Login
Login

Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages (ward)

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{multiple image| caption_align = center|footer_align=center

| total_width = 300

| image1 = Buckhaven Methil and Wemyss Villages.svg

| caption1 = Location of the ward {{Cite web|url=http://www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk/5th-reviews-ward-maps|title=Scottish Boundary Commission | The Boundary Commission for Scotland is responsible for reviews of UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland|access-date=29 April 2022|archive-date=20 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320103543/http://www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk/5th-reviews-ward-maps|url-status=dead}}

| alt1 = Location of the ward

}}Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages is one of the 22 wards used to elect members of Fife Council. The ward elects four Councillors, covering the towns of Buckhaven and Methil, as well as the villages of East Wemyss, West Wemyss, and Coaltown of Wemyss.

Councillors

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Election

!colspan=8|Councillors

2007

|rowspan=4; style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" |

|rowspan=1|Arthur Robertson
(SNP)

|rowspan=4; style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}" |

|rowspan=2|Jim Young
(Labour)

|rowspan=4; style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}" |

|rowspan=1|Tom Adams
(Labour)

|rowspan=2; style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}" |

|rowspan=2|Andrew Roger
(Ind.)

2012

|rowspan=3|John O'Brien
(SNP)

|rowspan=3|David Graham
(Labour)

2017

|rowspan=1|Ryan Smart
(Labour)

|rowspan=2; style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" |

|rowspan=2|Ken Caldwell
(SNP)

2022

|rowspan=1|Thomas Adams
(Labour)

Election Results

=2022 Election=

{{main article|2022 Fife Council election}}

{{STV Election box begin2

|title=Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages - 4 seats

|numcounts=4

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|party=Scottish National Party

|candidate=Ken Caldwell (incumbent)

|count1=1,532

|percentage=30%

|count2 =  

|count3 =  

|count4 =  

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|party=Scottish Labour Party

|candidate=David Graham (incumbent)

|count1=1,248

|percentage=24.4%

|count2 =  

|count3 =  

|count4 =  

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|party=Scottish National Party

|candidate=John O'Brien (incumbent)

|count1=890

|percentage=17.4%

|count2 =1,037.4

|count3 =  

|count4 =  

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|party=Scottish Labour Party

|candidate=Thomas Adams

|count1=809

|percentage=15.8%

|count2 =838.3

|count3 =881.9

|count4 =1,052.9

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

|candidate=Brian Mills

|count1=330

|percentage=6.5%

|count2 =333.3

|count3 =336.6

|count4 =343.7

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|party=Scottish Liberal Democrats

|candidate=Celyn Ashworth

|count1=117

|percentage=2.3%

|count2 =119.3

|count3 =127.3

|count4 =130.4

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|party=Scottish Greens

|candidate=Jerome van Leeuwen

|count1=113

|percentage=2.2%

|count2 =124

|count3 =193.6

|count4 =196.7

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|party=Alba Party

|candidate=Susan Blair

|count1=66

|percentage=1.3%

|count2 =75.7

|count3 =99.9

|count4 =102.3

}}

{{STV Election box end2

|numcounts=4

|electorate=13,540

|valid=5,105

|spoilt=136

|quota=1,022

|turnout=38.7%

}}

{{cite web|url=https://www.fife.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0030/362289/CandidateVotesPerStageReport_V0001_Ward-22-Buckhaven-Methil-and-Wemyss-Villages_06052022_111150.pdf|title=Candidate Votes Per Stage Report|publisher=Fife Council|date=5 June 2022|access-date=13 September 2022}}

=2017 Election=

{{main article|2017 Fife Council election}}

{{STV Election box begin2|

|title=Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages - 4 seats

|numcounts= 9

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Scottish Labour Party

|candidate = David Graham (incumbent)

|count1 = 1,661

|percentage = 30.4

|count2 =  

|count3 =  

|count4 =  

|count5 =  

|count6 =  

|count7 =  

|count8 =  

|count9 =  

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Scottish National Party

|candidate = John O'Brien (incumbent)

