SNP Captures Brown's Former Seat
The SNP has easily overturned a majority of more than 23,000 to capture what had been the safest Labour seat in Scotland.
The SNP has easily overturned a majority of more than 23,000 to capture what had been the safest Labour seat in Scotland.
Former prime minister Gordon Brown had held the seat of Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath since it was created 10 years ago.
But with an SNP landslide sweeping across Scotland, Labour candidate Kenny Selbie failed to follow in his footsteps.
He polled 17,654 votes, nearly 10,000 less than nationalist Roger Mullin, who picked up 27,628.