Who is the MP for North East Fife?

Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat) is the MP for North East Fife. They were first elected in December 2019.

Who won North East Fife at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in North East Fife was won by Liberal Democrats with 54.7% of the vote, ahead of SNP on 23.2%.

Who is projected to win the next election in North East Fife?

PollCheck's current projection has Liberal Democrats on 48.9% and SNP on 26.7% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is North East Fife in?

North East Fife sits within Fife council. Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units, but Fife covers most or all of the North East Fife area.

What is the demographic profile of North East Fife?

North East Fife is in Scotland. The seat is Remain-voting (Leave vote estimated at 36.3% in 2016). Around 49.6% of residents have a degree, a median age of 46, and 67.2% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in North East Fife?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In North East Fife, Liberal Democrats won with 54.7% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won North East Fife in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in North East Fife: 2010 Liberal Democrats, 2015 SNP, 2017 SNP, 2019 SNP, 2024 Liberal Democrats.

Constituency profile

North East Fife

Scotland · County constituency · Fife borough

Sitting MP

Wendy Chamberlain

Liberal Democrat

First elected December 2019

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

Scotland

County constituency, Fife council

Last 5 GE winners

LDSSSLD

SNP 3/5, Liberal Democrats 2/5

EU referendum 2016

36.3% Leave

UK average 51.9%; -15.6pp below mean

Current outlook

Liberal Democrats +22.2pp

vs SNP 26.7%

ScottishRemain-leaningGraduate-heavy

Who lives in North East Fife? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016

36.3%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

49.6%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

12.4%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

67.2%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

31.2%

UK average ~36%

Median age

46.0

UK median ~40

Age 65+

27.8%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

30.3%

UK average ~28%

How did North East Fife vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

LD gain from SNP · majority 13,479 votes (31.5pp) · turnout 61.2%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of North East Fife

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 800 residents each, from Scotland's 2022 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Holyrood 2026 layer

How North East Fife voted at the Scottish Parliament election (7 May 2026)

North East Fife sits almost entirely within the Holyrood constituency of Fife North East. Scotland uses the Additional Member System: voters cast one ballot for a constituency MSP and a second for a regional list. The figures below are the constituency vote.

Holyrood constituency	Share of North East Fife	Winner	Runner-up	Elected MSP
Fife North East	92%	Liberal Democrats 63.7%	SNP 23.5%	Willie Rennie
Mid Fife and Glenrothes	6%	SNP 48.5%	Reform UK 18.8%	Jenny Gilruth

Holyrood 2026 constituency results from official declarations. Overlap percentages are area-based using the post-2024 Westminster boundary against the new Holyrood second-review boundary (in force from 7 May 2026).

Council layer (not Westminster)

North East Fife within Fife

The Westminster constituency of North East Fife sits entirely within Fife Council. Local council elections are a separate ballot from Westminster general elections - the figures below are from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026.

Council overlap

Council	Share of seat
Fife 1 LSOAs	100%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward	GE2024 winner	Latest council winner	Shift since GE2024	Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for North East Fife at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won North East Fife at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year	Result	MP	Lab	Con	LD	Right (Ref/UKIP)	Green	Other	Majority	Turnout
2010	LD hold	Menzies Campbell	17.1%	21.8%	44.3%	2.6% UKIP	-	-	9,048	63.8%
2015	SNP gain from LD	Stephen Gethins	7.7%	16.3%	31.3%	-	3.1%	0.7%	4,344	73.0%
2017	SNP hold	Stephen Gethins	9.6%	24.1%	32.9%	-	-	0.5%	2	71.3%
2019notional	Scottish National Party winner	—	5.5%	13.7%	39.6%	-	-	41.2%	728	74.1%
2024	LD gain from SNP	Wendy Chamberlain	9.4%	3.9%	54.7%	4.9% Ref	3.9%	-	13,479	61.2%

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like North East Fife

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to North East Fife. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

Move the sliders to set national vote shares. The per-seat projection updates live. Reset returns to the current 7-poll average.

Sources

2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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