2000 Glasgow Anniesland by-elections

By-elections held in Glasgow Anniesland, Scotland December 2020 March 2013 2000 Glasgow Anniesland by-election United Kingdom parliamentary no 1997 United Kingdom general election 1997 2001 United Kingdom general election 2001 23 November 2000 John Robertson Scottish Labour Scottish Labour 10,359 51.7% 10.1% Grant Thoms Scottish National Party Scottish National Party 4,202 21.0% 3.9% Dorothy Luckhurst Scottish Conservatives Scottish Conservatives 2,188 10.9% 0.6% Chris McGinty Scottish Liberal Democrats Scottish Liberal Democrats 1,630 8.1% 0.9% Charlie McCarthy Scottish Socialist Party Scottish Socialist Party 1,441 7.2% 6.5% MP Donald Dewar John Robertson Labour Labour By-elections for both the United Kingdom parliamentary and Scottish Parliament constituencies of Glasgow Anniesland were held on 23 November 2000 following the death of incumbent Scottish Labour Member of Parliament (MP), Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) and First Minister of Scotland, Donald Dewar. Both seats were retained by Labour. 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 Annieslandhttp://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1997.html Results of Byelections in the 1997–2002 Parliament Boothroyd David 2015-10-05 United Kingdom Election Results Scottish Labour John Robertson 10,359 51.7 -10.1 Scottish National Party Grant Thoms 4,202 21.0 +3.9 Scottish Conservatives Dorothy Luckhurst 2,188 10.9 -0.6 Scottish Liberal Democrats Chris McGinty 1,630 8.1 +0.9 Scottish Socialist Party Charlie McCarthy 1,441 7.2 +6.5 Independent (politician) William Lyden 212 1.1 New 6,337 30.7 -14.0 20,032 38.4 -25.4 Labour Party (UK) -7.0 General election result, 1997 1997 United Kingdom general election: Glasgow Anniesland Scottish Labour Donald Dewar 20,951 61.8 Scottish National Party Bill Wilson 5,797 17.1 Scottish Conservatives Robert Brocklehurst 3,881 11.5 Scottish Liberal Democrats Chris McGinty 2,453 7.2 ProLife Alliance Akhtar Majid 374 1.1 Scottish Socialist Alliance Bill Bonnar 229 0.7 United Kingdom Independence Party Alan Milligan 86 0.3 Referendum Party Gillian McKay 84 0.2 Natural Law Party Thomas Pringle 24 0.1 15,154 44.7 33,879 63.8 Scottish Labour Party Scottish Parliament result Scottish Parliament by-election, 2000: Glasgow Anniesland Scottish Labour Party Bill Butler 9,838 48.7 −10.1 Scottish National Party Tom Chalmers 4,462 22.1 +1.9 Scottish Conservative Party Kate Pickering 2,148 10.6 ±0.0 Scottish Socialist Party Rosie Kane 1,429 7.0 +3.5 Scottish Liberal Democrats Judith Fryer 1,384 6.8 +0.5 Scottish Green Party Alistair Whitelaw 662 3.3 New Socialist Labour Party (UK) Murdo Ritchie 298 1.5 +1.0 5,376 26.6 −12.0 20,211 38.3 -13.6 Scottish Labour Party 1999 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Anniesland Scottish Labour Party Donald Dewar 16,749 58.8 Scottish National Party Kaukab Stewart 5,756 20.2 Scottish Conservative Party Bill Aitken 3,032 10.6 Scottish Liberal Democrats Iain Brown 1,804 6.3 Scottish Socialist Party Ann Lynch 1,000 3.5 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Edward Boyd 139 0.5 10,993 38.6 28,480 51.9 Scottish Labour Party See also Glasgow Anniesland (UK Parliament constituency) Glasgow Anniesland (Scottish Parliament constituency) Elections in Scotland List of by-elections to the Scottish Parliament Lists of United Kingdom by-elections References External links Scottish Election Results 1997 – present Category:2000 elections in the United Kingdom Category:2000 in Scotland Category:2000s elections in Scotland Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Glasgow constituencies Glasgow Anniesland 2000 Category:Elections in Glasgow Category:2000s in Glasgow Category:November 2000 in the United Kingdom