Your area
This page lists all the parts of government that look after your area. Each of these organisations have different responsibilities and representatives.
Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy parliamentary constituency
Member of Parliament
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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.
The Fife Council: Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay ward
Local Councillors
There are four local Councillors representing you.
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David John Barratt
Scottish National Party (SNP) -
Patrick Charles Browne
Labour Party -
Dave Dempsey
Conservative and Unionist Party -
Sarah Neal
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
Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Cowdenbeath
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Annabelle Ewing
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.
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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.
Note: you may also have a parish, town or community council in your area. We're working on adding them to this page
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