Glenrothes and Mid Fife: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Glenrothes and Mid Fife is Richard Baker (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Richard Baker (Labour) 15,994 votes and John Beare (Scottish National Party) 13,040, a majority of 2,954. 36,139 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 70,655, 51.1% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
Workplaces in Glenrothes and Mid Fife accounted for 31,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 2,345 local units for March 2026.
72.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±7.1 points). 26.8% were economically inactive.
DWP figures count 3,349 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 20.5% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it fell from 21.5% in 2021/22 to 17.6% in 2024/25.
Full-time employees living in Glenrothes and Mid Fife had median pay of £38,135 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £36,524. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £37,252. The residents' figure ranks 311th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 2,350, or 4.1% of the working-age population. That is up from 2,155 twelve months before.
MP
Richard Baker, Labour
- MP for Glenrothes and Mid Fife since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Richard Baker on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Richard Baker's latest words in Parliament, from 21 October 2026 to 26 October 2026. Hansard search returns 145 spoken contributions by Richard Baker since 4 July 2024.
Today, the Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry visited the Methil yard in my constituency, which has already doubled its number of apprentices, and with the prospect of Programme Euston and new dry docks for Faslane being built at the yard, there could be hundreds more.
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This decision will be welcomed by skilled energy workers across Scotland and the UK, who will have a key role in making our transition towards renewables successful. For that reason, a positive decision on Rosebank in the future would also be welcome.
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Fife is home to more veterans than any other part of Scotland, many of whom gave dedicated service to this country as part of Operation Banner. Can my right hon.
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10. What steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Defence to support veterans who served in Operation Banner.
I could not agree more with those important points. They show that, from Cornwall right up to Scotland, the problems are the same and need to be addressed by Royal Mail. I will come to my proposals later in my speech.
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General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Baker | Labour | 15,994 | 44.3% | +16.9 |
| John Beare | Scottish National Party | 13,040 | 36.1% | −13.4 |
| Ian Smith | Reform UK | 3,528 | 9.8% | +6.7 |
| Debbie MacCallum | Conservative | 1,973 | 5.5% | −9.9 |
| Jill Reilly | Liberal Democrat | 1,604 | 4.4% | 0.0 |
Result summary as published: Lab gain from SNP. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 44.3% | Scottish National Party 36.1% | 2,954 | 51.2% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Scottish National Party 49.5% | Labour 27.4% | 9,352 | 60.6% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Glenrothes and Mid Fife lies within Fife.
- Fife S12000047
Who has power over Glenrothes and Mid Fife
Every body that makes decisions for Glenrothes and Mid Fife, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
- Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government makes law for Scotland on devolved subjects
Level 6: National government
- Glenrothes and Mid Fife this page: Richard Baker (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Glenrothes and Mid Fife?
Richard Baker (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Glenrothes and Mid Fife?
The House of Commons Library records 15,994 votes for Richard Baker of Labour and a majority of 2,954; 51.1% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Glenrothes and Mid Fife?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 2,350, 4.1% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average salary in Glenrothes and Mid Fife?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £38,135 (April 2025).
How many children in Glenrothes and Mid Fife live in low income families?
3,349 children under 16, 20.5%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
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