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Kirkcaldy Boroughs — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Kirkcaldy Boroughs was won by Labour at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 5,302 votes over Unionist. This page covers every general election in Kirkcaldy Boroughs from 1832 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1832–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 Robert Ferguson (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1835 John Fergus (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1837 Robert Ferguson (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1841 Robert Ferguson (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1847 Robert Ferguson (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1852 Robert Ferguson (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1857 Robert Ferguson (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1859 Robert Ferguson (Liberal) 312 51.5% William George Granville Venables Vernon-Harcourt (Conservative) 18 (3.0 pts) 78.0%
1865 Roger Sinclair Aytoun (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1868 Roger Sinclair Aytoun (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1874 Robert Reid (Liberal) 1,967 61.6% James Townsend Oswald (Conservative) 739 (23.1 pts) 84.8%
1880 George Campbell (Liberal) 2,763 97.9% Charles Scott (Conservative) 2,704 (95.8 pts) 63.2%
1918 James Henry Dalziel (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1922 Robert Hutchison (National Liberal) 12,762 51.4% Thomas Kennedy (Labour) 673 (2.7 pts) 79.3%
1923 Thomas Kennedy (Labour) 14,221 54.4% Robert Hutchison (Liberal) 2,284 (8.7 pts) 81.7%
1924 Thomas Kennedy (Labour) 14,038 52.7% John Murray (Liberal) 1,431 (5.4 pts) 81.8%
1929 Thomas Kennedy (Labour) 17,410 59.6% Henry James Scrymgeour-Wedderburn (Unionist) 5,605 (19.2 pts) 72.2%
1931 Albert Russell (Unionist) 19,132 56.9% Thomas Kennedy (Labour) 4,640 (13.8 pts) 81.1%
1935 Thomas Kennedy (Labour) 19,457 56.3% Albert Russell (Unionist) 4,371 (12.7 pts) 79.9%
1945 Thomas Frederick Hubbard (Labour) 15,401 45.0% Christopher William Graham Guest (Unionist) 5,302 (15.5 pts) 76.2%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Ferguson Whig Unopposed Yes

1835

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Fergus Whig Unopposed Yes

1837

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Ferguson Whig Unopposed Yes

1841

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Ferguson Whig Unopposed Yes

1847

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Ferguson Whig Unopposed Yes

1852

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Ferguson Whig Unopposed Yes

1857

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Ferguson Whig Unopposed Yes

1859

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Ferguson Liberal 31251.5% Yes
William George Granville Venables Vernon-Harcourt Conservative 29448.5% No

1865

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roger Sinclair Aytoun Liberal Unopposed Yes

1868

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roger Sinclair Aytoun Liberal Unopposed Yes

1874

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Reid Liberal 1,96761.6% Yes
James Townsend Oswald Conservative 1,22838.4% No

1880

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Campbell Liberal 2,76397.9% Yes
Charles Scott Conservative 592.1% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Henry Dalziel Liberal Unopposed Yes

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Hutchison National Liberal 12,76251.4% Yes
Thomas Kennedy Labour 12,08948.6% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Kennedy Labour 14,22154.4% Yes
Robert Hutchison Liberal 11,93745.6% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Kennedy Labour 14,03852.7% Yes
John Murray Liberal 12,60747.3% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Kennedy Labour 17,41059.6% Yes
Henry James Scrymgeour-Wedderburn Unionist 11,80540.4% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Russell Unionist 19,13256.9% Yes
Thomas Kennedy Labour 14,49243.1% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Kennedy Labour 19,45756.3% Yes
Albert Russell Unionist 15,08643.7% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Frederick Hubbard Labour 15,40145.0% Yes
Christopher William Graham Guest Unionist 10,09929.5% No
Douglas Cuthbert Colquhoun Young SNP 5,81117.0% No
John McArthur Communist 2,8988.5% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1859: Liberal margin 3.0 pts 1874: Liberal margin 23.1 pts 1880: Liberal margin 95.8 pts 1922: National Liberal margin 2.7 pts 1923: Labour margin 8.7 pts 1924: Labour margin 5.4 pts 1929: Labour margin 19.2 pts 1931: Unionist margin 13.8 pts 1935: Labour margin 12.7 pts 1945: Labour margin 15.5 pts 1859 1874 1880 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

Kirkcaldy Boroughs has been contested at 20 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Liberal, National Liberal, Labour, Unionist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Kirkcaldy Boroughs in the 1945 general election?

Labour won Kirkcaldy Boroughs in 1945 with 15,401 votes (45.0%), a majority of 5,302 votes over Unionist in second place.

Which parties have won Kirkcaldy Boroughs since 1832?

Since 1832, Kirkcaldy Boroughs has been won by: Labour, Liberal, National Liberal, Unionist, Whig.

What was the closest result in Kirkcaldy Boroughs?

The closest result on record for Kirkcaldy Boroughs was 1922, when National Liberal beat Labour by just 673 votes (2.7 percentage points).

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