Fife Council

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Fife Council
Full council election every 4 years.
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Type
Type
Leadership
Cllr Jim Leishman MBE, Labour
since 18 May 2017 [1]
Co-Leader of the Council
Cllr David Alexander, Scottish National Party
since 18 May 2017 [1]
Co-Leader of the Council
Cllr David Ross, Labour
since 18 May 2017 [1]
Structure
Seats75
Fife Council composition
Political groups
Administration
  SNP (30)
  Labour (23)
Other parties
  Conservative (14)
  Liberal Democrat (7)
  Independent (1)
Elections
Single transferable vote
Last election
5 May 2017
Next election
5 May 2022
Meeting place
Fife House, Glenrothes
Fife House, Glenrothes
Website
www.fife.gov.uk

Fife Council is the local authority for the Fife area of Scotland and is the third largest Scottish council,[2] with 75 elected council members.

Councillors are generally elected every five years. At the 2012 election there were 78 councillors elected, but this was reduced to 75 by the time of the 2017 election, after a review by the Boundary commission for Scotland. The number of wards was reduced from 23 to 22.[3]

Councillors make decisions at its regular Council meetings, or those of its nine other general committees (covering for example Tourism and transportation, Education, Environment, Housing, Licensing etc.) and three planning committees.[4]

Following the May 2017 council elections no party was in overall control, resulting in a Power Sharing Agreement being drawn up between the Scottish National Party (SNP) and the Labour group to share control equally. David Alexander (SNP) and David Ross (Labour) were agreed as co-leaders of the council.[1]

A Provost of Fife is elected every five years, who chairs the full council meetings and acts in a ceremonial capacity on behalf of the council.[5] The current Provost is former football manager Jim Leishman MBE, who was first elected in May 2012.[1][6]

Political composition[]

Map of Fife's wards, using 2017 boundaries

Since the May 2017 election there have been several changes to the composition of the council, although the joint SNP-Labour administration has remained.

  • Lesley Laird (Labour) resigned in June 2018,[7] replaced by Dave Coleman (Conservative) in a September 2018 by-election.[8]
  • Alan Craig (Conservative) resigned in 2019, replaced by Derek Glen (SNP) in a November 2019 by-election.[9]
  • Samantha Steele (SNP) resigned in 2019, replaced by Sharon Green Wilson (SNP) in a November 2019 by-election.[10]
  • Linda Holt resigned from the Conservatives in December 2019 and now sits as an independent.[11]
Party 2017 Election[12] August 2020[13]
SNP 29 30 (Increase1)
Labour 24 23 (Decrease1)
Conservative 15 14 (Decrease1)
Liberal Democrat 7 7 (Steady0)
Independent 0 1 (Increase1)

The 2017 election saw the Conservatives make significant gains and, while the SNP lost its leader on the council, Neale Hanvey, it ended up as the largest party.[14] The SNP and Labour agreed to govern in coalition, with joint council leaders.[12]

Wards[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Fife Council agree to SNP and Labour joint partnership". Dunfermline Press. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Fife News : Fife Welcomes Cllr Lizz Mogg as Fife Deputy Provost". City Local. 20 December 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland's 5th Electoral Review" (PDF). Scottish Government. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Committees". Fife Council. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  5. ^ "The Provost and his role". Fife Council. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Jim Leishman elected as Fife's provost". BBC News. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  7. ^ Clark, Leeza. "Fife MP resigns as Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay councillor". The Courier. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  8. ^ Smith, Craig. "Tory candidate Dave Coleman wins Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay by-election". The Courier. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  9. ^ Henderson, Neil. "Fife Council by-election: Nationalists take Dunfermline Central". The Courier. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  10. ^ Smith, Craig. "Fife Council by-election: SNP secure comfortable win in Rosyth". The Courier. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  11. ^ Henderson, Neil. "Prominent Fife Tory councillor resigns amid claims party is dysfunctional". The Courier. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  12. ^ a b "Breakthrough as SNP and Labour agree to share Fife Council control", Fife Today, 17 May 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  13. ^ "Politicians and committees". Fife Council. Archived from the original on 2020-08-02. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  14. ^ "Local Elections: Latest results updated...", Fife Today, 5 May 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.

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