1990 Paisley North by-election

Last updated
1990 Paisley North by-election
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
  1987 29 November 1990 1992  

Constituency of Paisley North
Turnout53.7% (Decrease2.svg 19.8%)
 First partySecond party
 
Candidate Irene Adams Roger Mullin
Party Labour SNP
Popular vote11,3537,583
Percentage44.0%29.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg11.5%Increase2.svg16.5%

 Third partyFourth party
 
CandidateE MarwickJ Bannerman
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Popular vote3,8352,139
Percentage14.8%8.3%
SwingDecrease2.svg1.0%Decrease2.svg7.5%

MP before election

Allen Adams
Labour

Subsequent MP

Irene Adams
Labour

The 1990 Paisley North by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 29 November 1990 for the House of Commons constituency of Paisley North, in the town of Paisley, Scotland.

Contents

It was caused by the death of the sitting Member of Parliament for the constituency, Allen Adams. [1] The Scottish National Party saw a healthy increase in their share of the vote, but not enough to win, and the Labour Party retained the seat, with Adams' widow Irene being elected.

Results

Paisley North by-election, 1990 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Irene Adams 11,353 44.0 -11.5
SNP Roger Mullin 7,58329.4+16.5
Conservative E Marwick3,83514.8-1.0
Liberal Democrats J Bannerman2,1398.3-7.5
Scottish Green David G. Mellor9183.6New
Majority3,77014.6-24.9
Turnout 25,82853.7-19.8
Labour hold Swing -11.8

See also

Related Research Articles

Katherine Patricia Irene Adams, Baroness Adams of Craigielea is a Scottish Labour peer who served as the Member of Parliament for Paisley North from 1990 to 2005.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Renfrewshire</span> Council area of Scotland

Renfrewshire is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ann McKechin</span> British politician

Ann McKechin is a former British Labour Party politician and was Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Maryhill from 2001 until 2005 and Glasgow North from 2005 to 2015. She was a junior minister under Gordon Brown before becoming a member of Shadow Cabinet of Ed Miliband. She lost her seat to the Scottish National Party in the landslide at the 2015 general election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paisley and Renfrewshire South (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2005 onwards

Paisley and Renfrewshire South is a constituency of the House of Commons, located in Renfrewshire, Scotland to the southwest of Glasgow. It elects one Member of Parliament at least once every five years using the first-past-the-post system of voting.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paisley North (Scottish Parliament constituency)</span> Region or constituency of the Scottish Parliament

Paisley North was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it was one of nine constituencies in the West of Scotland electoral region, which elected seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

Paisley was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 until 1983, when it was divided into Paisley North and Paisley South. These two constituencies were in turn amalgamated into Paisley and Renfrewshire South and Paisley and Renfrewshire North in 2005.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paisley North (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983–2005

Paisley North was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Paisley in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">West Renfrewshire (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1997–2005

West Renfrewshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1983 and again from 1997 until 2005. In 2005 the constituency was abolished and the area is now represented by Inverclyde, Paisley and Renfrewshire North and Paisley and Renfrewshire South.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Clydebank and Milngavie (Scottish Parliament constituency)</span> Region or constituency of the Scottish Parliament

Clydebank and Milngavie is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering part of the council areas of East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is also one of ten constituencies in the West Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1990 Paisley South by-election</span>

The 1990 Paisley South by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 29 November 1990 for the House of Commons constituency of Paisley South, in the town of Paisley, Scotland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cunninghame South (Scottish Parliament constituency)</span> Region or constituency of the Scottish Parliament

Cunninghame South is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council area of North Ayrshire. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election, and is one of ten constituencies in the West Scotland electoral region. The regions elects seven additional members, in addition to the ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Greenock and Inverclyde (Scottish Parliament constituency)</span> Region or constituency of the Scottish Parliament

Greenock and Inverclyde is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering most of the council area of Inverclyde. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is also one of ten constituencies in the West Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paisley South (Scottish Parliament constituency)</span> Region or constituency of the Scottish Parliament

Paisley South was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It was also one of nine constituencies in the West of Scotland electoral region, which elected seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">West Renfrewshire (Scottish Parliament constituency)</span> Region or constituency of the Scottish Parliament

Allender Steele Adams, known as Allen Adams, was a Scottish Labour politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Paisley from 1979 to 1983 and Paisley North from 1983 to 1990.

The 1978 Glasgow Garscadden by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 13 April 1978 for the British House of Commons constituency of Glasgow Garscadden, in the north west periphery of the City of Glasgow.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paisley (Scottish Parliament constituency)</span> Constituency of the Scottish Parliament

Paisley is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering the town of Paisley in Renfrewshire council area. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is also one of ten constituencies in the West Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Renfrewshire South (Scottish Parliament constituency)</span> Region or constituency of the Scottish Parliament

Renfrewshire South is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering parts of the council areas of Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It forms one of ten constituencies in the West Scotland electoral region, which also elects seven additional members to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gavin Newlands</span> Scottish politician

Gavin Andrew Stuart Newlands is a Scottish National Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Paisley and Renfrewshire North since the 2015 general election. He has served as the SNP Shadow Secretary of State for Transport since 2020.

References

  1. Waller, Robert; Criddle, Byron (17 August 1999). The Almanac of British Politics (6 ed.). Routledge. p. 536. ISBN   0415185416.
  2. "By-election results: 1987–92" (PDF). House of Commons Information Office. p. 14. Retrieved 9 April 2012.