Dunfermline and Dollar combines the city of Dunfermline with communities stretching west and north into Clackmannanshire. Dunfermline is the largest urban centre, with a historic core surrounded by extensive modern residential development. The constituency also includes smaller towns and villages such as Dollar, Kincardine and communities around the Forth, giving it a more mixed character beyond the city. The southern edge is shaped by the Firth of Forth and major transport links toward Edinburgh, while the northern part becomes increasingly rural toward the Ochil Hills. The result is a constituency that joins a growing city with smaller former industrial, commuter and rural communities across two council areas.
Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.
People and place
A population and household snapshot for Dunfermline and Dollar, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population96,634
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationScotland
Age profile
0 to 1719.8% · 19,154 people
18 to 246.7% · 6,513 people
25 to 3411.9% · 11,469 people
35 to 4920.1% · 19,422 people
50 to 6421.5% · 20,824 people
65 and over19.9% · 19,252 people
Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗
Home ownership and renting
Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.
42,687 householdsCensus 2022
Home owners69.8% · 29,809 households
Private renters10.5% · 4,496 households
Social renters18.3% · 7,818 households
Other tenure1.3% · 564 households
“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.
Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗
Household composition
A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.
42,678 householdsCensus 2022
One-person households32.6% · 13,925 households
Families with dependent children26.7% · 11,401 households
Other single-family households38.6% · 16,468 households
Other household types2.1% · 884 households
Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗
Disability and day-to-day activities
The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
95,569 people in the source baseCensus 2022Source comparison: Scotland
Day-to-day activities limited a lot9.7% · 9,223 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little13.4% · 12,852 people
Non-disabled76.9% · 73,494 people
Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.
Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗
Petitions
Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.
Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.
Open petitionCloses 21 October 2026
Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases
Signatures in this constituency481
Signatures nationally105,312
Government response published · Debate scheduled for 19 October 2026
Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗
Funding and local projects
National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.
The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.
Grants recorded43
Total awarded£1,657,892
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 5 June 2026
Culross Community Crust
Culross Stables Community Hub
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
This group will use the funding over two years to continue staffing the 'warm food' project of a vibrant social hub serving the Culross & Low Valleyfield communities.
National Lottery grantAwarded 4 June 2026
EATS Rosyth: Sustaining People Food and Community Programmes(2026–2031)
Rosyth Community Projects Ltd
£200,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
This group will use the funding to sustain and stabilise their core work building on the progress made through previous grants to continue delivering food community and greenspace activity while addressing poverty disadvantage and social isolation.
National Lottery grantAwarded 8 May 2026
Afro-Caribbean Community Empowerment & Cultural Festival 2026
TMAS Community CIC
£15,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
This group will use the funding for a one day festival celebrating the Scottish Afro-Caribbean community in Dunfermline.
National Lottery grantAwarded 4 April 2026
Annual Investment to support the Scottish Governing Body of Sport (SGB) to deliver against outcomes
The Scottish Water Ski Association Limited
£27,125
Sport Scotland · Sport
About this award
To support the National Development Officer posts.
National Lottery grantAwarded 4 April 2026
Annual Investment to support the Scottish Governing Body of Sport (SGB) to deliver against outcomes
The Scottish Water Ski Association Limited
£9,000
Sport Scotland · Sport
About this award
To support the delivery of the development programme
38 more awards are available.
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
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