SNP hold seat in Fife Council by-election

Image source, Fife Council

Image caption, Alistair Suttie won the Leven, Kennoway and Largo seat after a by-election

The SNP has held a seat on Fife Council after a by-election.

The vote in the Leven, Kennoway and Largo ward was triggered after Councillor Alistair Hunter .

The SNP held the seat in the fifth round of counting under the single transferrable vote system, with Alistair Suttie winning 1,501 first-preference votes.

Labour finished second, with the Conservatives third. Turnout was 27.6%.