Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Current MP

No candidates have been declared for 2029 yet.

Projection	Projected result	Description
ElectoralCalculus/PLMR April 2026	Lean SNP	Vote shares: SNP: 31%; Lab: 18%; Ref: 16%; Green: 15%
More in Common April 2026	Toss-up Ref	Vote shares: Ref: 28%; SNP: 24%; Lab: 18%; Green: 10%
ElectoralCalculus/PLMR January 2026	Toss-up SNP	Vote shares: SNP: 29%; Ref: 25%; Lab: 23%
More in Common January 2026	Likely SNP	Vote shares: SNP: 37%; Ref: 21%; Lab: 17%
ElectoralCalculus/PLMR October 2025	Toss-up SNP	Vote shares: SNP: 29%; Ref: 28%; Lab: 24%
YouGov September 2025	Toss-up Lab	Vote shares: Lab: 27%; SNP: 25%; Ref: 23%
More in Common September 2025	Toss-up Lab	Vote shares: Lab: 25%; Ref: 23%; SNP: 22%
More in Common July 2025	Toss-up SNP	Vote shares: SNP: 33%; Lab: 31%; Ref: 18%; Cons: 10%
ElectoralCalculus/PLMR June 2025	Toss-up Lab	Vote shares: Lab: 34%; SNP: 30%; Ref: 16%
YouGov June 2025	Toss-up Lab	Vote shares: Lab: 27%; SNP: 26%; Ref: 22%
ElectoralCalculus/PLMR April 2025	Toss-up Lab	Vote shares: Lab: 32%; SNP: 30%; Ref: 17%
More in Common April 2025	Toss-up SNP	Vote shares: Lab: 25%; SNP: 25%; Ref: 18%; Cons: 17%
ElectoralCalculus/PLMR Feb 2025	Toss-up Lab	Vote shares: Lab: 31%; SNP: 31%; Ref: 15%
Focaldata Jan 2025	Toss-up Lab	Vote shares: Lab: 31%; SNP: 30%; Ref: 14%; Cons: 11%
More in Common Dec 2024	Lean SNP	Victory chances: SNP: 52%; Lab: 47%

Winning party: Labour
Majority: 7248 (17.75%)
Turnout: 56.81%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Melanie Ward	Labour Party	18662	45.7%
Lesley Backhouse	Scottish National Party (SNP)	11414	28.0%
Jonny Gray	Conservative and Unionist Party	3203	7.8%
Sonia Davidson	Reform UK	3128	7.7%
Fraser John Ashmore Graham	Liberal Democrats	1593	3.9%
Mags Hall	Scottish Green Party	1556	3.8%
Neale Hanvey	Alba Party	1132	2.8%
Caz Paul	Scottish Libertarian Party	126	0.3%

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Winning party: Scottish National
Majority: 3220 (6.82%)
Turnout: 67%