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Glenrothes and Mid Fife

Westminster constituency · Scotland

Forecast of November 2, 2026

Our forecast gives the SNP a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 13.5 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: under 1%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • SNP 38.6%
  • Labour 25.1%
  • Reform UK 19.8%
  • Conservative 5.2%
  • Green 4.7%
  • Lib Dems 4.5%
  • Other 1.9%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

SNP Labour Reform UK Conservative
Glenrothes and Mid Fife 38.6%25.1%19.8%5.2%
National averageUnited Kingdom 2.8%+35.8 26.5%−1.4 22.3%−2.5 20.0%−14.9

Simple average of the 650 ridings, not weighted by population.

Local profile

Employment rate72.4%

Source: Office for National Statistics: mid-2022 population, January 2026 labour market

Current member

Richard Baker · Labour

In office since July 4, 2024. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 8.2 points.

Our current projection: the SNP ahead by 13.5 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Richard Baker Elected Labour 15,994 44.3
John Beare SNP 13,040 36.1
Ian Smith Reform UK 3,528 9.8
Debbie MacCallum Conservative 1,973 5.5
Jill Reilly Lib Dems 1,604 4.4

Nearby ridings

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

Watch list

The tightest races

The smallest projected gaps between the top two.

  1. Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shireSNP76%1.2-point gap
  2. Bury St Edmunds and StowmarketReform UK46%1.4-point gap
  3. Romsey and Southampton NorthConservative63%1.4-point gap
Forecast updated