At one time Dunfermline and West Fife would be considered a very safe Labour seat.
However, since the resurgence of the SNP could the seat be about to change hands?
In the 2010 general election Labour’s Thomas Docherty brought the constituency back into Labour’s ownership.
Most thought it a certainty Labour would hold the seat in the 2006 by-election caused by the death of incumbent Rachel Squire.
But shockwaves reverberated around the country when it was taken by Willie Rennie and the Lib Dems on a 16% swing.
Fast forward to the last election, however, and the Scottish Lib Dem leader was soundly beaten into second place as Labour wrestled the constituency back with a 5,470 majority.
Since then the spotlight has landed firmly on the Dunfermline seat in the Scottish Parliament.
Riding on the back of an SNP landslide, MSP Bill Walker won the seat with a slim majority over Labour.
The candidates
* Thomas Docherty (Labour) Thomas Docherty was elected as MP in the last general election.
Before that he was account director with a communications consultancy, having previously worked for Network Rail, BNFL and as a research assistant to Scott Barrie, the former MSP for Dunfermline West.
He is currently the shadow deputy leader of the House of Commons and sits on various committees.
* Douglas Chapman (SNP) The Rosyth councillor has lived in Dunfermline for more than 23 years.
Most of his working life was with TSB Scotland in branch banking and latterly in personnel management.
Following the establishment of the Scottish Parliament, he worked for Bruce Crawford MSP for six years, covering shadow minister responsibilities for transport, energy and the environment.
* Gillian Cole-Hamilton (Lib Dem) Gillian’s background is in primary school teaching.
She helped organise a convoy of educational aid to Kosovo while a student.
“Having had a great history as a Liberal Democrat seat while Willie Rennie was the local MP, I am really excited to be standing for Dunfermline at the general election.
Gillian said one of her key priorities is to stand up for the people of Dunfermline.
* James Reekie (Conservative) A native of Dunfermline, James was a candidate for the Dunfermline seat in the 2011 Scottish Parliament election and has campaigned on many issues.
He attended Queen Anne High and then studied law at Edinburgh University.
James is now in the process of setting up his own cider-making business in Fife and is studying towards a business masters.
* Lewis Campbell (Green Party) Lewis is the youngest parliamentary candidate known of in the UK.
The 18-year-old grew up in Dunfermline, attending Touch Primary and Woodmill High School before starting to study sustainable development at St Andrews University in 2013, where he is vice-president of St Andrews’ Young Greens.
Lewis believes delivering as many Green MPs as possible to Westminster would allow the pursuit of a more sustainable and just society.