UK Explained

North East Fife

Represented in Parliament by Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

Wendy Chamberlain, Liberal Democrat. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How North East Fife compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 246 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £774£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 105 areas and lower than 543.

UK 3.9%This area 2.2%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
North East Fife£7742.2%
Romsey and Southampton North£7722.2%
Wells and Mendip Hills£7772.2%
Chippenham£7732.3%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

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Who lives here

Census figures for Scotland and Northern Ireland are published separately and are not on UK Explained yet.

WINNER, 2024
Wendy Chamberlain

Liberal Democrat

MAJORITY
13,479

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
61%

of people who could vote did

Wendy Chamberlain won with 55% of the votes, and Stefan Hoggan-Radu (Scottish National Party) came second with 23%.

Votes for each party

Liberal Democrat55% · 23,384
Scottish National Party23% · 9,905
Labour9% · 4,026
Reform UK5% · 2,094
Conservative4% · 1,666
Scottish Green Party4% · 1,653
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Wendy ChamberlainLiberal Democrat23,38454.7%
Stefan Hoggan-RaduScottish National Party9,90523.2%
Jennifer GallagherLabour4,0269.4%
Matthew WrenReform UK2,0944.9%
Bill BowmanConservative1,6663.9%
Morven Ovenstone-JonesScottish Green Party1,6533.9%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£774 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
2.2%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026