2000 Glasgow Anniesland by-elections

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2000 Glasgow Anniesland by-election
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  1997 23 November 2000 2001  
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Candidate John Robertson Grant ThomsDorothy Luckhurst
Party Labour SNP Conservative
Popular vote10,3594,2022,188
Percentage51.7%21.0%10.9%
SwingDecrease2.svg10.1%Increase2.svg3.9%Decrease2.svg0.6%

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
CandidateChris McGintyCharlie McCarthy
Party Liberal Democrats Scottish Socialist
Popular vote1,6301,441
Percentage8.1%7.2%
SwingIncrease2.svg0.9%Increase2.svg6.5%

MP before election

Donald Dewar
Labour

Elected MP

John Robertson
Labour

There was a double 2000 by-election in Glasgow Anniesland on 23 November 2000.

Contents

Donald Dewar, a leading figure in Scottish Labour politics, had in 1999 been elected to the Scottish Parliament where he had become First Minister of the Scottish Parliament, but he retained his seat in the Parliament of the United Kingdom intending to stand down at the next general election. However, Dewar died on 11 October 2000 from a massive brain haemorrhage, possibly brought on by a fall he suffered outside his official residence the previous day. This created a by-election for his seat of Glasgow Anniesland in the UK Parliament and Glasgow Anniesland in the Scottish Parliament.

Both elections were held on the same day, and polling day was set for 23 November. John Robertson had already been chosen to fight the seat for Labour at the general election and therefore stood at the by-election. The Labour vote declined, but with the main beneficiary being the small Scottish Socialist Party rather than the challenging Scottish National Party, the seat was comfortably held.

Results

Westminster result

The turnout was 38.1%.

Westminster parliamentary by-election, 2000: Glasgow Anniesland [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Robertson 10,359 51.7 −10.1
SNP Grant Thoms4,20221.0+3.9
Conservative Dorothy Luckhurst2,18810.9−0.6
Liberal Democrats Chris McGinty1,6308.1+0.9
Scottish Socialist Charlie McCarthy1,4417.2+6.5
Independent William Lyden2121.1New
Majority 6,33730.7−14.0
Turnout 20,03238.4−25.4
Labour hold Swing -7.0

General election result, 1997

1997 United Kingdom general election: Glasgow Anniesland
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Donald Dewar 20,951 61.8
SNP Bill Wilson 5,79717.1
Conservative Robert Brocklehurst3,88111.5
Liberal Democrats Chris McGinty2,4537.2
ProLife Alliance Akhtar Majid3741.1
Scottish Socialist Bill Bonnar 2290.7
UKIP Alan Milligan860.3
Referendum Gillian McKay840.2
Natural Law Thomas Pringle240.1
Majority15,15444.7
Turnout 33,87963.8
Labour win (new seat)

Scottish Parliament result

Scottish Parliament by-election, 2000: Glasgow Anniesland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bill Butler 9,838 48.7 −10.1
SNP Tom Chalmers4,46222.1+1.9
Conservative Kate Pickering2,14810.6±0.0
Scottish Socialist Rosie Kane 1,4297.0+3.5
Liberal Democrats Judith Fryer1,3846.8+0.5
Scottish Green Alistair Whitelaw6623.3New
Socialist Labour Murdo Ritchie2981.5+1.0
Majority 5,37626.6−12.0
Turnout 20,21138.3−13.6
Labour hold Swing
1999 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Anniesland
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Donald Dewar 16,749 58.8
SNP Kaukab Stewart 5,75620.2
Conservative Bill Aitken 3,03210.6
Liberal Democrats Iain Brown1,8046.3
Scottish Socialist Ann Lynch1,0003.5
Socialist Labour Edward Boyd1390.5
Majority10,99338.6
Turnout 28,48051.9
Labour win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1997–2002 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Retrieved 5 October 2015.