Election 97

Fife North East

Current MP Menzies Campbell
Conservative 97 11,076
Labour 97 4,301
LibDem 97 21,432
Nationalist 97 4,545
Other 97 0
Elected party
Fife North East

Robert Waller wrote
Old constituency Fife North East
Conservative 92 16,129
Labour 92 2,337
LibDem 92 19,432
Nationalist 92 3,598
Other 92 0
Elected party LibDem

Unlike the four other seats within the ancient kingdom of Fife, which are all industrial and working-class, Fife NE is more typified by elegant tourist resorts, prosperous farming country, and the ancient university town of St Andrews, all good Conservative country. But the general decline of the Tory Party in Scotland has taken its toll - in 1987 the sitting Conservative MP was unseated by Liberal Democrat Menzies Campbell. Campbell strengthened his grip in 1992, and looks like the firm favourite to retain it this time.


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