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Updated: May 7, 2021, 12:50 pm
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Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie is feeling relaxed as the North East Fife count continues in Glenrothes.
Mr Rennie, who has held the seat since 2016, said polling suggested a positive result for him but he also urged caution.
“This is the most nerve-racking moment for all candidates,” he said.
“We know inside is determining whether I’ve got a job in a few hours time.
07/05/2021, 7:06 pm
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie has held on to his North East Fife seat, doubling his majority in the process.
He described the result as a great honour, adding: “I was born and brought up in North East Fife and to be re-elected as its MSP is such a privilege.
“It’s also a responsibility, to make sure I stick up for them in parliament and do the work locally for them as well.”
Willie Rennie.
Mr Rennie put his success down to his party’s “positive message” throughout the campaign.
“It was about putting recovery first and making sure we cut mental health waiting times – a lot of people struggle with that,” he said.
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What happened last time?
Save for a five-year spell between 2011 and 2016, North East Fife has been a one of the Scottish Parliament s few Liberal Democrat strongholds. Incumbent MSP and Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie snatched the seat from the SNP s Roderick Campbell five years ago.
That momentum carried on into 2019 s General Election, which saw Lib Dem Wendy Chamberlain take the Westminster North East FIfe seat from the SNP s Stephen Gethins after he scored two successive victories in 2015 and 2017.
Voters go to the polls on Thursday