The SNP’s Ross Vettraino was returned to Ward 15 once again as his party made a crucial gain in the race for Fife House.
The stalwart councillor said he hoped to help form an SNP majority in Glenrothes, as the only candidate who was successfully re-elected in Glenrothes Central and Thornton.
“I’m delighted,” he said. “I’m very happy to be able to represent the people.”
Asked what challenges the council faced, he said: “We will have to do more and more with less and less.
“But I want to make the council more accountable and help people to communicate with council officers, who want to help people.”
Mr Vettraino will be joined by SNP colleague, newcomer Vikki Wilton, and Labour’s Derek Noble.
Mr Noble, another newcomer to Fife House, was elected ahead of party colleague Ian Sloan, who narrowly missed out.
Another previous ward councillor, Ian Crichton, missed out after leaving the Labour Party to stand as an independent.
