North East Fife: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat) is the MP for North East Fife, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. Wendy Chamberlain took the seat for Liberal Democrat in July 2024 with 23,384 votes (54.7%), ahead of Stefan Hoggan-Radu (Scottish National Party) on 9,905. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 61.2% (42,728 of 69,762); the winning margin was 13,479 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, North East Fife has the 44th lowest share of children in low income families after housing costs of the 650 constituencies with this figure (13.5%).
1,728 children in North East Fife were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 13.5% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 11.1% in 2024/25, from 13.2% in 2021/22.
3,410 business sites were registered in North East Fife in March 2026 (3,410 a year before), and employed 31,000 people in 2024.
71.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±6.4 points). The economically inactive share was 27.0%.
Full-time employees living in North East Fife had median pay of £37,334 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £37,003. A year before, the residents' median was £34,800. The residents' figure ranks 263rd lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
In September 2026, 2.1% of 16 to 64 year olds in North East Fife were claimants (1,210 people). That is up from 1,165 twelve months before.
MP
Wendy Chamberlain, Liberal Democrat
- MP for North East Fife since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 12 December 2019
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Wendy Chamberlain on this site
In Parliament
What Wendy Chamberlain said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 22 October 2026 to 27 October 2026). Hansard search returns 265 spoken contributions by Wendy Chamberlain since 4 July 2024.
During Evidence Week, I met Dr Sara Polo to discuss violence against women and girls in conflict areas, including Afghanistan.
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7. What support his Department is providing to Afghan women and girls.
In North East Fife, civil service pension delays are not the only issue. I have previously spoken in this House of the “Jobs Forgotten” campaign for retired former police officers who are dealing with the failings of the Scottish Public Pensions Agency, so I found the comments …
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When the Minister announced new refugee pathways in September, we were told that Afghan women and girls would be prioritised. I have since received correspondence that says there will be no prioritisation. Can we get clarity on what is correct?
I am very grateful to both the Minister and my hon. Friend the Member for North Devon (Ian Roome) for allowing me the opportunity to contribute to this debate, and I am glad that we have a little bit of time for me to do so.
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General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendy Chamberlain | Liberal Democrat | 23,384 | 54.7% | +15.2 |
| Stefan Hoggan-Radu | Scottish National Party | 9,905 | 23.2% | −17.8 |
| Jennifer Gallagher | Labour | 4,026 | 9.4% | +3.9 |
| Matthew Wren | Reform UK | 2,094 | 4.9% | +4.5 |
| Bill Bowman | Conservative | 1,666 | 3.9% | −9.8 |
| Morven Ovenstone-Jones | Scottish Green Party | 1,653 | 3.9% |
Result summary as published: LD 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 | Liberal Democrat 54.7% | Scottish National Party 23.2% | 13,479 | 61.3% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Scottish National Party 41.0% | Liberal Democrat 39.6% | 728 | 74.1% |
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
North East Fife lies within Fife.
- Fife S12000047
Who has power over North East Fife
Every body that makes decisions for North East 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
- North East Fife this page: Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat) 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 North East Fife?
UK Parliament lists Wendy Chamberlain, Liberal Democrat, as the Member of Parliament for North East Fife since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in North East Fife?
Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat) won with 23,384 votes, a majority of 13,479, on a turnout of 61.2% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in North East Fife?
2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,210 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average salary in North East Fife?
Median full-time pay of residents was £37,334 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in North East Fife live in low income families?
DWP counts 1,728 (13.5% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.