderson StewartNational Liberal and Conservative25,74963.7%Yes
    Samuel Paterson McLarenThe Labour Party10,69426.5%No
    David Robert FreemanLiberal Democrats3,9759.8%No
    East Fife: UK General Election 05 Jul 1945
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    James Henderson-StewartLiberal National24,76569.4%Yes
    Samuel Paterson McLarenThe Labour Party10,92030.6%No
    East Fife: UK General Election 14 Nov 1935
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    James Henderson-StewartLiberal National27,91582.3%Yes
    Alexander DavidsonThe Labour Party6,01617.7%No
    East Fife: UK General Election 27 Oct 1931
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    James Duncan MillarLiberal National0—Yes

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