BBC NEWS | Politics | Find Your MP | Fife Central (original) (raw)
Party:
Labour
Constituency:
Fife Central
Date of birth:
8 December 1947
Telephone:
020 7219 3000
Address:
The House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Political profile:
John MacDougall was first elected to the Commons in 2001, after leading Fife Council for nine years.
His predecessor in the seat was former Scottish First Minister Henry McLeish, who had also led Fife Council.
He is strongly pro-European and has extensive connections in the EU, having sat on the body investigating financial irregularity in the European Community.
He is also a former vice-president of the Assembly of the European Regions.
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  |
56.3% |
| Scottish National Party |  |
25.3% |
| Liberal Democrat |  |
8.5% |
| IN DETAIL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % |
| John MacDougall | Labour | 18,310 | 56.3 |
| David Alexander | Scottish National Party | 8,235 | 25.3 |
| Elizabeth Riches | Liberal Democrat | 2,775 | 8.5 |
| Jeremy Balfour | Conservative | 2,351 | 7.2 |
| Morag Balfour | Scottish Socialist Party | 841 | 2.6 |
| Majority | 10,075 | ||
| Turnout | 54.6% |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SCOTLAND |
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