2000 Glasgow Anniesland by-elections explained

Election Name:2000 Glasgow Anniesland by-election
Country:United Kingdom
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1997 United Kingdom general election
Previous Year:1997
Next Election:2001 United Kingdom general election
Next Year:2001
Election Date:23 November 2000
Candidate1:John Robertson
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Popular Vote1:10,359
Percentage1:51.7%
Swing1:10.1pp
Party2:Scottish National Party
Popular Vote2:4,202
Percentage2:21.0%
Swing2:3.9pp
Party3:Conservative Party (UK)
Popular Vote3:2,188
Percentage3:10.9%
Swing3:0.6pp
Candidate4:Chris McGinty
Party4:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Popular Vote4:1,630
Percentage4:8.1%
Swing4:0.9pp
Party5:Scottish Socialist Party
Popular Vote5:1,441
Percentage5:7.2%
Swing5:6.5pp
MP
Before Election:Donald Dewar
After Election:John Robertson
Before Party:Labour
After Party:Labour

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

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 byelection. 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%.

Scottish Parliament result

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