Editing Fife (section)

==Governance==
{{main|Fife Council}}
[[File:Fife House, Glenrothes.jpg|thumb|140px|left|[[Fife House, Glenrothes|Fife House]], seat of Fife Council]]
Fife is represented by five constituency members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) and four members of the United Kingdom parliament (MPs) who are sent to [[Scottish Parliament|Holyrood]] and the [[British Parliament]] respectively. Following the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 general election]], all four of the MPs constituencies were held by the [[Scottish National Party]].<ref name="MPs of Fife">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/mps/?search_term=Fife |title=MPs of Fife |access-date=1 August 2015 |work=Parliament UK }}</ref> In the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 general election]], [[Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath]] was regained by [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]].<ref name="Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath">{{Cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/S14000041 | title=Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath parliamentary constituency – Election 2017| work=BBC News}}</ref> At the same election, the seat of [[North East Fife (UK Parliament constituency)|North East Fife]] became the closest seat in the country with the SNP holding a majority of 2 over the [[Scottish Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrats]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/S14000049 | title=Fife North East parliamentary constituency – Election 2017| work=BBC News}}</ref> Three of the Scottish Parliament constituencies are held by the [[Scottish National Party]]: [[Cowdenbeath (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cowdenbeath]], [[Dunfermline (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dunfermline]] and [[Mid Fife and Glenrothes (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Mid Fife and Glenrothes]]. One is held by the [[Scottish Liberal Democrats]]: [[North East Fife (Scottish Parliament constituency)|North East Fife]].<ref name="Scottish Election Results 2016 Results">{{cite news |title=Scotland Election 2016|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2016/scotland/results | work=BBC News}}</ref>

[[Fife Council]]'s administrative headquarters and [[Police Scotland]]'s P Division (formerly [[Fife Constabulary]]) are based in [[Glenrothes]]. The Council meetings take place in [[Fife House, Glenrothes|Fife House]] in the town centre. The west wing of the building was built by the Glenrothes Development Corporation (GDC) as their offices in 1969, which was later used as the headquarters of Fife Regional Council from shortly after its creation in 1975.<ref>{{cite news |title=Briefly |url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/search-newspapers |access-date=22 April 2023 |work=Aberdeen Press and Journal |date=26 November 1975 |page=15 |quote=...at the last meeting of Fife Regional Council to take place in County Hall, Cupar, before they move to Fife House, Glenrothes...}}</ref><ref name="Ferguson p91">Ferguson ''A History of Glenrothes'' p.91.</ref>