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  UK Parliament - Dunfermline & West Fife
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Parents > United Kingdom > Scotland > Scotland > Dunfermline & West Fife
OfficeParliament
HonorificMember of Parliament - Abbr: MP
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open May 07, 2015 - 01:00am Central
Polls Close May 07, 2015 - 04:00pm Central
Term Start May 08, 2015 - 12:00pm
Term End June 08, 2017 - 11:00pm
ContributorRBH
Last ModifiedIndyGeorgia April 19, 2017 11:54pm
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Description BBC Constituency Profile:

For more than 500 years, the ancient town of Dunfermline was Scotland's capital - its abbey is the burial place of Scottish kings and queens, including Robert the Bruce. The town's textile industry suffered post-war decline and the old west Fife mines have largely been replaced by electronics and computer firms.

Elsewhere, Rosyth naval dockyard remains a significant employer, while North Queesferry's Deep-Sea World aquarium brings in the tourists. The area's most famous landmarks are the Forth bridges. A replacement car crossing will open in 2016.

Dunfermline and West Fife is traditional Labour territory. Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie famously won the seat in a 2006 by-election with a swing of more than 16%, but Labour's Thomas Docherty reclaimed it in 2010, with a majority of 5,470.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLabour Won05/06/2010
NameThomas Docherty Votes22,639 (46.25%)
Term05/17/2010 - 05/17/2015 Margin5,470 (+11.18%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyScottish National Won06/08/2017
NameDouglas Chapman Votes18,121 (35.52%)
Term06/08/2017 - 12/12/2019 Margin844 (+1.65%)
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Name Douglas Chapman (I) MP Thomas Docherty James Reekie Gillian Cole-Hamilton Lewis Campbell  
PartyScottish National Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Scottish Green  
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Certified Votes 28,096 (50.27%) 17,744 (31.75%) 6,623 (11.85%) 2,232 (3.99%) 1,195 (2.14%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -10,352 (-18.52%) -21,473 (-38.42%) -25,864 (-46.28%) -26,901 (-48.13%)  
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