Melanie Ward

Melanie Ward is the Labour MP for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Last election result

Review the last election result for the constituency Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy when Melanie Ward was elected.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 8 candidates ran for election.

Summary

LAB
Labour Gain
Majority
7,248
Electorate
71,845
Turnout
56.8%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. This means that the election history for this constituency began at the last general election on 4 July 2024.

The Library’s election results site shows relationships to previous constituencies and election results for 2010-2024.

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
Melanie Ward
Labour
18,662 45.7% 16.2%
Lesley Backhouse
Scottish National Party
11,414 28.0% -8.3%
Jonathan Gray
Conservative
3,203 7.8% -14.4%
Sonia Davidson
Reform UK
3,128 7.7% 5.7%
Fraser Graham
Liberal Democrat
1,593 3.9% -2.6%
Mags Hall
Scottish Green Party
1,556 3.8% 0.3%
Neale Hanvey
Alba Party
1,132 2.8% 2.8%
Calum Paul
Scottish Libertarian Party
126 0.3% 0.3%