Dunfermline and West Fife by-election, 2006
The Dunfermline and West Fife by-election, in Dunfermline and West Fife, Scotland, was held on 9 February 2006 as the sitting Labour MP Rachel Squire had died on 6 January. The by-election was the first seat to change hands in the 2005 Parliament when Willie Rennie won the seat for the Liberal Democrats, a gain from Labour, by 1,800 votes. The BBC reported a swing from Labour to the Liberal Democrats of 16.24%.
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Dunfermline and West Fife by-election, 2006
The Dunfermline and West Fife by-election, in Dunfermline and West Fife, Scotland, was held on 9 February 2006 as the sitting Labour MP Rachel Squire had died on 6 January. The by-election was the first seat to change hands in the 2005 Parliament when Willie Rennie won the seat for the Liberal Democrats, a gain from Labour, by 1,800 votes. The BBC reported a swing from Labour to the Liberal Democrats of 16.24%.
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2006-02-09
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Dunfermline and West Fife by-election
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Liberal Democrats
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Douglas Chapman
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United Kingdom
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United Kingdom general election, 2010
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Abolish Forth Bridge Tolls Party
Conservative Party
Liberal Democrats
Scottish Christian Party
Scottish National Party
Scottish Socialist Party
The Common Good
United Kingdom Independence Party
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previous election
United Kingdom general election, 2005
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Dunfermline and West Fife parliamentary seat
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Dunfermline and West Fife by-election, 2006
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