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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 - 06:00pm Central
Polls Open May 06, 2010 - 01:00am Central
Polls Close May 06, 2010 - 04:00pm Central
Term Start May 17, 2010 - 12:00pm
Term End May 17, 2015 - 12:00pm
ContributorRalphie
Last ModifiedRalphie May 06, 2010 08:14pm
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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 The old mines in west Fife have largely been replaced by electronics and computer firms.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

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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLiberal Democrats Won02/09/2006
NameWillie Rennie Votes12,391 (35.83%)
Term02/10/2006 - 05/10/2010 Margin1,800 (+5.21%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyScottish National Won05/07/2015
NameDouglas Chapman Votes28,096 (50.27%)
Term05/08/2015 - 06/08/2017 Margin10,352 (+18.52%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
09/08/2009 05/06/2010
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Willie Rennie 1 2 ----
Leaning Call: Willie Rennie (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Willie Rennie (100.00%)

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Name Thomas Docherty (I) MP Willie Rennie Joe McCall Belinda Hacking Otto Inglis  
PartyLabour Liberal Democrats Scottish National Conservative UK Independence  
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Uncertified Votes 22,639 (46.25%) 17,169 (35.08%) 5,201 (10.63%) 3,305 (6.75%) 633 (1.29%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -5,470 (-11.18%) -17,438 (-35.63%) -19,334 (-39.50%) -22,006 (-44.96%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
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