|count1 = 991

|percentage = 18.1

|count2 = 1,014.9

|count3 = 1,015.2

|count4 = 1,020.2

|count5 = 1,039.9

|count6 = 1,059.6

|count7 = 1,064.9

|count8 = 1,074.5

|count9 = 1,161.4

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Scottish National Party

|candidate = Ken Caldwell

|count1 = 842

|percentage = 15.4

|count2 = 861.1

|count3 = 862.1

|count4 = 864.1

|count5 = 879.5

|count6 = 893.8

|count7 = 904.1

|count8 = 908.7

|count9 = 1,444.7

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Scottish National Party

|candidate = Leslie Bain

|count1 = 635

|percentage = 11.6

|count2 = 646.6

|count3 = 648.9

|count4 = 653.3

|count5 = 664.3

|count6 = 673.6

|count7 = 682.9

|count8 = 686.7

|count9 =  

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

|candidate = Keith Barton

|count1 = 507

|percentage = 9.3

|count2 = 520.3

|count3 = 522.9

|count4 = 535.4

|count5 = 539.7

|count6 = 567.04

|count7 =  

|count8 =  

|count9 =  

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Scottish Labour Party

|candidate = Ryan Smart

|count1 = 498

|percentage = 9.1

|count2 = 914.5

|count3 = 918.8

|count4 = 935.6

|count5 = 946.6

|count6 = 999.4

|count7 = 1,195.6

|count8 =  

|count9 =  

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Ronald Hunter

|count1 = 137

|percentage = 2.5

|count2 = 148.3

|count3 = 184.9

|count4 = 195.9

|count5 = 214.9

|count6 =  

|count7 =  

|count8 =  

|count9 =  

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Scottish Green Party

|candidate = Stephen Ferguson

|count1 = 78

|percentage = 1.4

|count2 = 83.5

|count3 = 93.1

|count4 = 100.5

|count5 =  

|count6 =  

|count7 =  

|count8 =  

|count9 =  

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats

|candidate = Rory Roberson

|count1 = 62

|percentage = 1.1

|count2 = 69.5

|count3 = 70.5

|count4 =  

|count5 =  

|count6 =  

|count7 =  

|count8 =  

|count9 =  

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Eunice Cameron

|count1 = 57

|percentage = 1.04

|count2 = 61.8

|count3 =  

|count4 =  

|count5 =  

|count6 =  

|count7 =  

|count8 =  

|count9 =  

}}

{{STV Election box end2

|numcounts = 9

|electorate = 13,802

|valid = 5,468

|spoilt = 170

|quota = 1,094

|turnout = 5,638 (40.8%)

}}

=2012 Election=

{{main article|2012 Fife Council election}}

{{STV Election box begin2|

|title=Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages - 4 seats

|numcounts= 9

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Scottish Labour Party

|candidate = David Graham

|count1 = 1,430

|percentage = 28.2

|count2 =  

|count3 =  

|count4 =  

|count5 =  

|count6 =  

|count7 =  

|count8 =  

|count9 =  

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Andrew Rodger (incumbent)

|count1 = 1,307

|percentage = 25.79

|count2 =  

|count3 =  

|count4 =  

|count5 =  

|count6 =  

|count7 =  

|count8 =  

|count9 =  

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Scottish National Party

|candidate = John O'Brien

|count1 = 830

|percentage = 16.38

|count2 = 859.7

|count3 = 902

|count4 = 902.9

|count5 = 907.1

|count6 = 915.2

|count7 = 915.6

|count8 = 967.3

|count9 = 1,394.5

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Scottish Labour Party

|candidate = Jim Young (incumbent)

|count1 = 732

|percentage = 14.45

|count2 = 1,024.6

|count3 =  

|count4 =  

|count5 =  

|count6 =  

|count7 =  

|count8 =  

|count9 =  

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Scottish National Party

|candidate = Arthur Robertson (incumbent)

|count1 = 490

|percentage = 9.67

|count2 = 499.3

|count3 = 532.3

|count4 = 533

|count5 = 534

|count6 = 538.2

|count7 = 544

|count8 = 565.9

|count9 =  

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Ricky Jannetta

|count1 = 153

|percentage = 3.02

|count2 = 178

|count3 = 253.6

|count4 = 255

|count5 = 261.3

|count6 = 276.6

|count7 = 300.3

|count8 =  

|count9 =  

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

|candidate = Keith Stanley Smith

|count1 = 60

|percentage = 1.18

|count2 = 61.2

|count3 = 65.9

|count4 = 65.9

|count5 = 69.8

|count6 = 76.6

|count7 =  

|count8 =  

|count9 =  

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = United Kingdom Independence Party

|candidate = Kris Seunarine

|count1 = 44

|percentage = 0.87

|count2 = 46.3

|count3 = 54.2

|count4 = 54.4

|count5 = 57.2

|count6 =  

|count7 =  

|count8 =  

|count9 =  

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2|

|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats

|candidate = Lois Lothian

|count1 = 21

|percentage = 0.41

|count2 = 23.3

|count3 = 26.9

|count4 = 27.2

|count5 =  

|count6 =  

|count7 =  

|count8 =  

|count9 =  

}}

{{STV Election box end2

|numcounts = 9

|electorate = 14,114

|valid = 5,067

|spoilt = 36

|quota = 1,014

|turnout = 5,160 (35.90%)

}}

=2007 Election=

{{main article|2007 Fife Council election}}

{{Irish Election box begin|

|title=Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages}}

{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Andrew Rodger

|votes = 2,114

|percentage = 33.7

|seat = 1

|count = 1

}}

{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Scottish Labour Party

|candidate = Tom Adams

|votes = 1,456

|percentage = 23.2

|seat = 2

|count = 1

}}

{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Scottish National Party

|candidate = Arthur Robertson

|votes = 712

|percentage = 11.3

|seat = 3

|count = 11

}}

{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Scottish National Party

|candidate = Stuart Macphail

|votes = 647

|percentage = 10.3

|seat =

|count =

}}

{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Scottish Labour Party

|candidate = Jim Young

|votes = 460

|percentage = 7.3

|seat = 4

|count = 11

}}

{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = John O'Brien

|votes = 225

|percentage = 3.6

|seat =

|count =

}}

{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Anne Marie Flack

|votes = 195

|percentage = 3.1

|seat =

|count =

}}

{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Ricky Jannetta

|votes = 164

|percentage = 2.6

|seat =

|count =

}}

{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats

|candidate = Lois Lothian

|votes = 107

|percentage = 1.7

|seat =

|count =

}}

{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Scottish Conservative Party

|candidate = David Graham Stacey

|votes = 97

|percentage = 1.5

|seat =

|count =

}}

{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Scottish Socialist Party

|candidate = Jim McLean

|votes = 53

|percentage = 0.8

|seat =

|count =

}}

{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|

|party = United Kingdom Independence Party

|candidate = Kris Seunarine

|votes = 32

|percentage = 0.5

|seat =

|count =

}}

{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = William Wallace

|votes = 19

|percentage = 0.3

|seat =

|count =

}}

{{Election box end}}

References

{{reflist}}

{{Wards of Fife}}

Category:Wards of Fife

Category:Levenmouth