A controversial consultation to decide the name of the new Glenrothes sports centre will be rerun if Labour take control following council elections.
The party says the public would be given the chance to vote again, branding the previous exercise ”an insult to the town”.
But council leader Peter Grant dismissed Labour’s move as electioneering and said the people of Glenrothes had more important things to worry about in a time of recession.
The £300 consultation was dubbed a sham when the Glenrothes area committee opted to name the new £21 million centre after former SNP councillor Michael Woods, who served the town for many years.
This was despite the fact 43% of respondents voted to call it ‘Glenrothes Sports and Leisure Centre’, with only 22% choosing the ‘Michael Woods Leisure Centre’.
Comments were also submitted from the new centre operator, Fife Sport and Leisure Trust, which said ‘Glenrothes Sports and Leisure Centre’ was its preferred option.
It argued this name would maximise the marketing and branding opportunities while further enhancing the name of the town.
SNP members on the committee claimed that with only 174 respondents, too few people took part to make the consultation meaningful.
Announcing the process would be run again should Labour take control of the committee, Councillor Bill Kay said: ”The way in which the SNP in Glenrothes have dealt with this matter is just not acceptable.
”They gave the people three options to choose from and when they did not like the option the people chose they simply ignored the result and did what they had always wanted to do and named our new sport and leisure centre after their friend.”