BBC Profile:
Dick Douglas inherited the Labour constituency of Dunfermline in 1979 and remained the Labour MP, through boundary changes in 1983 when the seat was renamed Dunfermline West, until he changed party allegiance to the SNP in 1990 and his retirement in 1992. His successor was Labour's Rachel Squire.
In 2005 the seat was enlarged to take in the Inverkeithing wards from Dunfermline East. The new constituency of Dunfermline and West Fife had a notional majority for Labour of 36.6% over the SNP. In 2005 Rachel Squire had a majority of 11,562 over the Liberal Democrats.
Rachel Squire died in January 2006 and in the resulting by-election Willie Rennie, the Liberal Democrat candidate took the seat with a swing of more than 16%.
There are no boundary changes affecting this seat.
The ancient town of Dunfermline has a fascinating and varied history. For over 500 years the town was Scotland's capital. Its abbey became the burial place of Scottish kings and queens, including Robert the Bruce. Tourism, however, supplies a limited number of jobs. One such attraction is the Deep-Sea World Aquarium in North Queensferry.
The area's most visible landmarks are the Forth bridges.
The traditional industry in Dunfermline was textiles, but this declined in the post-war period. The old mines in west Fife have largely been replaced by electronics and computer firms. Like most places, the majority of employment opportunities are now in service sectors.
The Rosyth naval
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BBC Profile:
Dick Douglas inherited the Labour constituency of Dunfermline in 1979 and remained the Labour MP, through boundary changes in 1983 when the seat was renamed Dunfermline West, until he changed party allegiance to the SNP in 1990 and his retirement in 1992. His successor was Labour's Rachel Squire.
In 2005 the seat was enlarged to take in the Inverkeithing wards from Dunfermline East. The new constituency of Dunfermline and West Fife had a notional majority for Labour of 36.6% over the SNP. In 2005 Rachel Squire had a majority of 11,562 over the Liberal Democrats.
Rachel Squire died in January 2006 and in the resulting by-election Willie Rennie, the Liberal Democrat candidate took the seat with a swing of more than 16%.
There are no boundary changes affecting this seat.
The ancient town of Dunfermline has a fascinating and varied history. For over 500 years the town was Scotland's capital. Its abbey became the burial place of Scottish kings and queens, including Robert the Bruce. Tourism, however, supplies a limited number of jobs. One such attraction is the Deep-Sea World Aquarium in North Queensferry.
The area's most visible landmarks are the Forth bridges.
The traditional industry in Dunfermline was textiles, but this declined in the post-war period. The old mines in west Fife have largely been replaced by electronics and computer firms. Like most places, the majority of employment opportunities are now in service sectors.
The Rosyth naval dockyard, together with the naval base, used to be the main sources of employment in the area, but the base is now closed. The dockyard, though still substantial has been somewhat scaled down.
A five-year project to build a new bridge across the Forth just to the west of the current crossing is due to start in 2011 and is expected to cost between 3.2bn and 4.2bn.
Rallings & Thrasher Notional:
No Boundary Changes
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