HC Deb 09 March 1987 vol 112 cc89-91W
Mr. Gordon Brown

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will detail, ward by ward, the unemployment figures for Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy districts in (a) the electoral ward and (b) postal code areas for June 1983 and January 1987.

Mr. Lang

The information is not available in the precise form requested.

The following tables show the number of unemployed claimants in each electoral ward in the Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy local authority districts for June 1983 and January 1987.

Kirkcaldy Local Authority District
Ward (DE) Name June 1983 January 1987
Aberhill/Methil 219 303
Auchmuty 414 458
Bennochy 164 214
Burntisland West 232 368
Cardenden 223 323
Denbeath and Savoy 251 309
Dunearn 245 296
Dunnikier 85 164
Dysart/Wemyss 211 295
East Wemyss and Muiredge 245 259
Fair Isle 248 321
Gallatown/Thornton 158 301
Glenwood North 325 366
Glenwood West 255 280
Hayfield 217 284
Kennoway 301 272
Kinghorn-Burntisland East 189 263
Kinglassie/Bowhill 274 374
Kirkland/Mountfleurie 424 425
Leslie 204 256
Leven East 146 254
Leven West 377 348
Linktown/Auchtertool 286 338
Methilhill 374 425
North Glenrothes/Markinch/Star 469 699
Old Buckhaven 245 325
Pathhead/Victoria 215 326
Pitteuchar 179 200
Raith 83 149
Rimbleton 235 276
Sinclairtown 249 376
Smeaton 244 276
South Parks 200 237
Stenton/Balgonie 195 258
Torbain 189 262
Valley 321 376
Windygates 197 302
Woodside 217 246
Total 9,305 11,804

Due to changes in the compilation of the statistics during the intervening period these figures are not directly comparable.

Corresponding figures for postal codes are not available as they cannot readily be linked to local authority districts which are defined in the terms of wards.

This information is available in the Library.

Dunfermline Local Authority District
Ward (DE) Name June 1983 January 1987
Ballingry 343 543
Blacklaw/St. Leonards 152 206
Blairhall/High Valleyfield 331 390
Cairneyhill/Crossford 82 168
Cowdenbeath Foulford 179 331
Cowdenbeath Moss-side 251 406
Cowdenbeath South East 143 236
Crossgates/Hill of Beath 107 183
Dalgety Bay East/Aberdour 146 187
Dalgety Bay West/North Queensferry 113 210
Dunfermline Central 143 229
Dunfermline North 1 115 128
Wellwood/Milesmark/Dunfermline North 2 118 186
Ward (DE) Name June 1983 January 1987
Dunfermline West 138 253
Dunfermline/Aberdour 192 240
Dunfermline Garvock 112 160
Dunfermline/Linburn 279 324
Dunfermline/Pitcorthie 90 144
Dunfermline/Woodmill 279 325
Inverkeithing East 213 282
Inverkeithing West 252 279
Kelty East/West 162 241
Kincardine/Culross 202 276
Limekilns/Dunfermline/Pitreavie West 134 203
Lochgelly North 189 292
Lochgelly South 170 284
Lochore 238 352
Oakfield/Lumphinnans 256 352
Oakley North/Saline 163 232
Oakley South/Torryburn 190 261
Rosyth East 180 265
Rosyth South 99 164
Royth West 102 186
Townhill/Kingseat/Halbeath 179 276
TOTAL 6,042 8,794