Marilyn Livingstone

Marilyn Livingstone
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Kirkcaldy
In office 6 May 1999 – 22 March 2011
Preceded by	new constituency
Succeeded by	David Torrance
Personal details
Born	30 September 1952
Political party	Labour Co-operative

Marilyn Livingstone (born 30 September 1952) is a Scottish Labour Co-operative politician, who served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Kirkcaldy constituency from 1999−2011.

Before her election in 1999 she was the head of the Business School at Fife College.^[1] She was also a councillor on Kirkcaldy District Council and Fife Council. She won re-election from the Kirkcaldy constituency in the 2003 and 2007 elections,

In the 2011 election she was unsuccessful, losing to the Scottish National Party's David Torrance by 182 votes.^[2]

Electoral History

Scottish Parliament election, 2011: Kirkcaldy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	SNP	David Torrance	12,579	45.2	+11.9
	Labour	Marilyn Livingstone	12,397	44.6	-0.5
	Conservative	Ian McFarlane	2,007	7.2	-1.3
	Liberal Democrats	John Mainland	820	2.9	-10.1
Majority			182	0.7
Turnout			27,803	46.0
	SNP gain from Labour		Swing	+6.2

Scottish Parliament election, 2007: Kirkcaldy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Marilyn Livingstone	10,627	43.9	-2.8
	SNP	Chris Harvie	8,005	33.1	+8.4
	Liberal Democrats	Alice Soper	3,361	13.9	+2.9
	Conservative	David Potts	2,202	9.1	-1.5
Majority			2,622	10.8
Turnout			24,195	47.7
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.6%

Scottish Parliament election, 2003: Kirkcaldy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Marilyn Livingstone	10,235	46.7	-1.5
	SNP	Colin Welsh	5,411	24.7	-7.7
	Liberal Democrats	Alex Cole-Hamilton	2,417	11.0	+1.8
	Conservative	Mike Scott-Hayward	2,332	10.6	+0.4
	Scottish Socialist	Rudi Vogels	1,544	7.0	+7.0
Majority			4,824	22.0	N/A
Turnout			21,939	44.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.6%

Scottish Parliament election, 1999: Kirkcaldy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Marilyn Livingstone	13,645	48.14	N/A
	SNP	Stewart Hosie	9,170	32.35	N/A
	Conservative	Mike Scott-Hayward	2,907	10.26	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	John Mainland	2,620	9.24	N/A
Majority			4,475	15.79	N/A
Turnout			28,342
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

References

1. "Academe supplies nine MSPs". Times Higher Education. 14 May 1999. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
2. "Scottish election: SNP changes Edinburgh political map". BBC News. 6 May 2011.