Glasgow Anniesland


saltire shield'There's no music and bally-hoo on the streets of Anniesland. Sadly, there are no debates. Labour is too terrified to let its candidates near the opposition.'
John MacLeod in the Herald 23 rd November 2000.
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The winner

Glasgow Anniesland Westminster Parliament By-election 23 rd November 2000

LogoPartyCandidateVotes%% change since 97
Labour logoLabour John Robertson 10,539 52.14 % - 9.70 %
SNP logo Scottish National Party Grant Thoms 4,202 20.79 % + 3.68 %
Con logo Conservative Dorothy Luckhurst 2,188 10.83 % -0.63 %
Liberal logo Liberal Democrat Christopher McGinty 1,630 8.06 % + 0.82 %
Scottish Socialist Party Charlie McCarthy 1,441 7.13 % + 6.45 %

Family Action Movement William Lynden 212 1.05 % + 1.05 %
Lab hold Lab majority 6,337 31.35 % - 12.38 %

General Election 1 st May 1997

LogoPartyCandidateVotes%
Labour logoLabourDonald Dewar20,95161.84%
SNP logoScottish National PartyDr William Wilson5,95717.11%
Con logoConservativeAndrew Brocklehurst3,88111.46%
Liberal logoLiberal DemocratChristopher McGinty2,4537.24%
Pro Life AllianceAkhtar Majid3741.10%
Scottish Socialist AllianceBill Bonnar2290.68%
UK IndependenceAlan Milligan860.25%
Referendum logoReferendumGillian McKay840.25%
Natural LawThomas Pringle240.07%
Lab holdLab majority 15,15444.73%

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