 | 'The leader of Fife Council has denied that the Henry McLeish controversy was the reason behind Labour losing overall control of the authority. The council is evenly split after an independent candidate, William Ferguson, won a by-election in the Kincardine, Culross and Low Valleyfield ward.' BBC Scotland News, 4 th October 2002. |  |
| Party | Logo | By-elections | May 1999 | Change from May 1999 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % Votes | Votes | % Votes | % Change | Candidates | Councillors elected | ||
| Scottish National Party |  |
6,484 | 24.20 | 10,028 | 25.03 | - 0.83 | 21 (+ 1) | 2 (+ 1, - 1) |
| Conservative & Unionist |  |
5,643 | 21.06 | 6,083 | 15.18 | + 5.88 | 20 (+ 8) | 5 (+ 3) |
| Liberal Democrats |  |
4,997 | 18.65 | 5,763 | 14.39 | + 4.26 | 16 (+ 4) | 3 (+ 2, - 2) |
| Independents |  |
4,194 | 15.65 | 7,072 | 17.65 | - 2.0 | 16 (- 1) | 7 (+ 1, - 1) |
| Labour |  |
4,055 | 15.13 | 10,081 | 26.96 | - 11.83 | 12 | 5 (- 4) |
| Borders Action Group | |
691 | 2.58 | 0 | 0 | (+ 2.58) | 2 (+ 2) | 1 (+1) |
| Scottish Socialist Party |  |
608 | 2.27 | 110 | 0.28 | + 1.99 | 7 (+ 6) | 0 |
| Scottish Green Party |  |
113 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 | (+ 0.42) | 2 (+ 2) | 0 |
| UK Independence Party |  |
9 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | (+ 0.03) | 1 (+ 1) | 0 |
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