This constituency no longer exists
It was abolished in the 2023 boundary review. See Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy for the current constituency covering this area. The data below is historical.
Apr 2026
A marginal seat — won by just 1,243 votes (2.6%) in 2019.
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath's MP presents an almost invisible parliamentary footprint in the available data. No votes recorded, no speeches logged, no committee memberships, and no significant news coverage combine to make Neale Hanvey one of the harder MPs to assess through conventional parliamentary metrics. Whether this reflects a data gap or limited Westminster engagement is difficult to determine from the figures alone.
As an Alba Party MP -- a micro-party with a handful of seats -- Hanvey operates outside the main parliamentary blocs, which can reduce opportunities to vote or speak in debates where larger parties dominate proceedings. Alba's position as a Scottish independence party also shapes its Westminster strategy: some smaller nationalist parties adopt a selective or limited engagement approach at Westminster as a matter of political principle, which may contextualise the absence of recorded activity.
SNP regained this seat from Lab — last held it in 2015.
Former Member of Parliament

Neale Hanvey
Alba PartyNeale Hanvey is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Alba Party MP for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.
A marginal seat — won by just 1,243 votes (2.6%) in 2019.
2019 General Election
2019 General Election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | 16,568 | 35.3% | |
Won 2017 GE | Lab | 15,325 | 32.6% |
| Con | 9,449 | 20.1% | |
| LD | 2,903 | 6.2% | |
| Green | 1,628 | 3.5% | |
| Ind | 1,132 | 2.4% |
2017 General Election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lab | 17,016 | 36.8% | |
Won 2015 GE | SNP | 16,757 | 36.3% |
| Con | 10,762 | 23.3% | |
| LD | 1,118 | 2.4% | |
| Ind | 540 | 1.2% |
2015 General Election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | 27,628 | 52.2% | |
| Lab | 17,654 | 33.4% | |
| Con | 5,223 | 9.9% | |
| Ind | 1,237 | 2.3% | |
| LD | 1,150 | 2.2% |
2010 General Election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lab | 29,559 | 64.5% | |
Won 2019 GEWon 2017 GEWon 2015 GE | SNP | 6,550 | 14.3% |
| LD | 4,269 | 9.3% | |
| Con | 4,258 | 9.3% | |
| Ind | 760 | 1.7% | |
| Ind | 184 | 0.4% | |
| Ind | 165 | 0.4% | |
| Ind | 57 | 0.1% |
Timeline
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