North East Fife.
Liberal Democrats MP Wendy Chamberlain holds the seat on 54.7% of the vote.
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.
Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.
| Ward | Latest winner | Votes | Council | Last cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cupar(3 seats) | Caffrey · Kennedy · Hoggan-Radu | 4,767 | Fife Ind | May 2022 |
| East Neuk Landward(3 seats) | Hayes · Corps · Dillon | 3,745 | Fife Ind | May 2022 |
| Howe Of Fife Tay Coast(3 seats) | Macdiarmid · Lothian · Holt | 4,580 | Fife Ind | May 2022 |
| Leven Kennoway Largo(4 seats) | Suttie · Davidson · Alexander · Clarke | 5,400 | Fife Ind | May 2022 |
| St Andrews(4 seats) | Clark · Verner · Liston · Lawson | 4,291 | Fife Ind | May 2022 |
| Tay Bridgehead(3 seats) | Knox · Tepp · Kennedy-Dalby | 4,808 | Fife Ind | May 2022 |
Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Headline indicators.
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Ethnicity.
Source · Census 2021
Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band
Income tax contribution.
| Total income tax | £257m |
| Taxpayers | 50,000 |
| Median per taxpayer | £2,460 |
| Mean per taxpayer | £5,150 |
Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence
Where the money flows back in.
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2024 — full result.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wendy ChamberlainWON | LD | 23,384 | 54.7 |
| Stefan Hoggan-Radu | SNP | 9,905 | 23.2 |
| Jennifer Gallagher | Lab | 4,026 | 9.4 |
| Matthew Wren | Ref | 2,094 | 4.9 |
| Bill Bowman | Con | 1,666 | 3.9 |
| Morven Ovenstone-Jones | Ind | 1,653 | 3.9 |
Turnout 42,728
Prior contests.
| Year | Winner | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Wendy Chamberlain | LD | 43.1 |
| 2017 | Stephen Gethins | SNP | 32.9 |
| 2015 | Stephen Gethins | SNP | 40.9 |
| 2010 | Campbell, Menzies | LD | 44.3 |
Sources, methods & last update
2023 boundary review
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
±8% confidence
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo