

Mr Docherty is defending a majority of 5,470, the smallest margin of victory in Fife in 2010. He later lost to incumbent Thomas Docherty.

The constituency has been a traditional Labour seat, though the Liberal Democrat's Willie Rennie won a by-election for the seat in 2006 following the death of Rachael Squire.

Peacocks and peahens have had the freedom of Dunfermline since the 1900's, and Pittencrief Park, or The Glen, is now home to a peafowl sanctuary. The town is home to Dunfermline Athletic Football Club, who play in the SPFL League One, after years in the top division.Īppin Crecent, which leads to Dunfermline centre, Edinburgh, and Stirling east bound, and the rest of Fife west bound, has some of the highest recorded levels of air pollution in Scotland. Numerous parts of Dunfermline are named after him. Mr Carnegie donated around 90% of his $350 million fortune to good causes, that's around £4.76 billion in today's money. Philanthropist Andrew Carnegie is from the area, and donated Pittencrieff Park to the community in 1903. The rest is made up of smaller villages such as Blairhall, Cairneyhill, Crossgates, Culross, Oakley, Saline and Valleyfield.Ĭoal mining used to be the principal employer in the constituency until the industry's collapse in the 1980's, many jobs in the area now come from call centres for major businesses like BSkyB, Lloyds and Nationwide, as well as the large Amazon fulfillment centre. The only other towns in the constituency are Rosyth, which is heavily reliant on the ship-building industry, and Inverkeithing. Locals consider it a city due to Dunfermline Abbey, which contains the body of King Robert The Bruce.
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He has completed professional qualifications in personnel management at Napier University, Edinburgh.ĭouglas worked for 26 years before getting involved in politics, mostly at TSB Scotland in branch banking, then personnel management. This is his fourth time standing for Westminster. Douglas is also an "active Hibs fan", enjoys cooking and reading fiction. He admits he does not have a huge amount of time for hobbies, but loves politics. He grew up in West Lothian, attending West Calder High. He is 60 and married to a primary teacher with two adult children.ĭouglas has lived in Dunfermline for 25 years. SNP candidate for Dunfermline and West Fife.
