European Parliament constituency Scotland Replaced by East Fife Party Scottish National Party | Member of parliament Stephen Gethins Created from East Fife | |
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North East Fife is a county constituency in Fife, Scotland, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom currently held by Stephen Gethins. A slightly smaller constituency, also called North East Fife, is used by the Scottish Parliament.
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Boundaries
1983-2005: North East Fife District.
2005-present: The area of the Fife Council other than those parts in the Dunfermline and West Fife County Constituency, the Glenrothes County Constituency and the Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath County Constituency.
North East Fife in the region of Fife in Scotland has the River Tay on its northern coast, and the Firth of Forth to the south. The famous golf and university town of St. Andrews is in this constituency. Other notable population centres include Cupar, Newport-on-Tay, Newburgh, Auchtermuchty and Anstruther.
Elections in the 2000s
In 2005 the ward of Leven East was incorporated into this constituency from what was Central Fife.