Glenrothes Central and Thornton (ward)
{{Short description|Electoral ward in Fife, Scotland}}
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Glenrothes Central and Thornton is one of the 22 wards used to elect members of the Fife council. It elects three Councillors.
Councillors
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!Election !colspan=7|Councillors |
| 2007
|rowspan=5; style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" | |rowspan=4|Ross Vettraino |rowspan=1; style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" | |rowspan=1|Dave Cunningham |rowspan=5; style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour}}" | |rowspan=2|Ian Crichton |
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| 2012
|rowspan=1; style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour}}" | |rowspan=1|Ian Sloane |
| 2017
|rowspan=3; style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" | |rowspan=1|Vikki Wilton |rowspan=3|Derek Noble |
| 2022
|rowspan=2|Daniel Wilson |
| 2025
|rowspan=1|Lynda Holton |
Election results
=2025 by-election=
{{:2022 Fife Council election|transcludesection=Glenrothes Central and Thornton 2025}}
=2022 election=
{{main|2022 Fife Council election}}
{{STV Election box begin2
|title=Glenrothes Central and Thornton - 3 seats
|numcounts=6
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Ross Vettraino (incumbent)
|count1=1,588
|percentage=34.1%
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=Derek Noble (incumbent)
|count1=1,299
|percentage=27.9%
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Daniel Wilson
|count1=679
|percentage=14.6%
|count2 =1,046.1
|count3 =1,063.3
|count4 =1,067.9
|count5 =1,114.1
|count6 =1,220.7
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate=Heather Gulline
|count1=561
|percentage=12.1%
|count2 =566.3
|count3 =585.9
|count4 =607.8
|count5 =620.3
|count6 =631.8
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate=Jane Kerr
|count1=183
|percentage=3.9%
|count2 =188.9
|count3 =223.2
|count4 =231.9
|count5 =246.5
|count6 =297.2
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Greens
|candidate=Morven Ovenstone-Jones
|count1=170
|percentage=3.7%
|count2 =180.1
|count3 =191.5
|count4 =207.8
|count5 =221.9
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Alba Party
|candidate=Jim Bryce
|count1=101
|percentage=2.2%
|count2 =105.8
|count3 =109
|count4 =116.4
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Family Party
|candidate=Steve Saunders
|count1=71
|percentage=1.5%
|count2 =73.9
|count3 =80.2
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts=6
|electorate=12,021
|valid=4,652
|spoilt=90
|quota=1,164
|turnout=39.4%
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{{cite web|url=https://www.fife.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/362213/CandidateVotesPerStageReport_V0001_Ward-15-Glenrothes-Central-and-Thornton_06052022_105540.pdf|title=Candidate Votes Per Stage Report|publisher=Fife Council|date=5 June 2022|access-date=13 September 2022|archive-date=5 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705010214/https://www.fife.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/362213/CandidateVotesPerStageReport_V0001_Ward-15-Glenrothes-Central-and-Thornton_06052022_105540.pdf|url-status=live}}
=2017 election=
{{main|2017 Fife Council election}}
{{STV Election box begin2|
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|numcounts= 10
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Ross Vetraino (incumbent)
|count1 = 1,362
|percentage = 28.1
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Vikki Wilton
|count1 = 799
|percentage = 16.5
|count2 = 927.6
|count3 = 938.07
|count4 = 943.07
|count5 = 989.06
|count6 = 995.2
|count7 = 1,023.4
|count8 = 1,066.7
|count9 = 1,081.6
|count10 =1,166.2
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Derek Noble
|count1 = 750
|percentage = 15.5
|count2 = 752.3
|count3 = 754.3
|count4 = 761.5
|count5 = 774.8
|count6 = 796.9
|count7 = 836.9
|count8 = 1,370.6
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate = Brian Mills
|count1 = 716
|percentage = 14.8
|count2 = 717.3
|count3 = 719.3
|count4 = 721.3
|count5 = 729.3
|count6 = 764.3
|count7 = 803.3
|count8 = 837.8
|count9 = 866.8
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Ian Sloan (incumbent)
|count1 = 663
|percentage = 13.7
|count2 = 668.4
|count3 = 674.7
|count4 = 686.7
|count5 = 694.8
|count6 = 713.8
|count7 = 740.3
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Ian Crichton (incumbent)
|count1 = 151
|percentage = 3.1
|count2 = 151.9
|count3 = 169.9
|count4 = 214.2
|count5 = 230.3
|count6 = 257.4
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Jane Kerr
|count1 = 128
|percentage = 2.6
|count2 = 128.8
|count3 = 128.8
|count4 = 131.9
|count5 = 145.9
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Green Party
|candidate = Glen McGill
|count1 = 117
|percentage = 2.4
|count2 = 118.7
|count3 = 125.7
|count4 = 129.7
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Ian Robertson
|count1 = 88
|percentage = 1.8
|count2 = 88.9
|count3 = 103.9
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Bert Thomson
|count1 = 71
|percentage = 1.5
|count2 = 72.1
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 10
|electorate = 12,044
|valid = 4,845
|spoilt = 143
|quota = 1,212
|turnout = 4,988 (41.4%)
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=2012 election=
{{main|2012 Fife Council election}}
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|numcounts= 7
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Ross Vettraino (incumbent)
|count1 = 1,197
|percentage = 29.66
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Ian Crichton (incumbent)
|count1 = 1,051
|percentage = 26.04
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Ian Sloane
|count1 = 833
|percentage = 20.64
|count2 = 847.5
|count3 = 881.7
|count4 = 897.1
|count5 = 928.1
|count6 = 1,008.7
|count7 = 1,203.6
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Vikki Wilton
|count1 = 572
|percentage = 14.17
|count2 = 728.1
|count3 = 729.4
|count4 = 736.7
|count5 = 759.3
|count6 = 799.5
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party
|candidate = Jim Benvie
|count1 = 172
|percentage = 4.22
|count2 = 177.5
|count3 = 179.1
|count4 = 192.5
|count5 = 245.7
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate = Brian Mills
|count1 = 156
|percentage = 3.87
|count2 = 157.4
|count3 = 157.8
|count4 = 168.9
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Jane Kerr
|count1 = 55
|percentage = 1.36
|count2 = 55.8
|count3 = 56.3
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 7
|electorate = 10,797
|valid = 4,036
|spoilt = 76
|quota = 1,010
|turnout = 4,112 (37.38%)
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=2007 election=
{{main|2007 Fife Council election}}
{{Irish Election box begin|
|title=Glenrothes Central and Thornton}}
{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Dave Cunningham
|votes = 1,825
|percentage = 34.6
|seat = 1
|count = 1
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Ian Crichton
|votes = 1,325
|percentage = 25.1
|seat = 2
|count = 1
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Ross Vettraino
|votes = 707
|percentage = 13.4
|seat = 3
|count = 6
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = John Mowbray
|votes = 564
|percentage = 10.7
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Jane Kerr
|votes = 301
|percentage = 5.7
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Vina Bullimore
|votes = 279
|percentage = 5.3
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{{Irish Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Jamie Drew
|votes = 269
|percentage = 5.1
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{{Election box end}}