Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
ConstituencyCentral Scotland. About 96,363 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 148 square kilometres.
MP for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
Melanie WardLabourMP since
They won by 7,248 votes on a 56.8% turnout.
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Radon Affected Area by constituency
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 8% of people in Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
2024 general election result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melanie WardElected | Labour | 18,662 | 45.7% |
| Lesley Backhouse | Scottish National Party | 11,414 | 28.0% |
| Jonathan Gray | Conservative | 3,203 | 7.8% |
| Sonia Davidson | Reform UK | 3,128 | 7.7% |
| Fraser Graham | Liberal Democrat | 1,593 | 3.9% |
| Mags Hall | Scottish Green Party | 1,556 | 3.8% |
| Neale Hanvey | Alba Party | 1,132 | 2.8% |
| Calum Paul | Scottish Libertarian Party | 126 | 0.3% |
- Electorate
- 71,845
- Turnout
- 56.8%
- Majority
- 7,248 (17.8%)
- Valid votes
- 40,814
- Rejected ballots
- 106
Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library
How Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy compares
Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.
Every constituency ranked: population and people in radon affected area squares.
What is the population of Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy?
Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy had 95,015 usual residents at the census.
Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy is the 148th least populated of 650 in the UK.
Figures for the whole of Fife
Most of Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy lies in Fife. These figures are published for the whole of Fife, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy itself. See Fife
Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy in brief
The winner in Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy had a majority of 17.8% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 56.8%.
Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy had 95,015 usual residents at the census.
About 8% of people in Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.