Glenrothes by-election: full result

Updated on 07 November 2008

By Channel 4 News

A Labour majority of 19 per cent despite a swing to the SNP of 5 per cent. Full party-by-party results for the Glenrothes by-election.

Glenrothes by-election result, 6 Nov 2008

Lindsay Roy (Lab) 19,946 (55.11%, +3.20%)
Peter Grant (SNP) 13,209 (36.49%, +13.13%)
Maurice Golden (C) 1,381 (3.82%, -3.28%)
Harry Wills (LD) 947 (2.62%, -10.04%)
Jim Parker (SSCUP) 296 (0.82%)
Morag Balfour (SSP) 212 (0.59%, -1.30%)
Kris Seunarine (UKIP) 117 (0.32%, -0.85%)
Louise McLeary (Solidarity) 87 (0.24%)

Turnout: 36,196, 52 per cent
Majority: 19 per cent
Swing: 5 per cent from Labour to SNP

MacDougall (Lab) 19,395 (51.91%)
Beare (SNP) 8,731 (23.37%)
Riches (LD) 4,728 (12.65%)
Don (C) 2,651 (7.09%)
Rodger (PPS) 716 (1.92%)
Balfour (SSP) 705 (1.89%)
Smith (UKIP) 440 (1.18%)

Turnout: 37,366, 56 per cent. Majority: 29 per cent