Scottish Parliamentary By-Elections 1999 - 2003

'The Liberal Democrats are a completely unprincipled bunch of opportunists, who will do anything and say anything for a taste of power. In New Labour, they have found their perfect bedfellows. They are the kind of politicians who could cut down a tree and then happily mount the stump and make a speech in favour of conservation.' Scottish Tory Leader, David McLetchie MSP, 24 th June 2000.

Total votes cast in Scottish by elections 1999-2003

Logo	Party	Votes	%	Change	Candidates	MSPs elected
	Labour	37,190	29.82 %	- 10.76 %	4	2 (- 1)
	Scottish National Party	35,541	28.49 %	+ 0.55 %	4	1
	Conservative & Unionist	26,571	21.30 %	+ 0.16%	4	1 (+ 1)
	Liberal Democrats	12,562	10.07 %	+ 0.84 %	4	0
	Save Stobhall Hospital	7,572	6.07 %	(+ 6.07 %)	1	0
	Scottish Socialist Party	3,456	2.77 %	+ 2.06 %	3 (+ 2)	0
	Scottish Green Party	1,122	0.90 %	+ 0.90 %	2 (+ 2)	0
	Socialist Labour	298	0.24 %	+ 0.14 %	1	0
	Radio Vet	186	0.15 %	(+ 0.15 %)	1 (+ 1)	0
	UK Independence Party	113	0.09 %	(+ 0.09 %)	1 (+ 1)	0
	Pro Life Alliance	111	0.09 %	(+ 0.09 %)	1 (+ 1)	0
	Anti Cloning	15	0.01 %	(+ 0.01 %)	1 (+ 1)	0

Election results

Ayr (South of Scotland Region): 16 th March 2000

Electorate . Turnout
	John Scott
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	12,580
	%	39.44 %
	% change since 1999	+ 1.43 %
	Jim Mather
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	9,236
	%	28.95 %
	% change since 1999	+ 9.48 %
	Cllr Rita Miller
	Labour
	Votes	7,054
	%	22.11 %
	% change since 1999	- 15.98 %
	James Stewart
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Votes	1,345
	%	4.22 %
	% change since 1999	(+ 4.22 %)
	Stuart Ritchie
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	800
	%	2.51 %
	% change since 1999	- 1.93 %
	Gavin Corbett
	Scottish Green Party
	Votes	460
	%	1.44 %
	% change since 1999	(+ 1.44 %)
	William Clifton Botcherby
	The Radio Vet
	Votes	186
	%	0.58 %
	% change since 1999	(+ 0.58 %)
	Alistair McConnachie
	UK Independence Party
	Votes	113
	%	0.35 %
	% change since 1999	(+ 0.35 %)
	Robert Graham
	Pro Life Alliance
	Votes	111
	%	0.35 %
	% change since 1999	(+ 0.35 %)
	Kevin James Dillon
	Independent, Anti Cloning
	Votes	15
	%	0.05 %
	% change since 1999	(+ 0.05 %)
Conservative & Unionist gain from Labour
Conservative & Unionist majority		3,344
% majority		10.48 %
% change since 1999

Glasgow Anniesland (Glasgow Region): 23 rd November 2000

	Bill Butler
	Labour Co-op
	Votes	9,838
	%	48.68 %
	% change since 1999	- 10.13 %
	Tom Chalmers
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	4,462
	%	22.08 %
	% change since 1999	+ 1.87 %
	Kate Pickering
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	2,138
	%	10.58 %
	% change since 1999	- 0.07 %
	Rosie Kane
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Votes	1,429
	%	7.07 %
	% change since 1999	+ 2.56 %
	Judith Fryer
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	1,384
	%	6.85 %
	% change since 1999	+ 0.52 %
	Alastair Whitelaw
	Scottish Green Party
	Votes	662
	%	3.28 %
	% change since 1999	(+ 3.28 %)
	Murdo Ritchie
	Socialist Labour Party
	Votes	298
	%	1.47 %
	% change since 1999	+ 0.98 %
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op majority		5,376
% majority		26.60 %
% change since 1999		- 12.00 %

Banff & Buchan (North East Scotland Region) 7 th June by-election

Electorate . Turnout
	Stewart Stevenson
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	15,386
	%	49.61 %
	% change since 1999	- 3.00 %
	Ted Brocklebank
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	6,819
	%	21.99 %
	% change since 1999	+ 4.96 %
	Megan Harris
	Labour
	Votes	4,897
	%	15.79 %
	% change since 1999	+ 2.17 %
	Canon Kenyon Wright
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	3,231
	%	10.42 %
	% change since 1999	- 6.33 %
	Peter Anderson
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Votes	682
	%	2.20 %
	% change since 1999	(+ 2.20 %)
Scottish National Party hold
Scottish National Party majority		8,567
% majority		27.62 %
% change since 1999		- 7.98 %

Strathkelvin & Bearsden (West of Scotland Region) 7 th June by-election

Electorate . Turnout % (- %)
	Brian Fitzpatrick
	Labour
	Votes	15,401
	%	37.01 %
	% change since 1999	- 13.72 %
	Dr Jean Turner
	Save Stobhill Hospital
	Votes	7,572
	%	18.20 %
	% change since 1999	(+ 18.20 %)
	John Morrison
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	7,147
	%	17.20 %
	% change since 1999	+ 7.42 %
	Janet Law
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	6,457
	%	15.52 %
	% change since 1999	- 6.64 %
	Charles Ferguson
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	5,037
	%	12.10 %
	% change since 1999	- 4.26 %
Labour hold
Labour majority		7,829
% majority		18.81 %
% change since 1999		- 9.78 %