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Find your electionBack to Cowdenbeath and KirkcaldyLocal elections are coming up — 7 May 2026
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Seat status
Safe
Percentage of votes
17.76%
Recent swing
+16.2% Labour
Party
Labour
Top donors:
Doha Forum (£5,555)
Stiftung Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz gGmbH (£1,807)
Great Britain China Centre (£1,350)
Key Parliamentary Votes
See where your MP stands on these issues
VOTED AYE4 Sep 2025
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
✓ Passed — 336 For, 77 Against
DID NOT VOTE9 Mar 2026
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
✓ Passed — 307 For, 173 Against
VOTED AYE10 Mar 2026
Courts and Tribunals Bill
✓ Passed — 304 For, 203 Against
Where Melanie fits into things
Surgeries
Monthly in-person, occasional online
Examples of successful citizen influence
- Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
- Local campaign prompting a public statement
Pressure that tends to influence
- High volume constituent contact
- Media attention on local issues
- Cross-party committee pressure
Committees
No current committee memberships