The placeConstituency · Scotland · Electorate 69,762 · 2023 boundaries

North East Fife.

Liberal Democrats MP Wendy Chamberlain holds the seat on 54.7% of the vote.

Member of ParliamentWendy Chamberlain · Liberal Democrats
CouncilFife
Boundary set2023
ONS codeS14000100
Electorate · 2024
69.8k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
54.7%
Liberal Democrats · +31.5pp over SNP
Settlements
0
Named built-up areas
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
1 Jun 2026

Wendy Chamberlain has been most visible recently on two fronts: domestic abuse law reform and foreign policy. In April she led her party's push to end what she called "dangerous delays" to Scotland's domestic abuse legislation, proposing concrete measures to accelerate victim protections. On international affairs, she called for withdrawal of US base access and demanded government transparency in response to threats of military action against Iran, accusing Keir Starmer of risking "complicity." In the Commons this week she backed referring Starmer to the Privileges Committee over the Mandelson appointment, and opposed government regulations that would strip accommodation and financial support from asylum seekers found to be working illegally.

Her voting participation sits at 60% -- below the Commons average -- and she has not broken with her party on a single vote. That loyalty is consistent across 515 recorded votes. Her stance data shows strong alignment with Lords scrutiny (96%) and parliamentary accountability (100%), and she has consistently opposed the employer National Insurance increase. She deviates notably from her party average on pension protection, voting against measures her colleagues broadly backed, and her speeches cluster around the economy, fiscal policy, social care, and health -- with defence and local government also featuring heavily.

As Scottish Liberal Democrat deputy leader, Chamberlain is also active in Scottish political debate, targeting SNP policy on cost of living and campaigning on a bespoke EU trade deal for businesses. She sits on the Modernisation Committee. News coverage over the past 90 days spans 26 articles, with cost-of-living and crime generating the most attention; health coverage carries the most positive tone. Rebel vote data shows no departures from the Lib Dem line to date.

54.7%
LD vote · 2024 GE
1
Council overlapping the seat
6
Wards · 20 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.6 wards · 20 councillors

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Cupar(3 seats)Caffrey · Kennedy · Hoggan-Radu4,767Fife IndMay 2022
East Neuk Landward(3 seats)Hayes · Corps · Dillon3,745Fife IndMay 2022
Howe Of Fife Tay Coast(3 seats)Macdiarmid · Lothian · Holt4,580Fife IndMay 2022
Leven Kennoway Largo(4 seats)Suttie · Davidson · Alexander · Clarke5,400Fife IndMay 2022
St Andrews(4 seats)Clark · Verner · Liston · Lawson4,291Fife IndMay 2022
Tay Bridgehead(3 seats)Knox · Tepp · Kennedy-Dalby4,808Fife IndMay 2022

Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ

Ethnicity.

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 47.6% Female 52.4% Median seat
MaleAgeFemale
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
16-19
10-15
5-9
0-4

Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band

§ 04Local economy.Income · tax · businesses · schools
Median income
£26,200
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£34,200
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
2,870
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
1
0 primary · 0 secondary

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£257m
Taxpayers50,000
Median per taxpayer£2,460
Mean per taxpayer£5,150

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

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§ 06Election history.5 contests · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Wendy ChamberlainWONLD23,38454.7
Stefan Hoggan-RaduSNP9,90523.2
Jennifer GallagherLab4,0269.4
Matthew WrenRef2,0944.9
Bill BowmanCon1,6663.9
Morven Ovenstone-JonesInd1,6533.9

Turnout 42,728

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2019Wendy ChamberlainLD43.1
2017Stephen GethinsSNP32.9
2015Stephen GethinsSNP40.9
2010Campbell, MenziesLD44.3
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
DemographicsONS · Nomis · Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
Income & taxHMRC SPI
±8% confidence
SchoolsDfE · attainment data
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission