Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy parliamentary constituency

Member of Parliament

• Melanie Ward

  Labour Party
  

Members of Parliament (MPs) represent your interests and concerns in the House of Commons.

MPs consider and can propose new laws as well as raising issues that matter to you in the House. This includes asking government ministers questions about current issues including those which affect local constituents.

MPs split their time between working in Parliament itself, working in the constituency that elected them and working for their political party.

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The Fife Council: Kirkcaldy East ward

Local Councillors

There are three local Councillors representing you.

• Ian John Cameron

  Labour Party
  

• Rod Cavanagh

  Scottish National Party (SNP)
  

• Nicola Patrick

  Scottish National Party (SNP)
  

Unitary authorities are responsible for services like:

• education
• transport
• planning
• fire and public safety
• social care
• libraries
• waste management
• trading standards
• rubbish collection
• recycling
• Council Tax collections
• housing
• planning applications

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Scottish Parliament

Member of the Scottish Parliament for Kirkcaldy

• David Torrance

  Scottish National Party (SNP)
  

Members of the Scottish Parliament for Mid Scotland and Fife

There are seven members of the Scottish Parliament for Mid Scotland and Fife representing you.

• Claire Baker

  Labour Party
  

• Murdo Fraser

  Conservative and Unionist Party
  

• Dean Lockhart

  Conservative and Unionist Party
  

• Alex Rowley

  Labour Party
  

• Mark Ruskell

  Scottish Green Party
  

• Liz Smith

  Conservative and Unionist Party
  

• Alexander Stewart

  Conservative and Unionist Party
  

MSPs take part in examining and passing Bills (proposed laws). They represent you in the Scottish Parliament and your local area and they examine the work of the Scottish Government.

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