Leaders of the SNP and Scottish Conservatives will formally launch their Cowdenbeath by-election campaigns today.
Alex Salmond will be in Inverkeithing to promote his candidate, Natalie McGarry.
He said: “The introduction of free school meals, extending childcare for households across Fife, and the continuation of the council tax freeze – these are the issues at the forefront of this by-election, which people can support by voting for the SNP and Natalie McGarry.”
Tory leader Ruth Davidson will be in Cowdenbeath with candidate Dave Dempsey, a Fife councillor.
Mr Dempsey wants to promote the revitalisation of Cowdenbeath town centre.
He said: “Times are tough for retailers and the SNP should be seeking to help them. Instead, the Scottish Government has hit the sector with a number of damaging policies like the retail levy and empty property tax.
“The least it could do is come up with a fresh Town Centre Regeneration Fund – the type of investment that could really change Cowdenbeath’s fortunes.
“It’s an extremely straightforward way to encourage growth, and make residents feel good about their own town centre.”
The by-election is being contested on January 23. It was called after the death of Labour MSP Helen Eadie in November.