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| Cowdenbeath by-election: Alex Rowley holds seat for Labour | Cowdenbeath by-election: Alex Rowley holds seat for Labour |
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| Alex Rowley has held the Cowdenbeath Scottish Parliament seat for Labour in the by-election sparked by the death of sitting MSP Helen Eadie. | |
| There were seven candidates taking part in the contest, with voting taking place throughout Thursday. | There were seven candidates taking part in the contest, with voting taking place throughout Thursday. |
| Labour beat the SNP, recording a majority of 5,488 votes, with the Conservatives polling third and UKIP pushing the Lib Dems into fifth place. | |
| Mr Rowley became the leader of the Fife Council in 2012. | |
| The candidates | |
| Denise Baykal - UK Independence Party. | |
| Dave Dempsey - Scottish Conservatives. | |
| Stuart Graham - The Victims Final Right Party. | |
| Jade Holden - Scottish Liberal Democrats. | |
| Natalie McGarry - Scottish National Party. | |
| Alex Rowley - Scottish Labour. | |
| James Trolland - Scottish Democratic Alliance. |