# 2000 Glasgow Anniesland by-elections

There was a double 2000 by-election in Glasgow Anniesland on 23 November 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 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 Anniesland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Robertson | 10,359 | 51.7 | −10.1 |
| | SNP | Grant Thoms | 4,202 | 21.0 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Luckhurst | 2,188 | 10.9 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris McGinty | 1,630 | 8.1 | +0.9 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Charlie McCarthy | 1,441 | 7.2 | +6.5 |
| | Independent | William Lyden | 212 | 1.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,337 | 30.7 | −14.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,032 | 38.4 | −25.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -7.0 | |

### General election result, 1997

1997 United Kingdom general election: Glasgow Anniesland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Donald Dewar | 20,951 | 61.8 |
| | SNP | Bill Wilson | 5,797 | 17.1 |
| | Conservative | Robert Brocklehurst | 3,881 | 11.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris McGinty | 2,453 | 7.2 |
| | ProLife Alliance | Akhtar Majid | 374 | 1.1 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Bill Bonnar | 229 | 0.7 |
| | UKIP | Alan Milligan | 86 | 0.3 |
| | Referendum | Gillian McKay | 84 | 0.2 |
| | Natural Law | Thomas Pringle | 24 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,154 | 44.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,879 | 63.8 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Scottish Parliament result

Scottish Parliament by-election, 2000: Glasgow Anniesland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bill Butler | 9,838 | 48.7 | −10.1 |
| | SNP | Tom Chalmers | 4,462 | 22.1 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative | Kate Pickering | 2,148 | 10.6 | ±0.0 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Rosie Kane | 1,429 | 7.0 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Fryer | 1,384 | 6.8 | +0.5 |
| | Scottish Green | Alistair Whitelaw | 662 | 3.3 | New |
| | Socialist Labour | Murdo Ritchie | 298 | 1.5 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,376 | 26.6 | −12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,211 | 38.3 | −13.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1999 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Anniesland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Donald Dewar | 16,749 | 58.8 |
| | SNP | Kaukab Stewart | 5,756 | 20.2 |
| | Conservative | Bill Aitken | 3,032 | 10.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iain Brown | 1,804 | 6.3 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Ann Lynch | 1,000 | 3.5 |
| | Socialist Labour | Edward Boyd | 139 | 0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,993 | 38.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,480 | 51.9 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |