Fife Council election results — Another Tory gain in Ward 5: Rosyth

The Conservatives made yet another gain in West Fife as Tony Orton  took the largest number of first preference votes in Rosyth.

He squeezed out independent Mike Shirkie, while Sharon Wilson of the SNP also failed to get re-elected.

Newcomers Samantha Steele of the SNP and Andrew Verrecchia of the Labour Party completed the list of councillors for the ward.

Result

Wendy Chamberlain (Lib) 377

Steven Leckie (Ind) 156

Alastair MacIntrye (Ind) 89

Fiona McCowan (Green) 147

Tony Orton (Con) 1136

Mike Shirkie (Ind) 402

Samantha Steele (SNP) 1118

Andrew Verrecchia (Lab) 932