Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1974
West Fife Former county constituencyfor the House of Commons Subdivisions of Scotland Fife 1885 –1974 (1974 ) Seats One Created from Fife Replaced by Central Fife, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy[ 1]
West Fife was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1974. Along with East Fife, it was formed by dividing the old Fife constituency.
Willie Gallacher of the Communist Party of Great Britain is notable as the longest-serving Member of Parliament (from 1935 to 1950) and the last MP in Parliament (until 1950) for the party.
Boundaries 1885–1918 :
1918–1950 :
1950–1974 : The Burghs of Culross, Leslie, and Markinch; the Districts of Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, and Lochgelly; and part of the District of Wemyss.
Members of Parliament
Elections Fife West election results
Elections in the 1880s Bruce's resignation caused a by-election.
Birrell
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1900s Hope
Elections in the 1910s William Adamson General Election 1914–15 :
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1930s General election 1931 : West Fife[ 23] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Unionist Charles Milne 12,977 42.1 +22.6 Labour William Adamson 11,063 35.8 −24.2 Communist Willie Gallacher 6,829 22.1 +1.6 Majority 1,914 6.3 N/A Turnout 30,889 71.4 +1.7 Unionist gain from Labour Swing
Elections in the 1940s
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1960s General election 1966 : West Fife Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Willie Hamilton 27,123 63.1 −2.4 Conservative John B. M. Gall 8,300 19.3 −7.7 SNP Robert R. Patrick 6,046 14.1 New Communist Archibald D. MacMillan 1,542 3.6 −3.9 Majority 18,823 43.8 +5.3 Turnout 43,011 76.8 −1.8 Labour hold Swing
Elections in the 1970s
References ^ Statutory Instrument 1970 No. 1680 (section Part II) The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 1970 ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F" ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig ^ The Liberal Year Book, 1907 ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig ^ The Liberal Year Book, 1907 ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig ^ The Liberal Year Book, 1907 ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig ^ The Liberal Year Book, 1907 ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901 ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig ^ The Liberal Year Book, 1907 ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901 ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig ^ The Liberal Year Book, 1907 ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916 ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916 ^ Daily Record 22 May 1914 ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1934
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