2000 Falkirk West by-election

2000 UK Parliamentary by-election April 2025 November 2013 2000 Falkirk West by-election United Kingdom parliamentary no 1997 United Kingdom general election 1997 2001 United Kingdom general election 2001 21 December 2000 Eric Joyce 150x150px Labour Party (UK) 8,492 43.5% 15.9% David Kerr Scottish National Party 7,787 39.9% 16.5% Craig Stevenson Conservative Party (UK) 1,621 8.3% 3.8% Iain Hunter Scottish Socialist Party 989 5.1% New MP Dennis Canavan Eric Joyce Labour Labour A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Falkirk West was held on 21 December 2000, caused by the resignation of incumbent Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) Dennis Canavan. It was won by Eric Joyce who held the seat for Labour, narrowly holding off a strong challenge from the Scottish National Party (SNP). It was the last of seventeen by-elections held in the 1997–2001 parliament. Background The vacancy was caused by the resignation from the UK House of Commons of Dennis Canavan, the MP for Falkirk West. Canavan had first been elected for West Stirlingshire in the October 1974 election as a Labour Party candidate, and had held that seat until its abolition in 1983. He had then won the new Falkirk West seat, and held that seat as a Labour MP until he was expelled from Labour in 1999. He then sat as an Independent until he resigned on 21 November 2000 by accepting the office of Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead. Result Falkirk West by-election, 2000http://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1997.html Results of Byelections in the 1997-2002 Parliament Boothroyd David 2015-10-05 United Kingdom Election Results Labour Party (UK) Eric Joyce 8,492 43.5 −15.9 Scottish National Party David Kerr 7,787 39.9 +16.5 Conservative Party (UK) Craig Stevenson 1,621 8.3 −3.8 Scottish Socialist Party Iain Hunter 989 5.1 New Liberal Democrats (UK) Hugh O'Donnell 615 3.2 −1.9 705 3.6 -32.3 19,504 36.1 -36.5 Labour Party (UK) -16.2 General Election result, 1997 General Election 1997: Falkirk West Labour Party (UK) Dennis Canavan 22,772 59.3 +9.6 Scottish National Party David Alexander 8,989 23.4 -0.9 Conservative Party (UK) Carol Buchanan 4,639 12.1 -7.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Derek Houston 1,970 5.1 -1.1 13,783 35.9 +10.4 38,370 72.6 Labour Party (UK) See also Elections in Scotland References External links Scottish Election Results 1997–present Category:2000 in Scotland Category:2000s elections in Scotland Category:Politics of Falkirk (council area) Category:2000 elections in the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scottish constituencies