Dunfermline & West Fife by-election 2006


saltire shield'The Scottish Liberal Democrats have toppled Labour to win the Dunfermline and West Fife by-election.'
BBC Scotland News, 10 th February 2006.
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Lib Dems deliver blow to Labour

From the BBC Scotland News 10 th February 2006

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have toppled Labour to win the Dunfermline and West Fife by-election.

Candidate Willie Rennie overturned a huge Labour majority in what had been a safe Labour seat.

Returning officer Douglas Sinclair declared that Mr Rennie had secured 12,391 of the vote Labour's Catherine Stihler received 10,591. SNP candidate Douglas Chapman was third with 7,261 votes and Scottish Tory Carrie Ruxton secured 2,702 votes.


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