Richard Baker

Richard Baker is the Labour MP for Glenrothes and Mid Fife, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Last election result

Review the last election result for the constituency Glenrothes and Mid Fife when Richard Baker was elected.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 5 candidates ran for election.

Summary

LAB
Labour Gain
Majority
2,954
Electorate
70,655
Turnout
51.1%

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
Richard Baker
Labour
15,994 44.3% 16.9%
John Beare
Scottish National Party
13,040 36.1% -13.4%
Ian Smith
Reform UK
3,528 9.8% 6.7%
Debbie MacCallum
Conservative
1,973 5.5% -9.9%
Jill Reilly
Liberal Democrat
1,604 4.4% 0.0%