Scottish Election 2021:  Willie Rennie holds North-East Fife with record majority

He held his seat with a 7,448 majority over the SNP's Rhuaraidh Fleming.

"This is such a great result - thank you for voting for me," he told supporters at Glenrothes' Michael Woods Sports Centre.

"You know we will work hard for the next five years and give you a voice in parliament."

Rennie's majority in 2016 was 3,465.

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Turnout was 67.81%, up 4.64 percentage points on 2016, with 59,596 people registered to vote, a quarter of whom registered to vote by post.

Results:

Willie Rennie (LD) 22,163Rhuaraidh Fleming (SNP) 14,715Wendy Haynes (LAB) 1,056Rhona Metcalfe (CON) 2,323

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