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North East Fife
Countyconstituency for theScottish Parliament
North East Fife shown within theMid Scotland and Fife electoral region and the region shown withinScotland
Electorate	56,669 (2022)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1999
Party	Scottish Liberal Democrats
MSP	Willie Rennie
Council area	Fife

North East Fife is acounty constituency of theScottish Parliament covering part of thecouncil area ofFife.^[2] It elects oneMember of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by thefirst past the post method of election. Under theadditional-member electoral system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, it is also one of nine constituencies in theMid Scotland and Fifeelectoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form ofproportional representation for the region as a whole.^[3] As a result of thesecond periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries in 2025, the constituency will be renamedFife North East to avoid confusion with theNorth East Fife constituency of the UK Parliament.^[4]

The seat has been held since the2016 Scottish Parliament election byWillie Rennie, the former leader of theScottish Liberal Democrats.

The other eight constituencies of the Mid Scotland and Fife region are:Clackmannanshire and Dunblane,Dunfermline,Cowdenbeath,Kirkcaldy,Mid Fife and Glenrothes,Perthshire North,Perthshire South and Kinross-shire andStirling.^[3] The region covers all of theClackmannanshire council area, all of theFife council area, all of thePerth and Kinross council area and all of theStirling council area.^[5]

Map of boundaries from 2011

The seat is one of five representing Fife theScottish Parliament with the other four beingCowdenbeath,Dunfermline,Kirkcaldy, andMid Fife and Glenrothes.^[2]

The constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in1999, with the name and boundaries of a pre-existing UKHouse of Commons constituency. Since the2005, however, UK and Scottish parliamentary constituencies have diverged, and there is no longer any link between the two sets of boundaries.^[6]

The boundaries of the seat were reviewed ahead of the2011 Scottish Parliament election as part of thefirst periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries. The followingelectoral wards ofFife Council were used to define the reshaped North East Fife constituency:^[7]

• Cupar
• East Neuk and Landward
• Howe of Fife and Tay Coast
• St Andrews
• Tay Bridgehead

At the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries in 2025 the seat boundaries were unchanged, however from the2026 Scottish Parliament election onwards the constituency will be renamedFife North East to avoid confusion with theNorth East Fife constituency of the UK Parliament.^[4]

2021 Scottish Parliament election: North East Fife^[8][9]

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Willie Rennie[a]	22,163	55.1	11.2	11,728	29.1	2.5
	SNP	Rhuaraidh Fleming	14,715	36.6	2.9	12,484	30.9	0.9
	Conservative	Rhona Metcalfe	2,323	5.8	10.8	8,108	20.1	4.1
	Green					4,068	10.1	2.3
	Labour	Wendy Hayes	1,056	2.6	3.3	2,425	6.0	1.1
	Alba					585	1.4	New
	All for Unity					303	0.8	New
	Scottish Family					214	0.5	New
	Scottish Libertarian					111	0.3	0.1
	Abolish the Scottish Parliament					110	0.3	New
	Freedom Alliance (UK)					73	0.2	New
	Reform					71	0.2	New
	UKIP					35	0.1	1.5
	Independent	Martin Keatings				32	0.1	New
	Renew					11	0.0	New
	Independent	Mercy Kamanja				5	0.0	New
Majority			7,448	18.5	8.4
Valid Votes			40,257			40,363
Invalid Votes			159			53
Turnout			40,416	68.9	5.7	40,416	68.9	5.7
	Liberal Democratshold		Swing		7.1
Notes ^Incumbent member for this constituency

2016 Scottish Parliament election: North East Fife^[9]

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Willie Rennie[a]	14,928	43.8	15.4	9,054	26.5	9.3
	SNP	Roderick Campbell[b]	11,463	33.7	3.5	10,860	31.8	7.5
	Conservative	Huw Bell	5,646	16.6	2.3	8,260	24.2	5.7
	Green					2,665	7.8	0.5
	Labour	Rosalind Garton	2,026	5.9	6.3	2,427	7.1	4.7
	UKIP					553	1.6	1.3
	Scottish Libertarian					139	0.4	New
	RISE					102	0.3	New
	Solidarity					71	0.2	0.1
Majority			3,465	10.1	N/A
Valid Votes			34,063			34,131
Invalid Votes			101			48
Turnout			34,164	63.2	12.5	34,179	63.2	12.5
	Liberal Democratsgain fromSNP		Swing		8.4
Notes ^Incumbent member on theparty list, or for another constituency ^Incumbent member for this constituency

• "Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers"(PDF). Boundaries Scotland. April 2025. Retrieved26 November 2025.

• North East Fife (UK Parliament constituency)

• "Fife North East constituency map (2025 boundaries)"(PDF).Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved16 December 2025.
• "North East Fife constituency map (2011 boundaries)"(PDF). Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved14 July 2021.

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