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| Swing |
| Against 1997 General Election |
1.7% from Labour to SNP
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| Lab-Con (against 1997) |
1.9% from Labour to Conservative
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| Against 1999 devolution poll |
1.4% from SNP to Labour
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Description
This seat was rocked by the untimely death of the Scottish First Minister and Labour Leader Donald Dewar on 11 October 2000. Mr Dewar had a personal rapport with this seat and was held in great esteem by its constituents. He had held Anniesland and its predecessor Glasgow Garscadden since a 1978 by-election.
Mr Dewar also held the Anniesland seat in the Scottish Parliament, so his death caused an historic double by-election. Bill Butler held the Scottish Parliament seat and John Robertson held the Westminster seat for the Labour party, with strong majorities over the second-placed SNP candidates.
Anniesland is situated on the north western outskirts of the city of Glasgow, stretching from Drumchapel on the boundaries with Clydebank to the Botanic Gardens in Glasgow’s West End.
The seat has its own smart villa suburb in Kelvinside and is home to the prestigious private school, the High School of Glasgow. But it is typified more by its inter- and post-war council estates. Some, like the sprawling Drumchapel, are areas of multiple social and economic deprivation. Others, such as Knightswood, are established working class enclaves.
Past Results
| 1997 General Election |
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| Glasgow Anniesland |
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Name |
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Votes |
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Donald Dewar |
Labour |
20,951 |
61.8 |
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William Wilson |
SNP |
5,797 |
17.1 |
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Andrew Brocklehurst |
Conservative |
3,881 |
11.5 |
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Christopher McGinty |
Liberal Democrat |
2,453 |
7.2 |
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Akhtar Majid |
ProLife Alliance |
374 |
1.1 |
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William Bonnar |
Other |
229 |
0.7 |
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Alan Milligan |
UK Independence |
86 |
0.3 |
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Gillian McKay |
Referendum |
84 |
0.2 |
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Thomas Pringle |
Natural Law |
24 |
0.1 |
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Majority |
15,154 |
44.7 |
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Turnout |
33,879 |
63.8 |
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| Parliamentary By-Election |
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| Glasgow Anniesland
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Votes |
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John Robertson |
Labour |
10,539 |
52.1 |
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Grant Thoms |
SNP |
4,202 |
20.8 |
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Dorothy Luckhurst |
Conservative |
2,188 |
10.8 |
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Christopher McGinty |
Liberal Democrat |
1,630 |
8.1 |
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Charlie McCarthy |
Scottish Socialist |
1,441 |
7.1 |
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William Lyden |
Independent |
212 |
1.1 |
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Majority |
6,337 |
31.3 |
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Turnout |
20,212 |
38.4 |
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| 1999 Scottish Parliamentary Election |
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| Glasgow Anniesland
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Donald Dewar |
Labour |
16,749 |
58.8 |
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Kaukab Stewart |
SNP |
5,756 |
20.2 |
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William Aitken |
Conservative |
3,032 |
10.6 |
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Iain Brown |
Liberal Democrat |
1,804 |
6.3 |
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Ann Lynch |
Scottish Socialist |
1,000 |
3.5 |
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Edward Boyd |
Socialist Labour |
139 |
0.5 |
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Majority |
10,993 |
38.6 |
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Turnout |
28,480 |
51.9 |
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| Scottish By-Election |
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| Glasgow Anniesland
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Votes |
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Bill Butler |
Labour |
9,838 |
48.7 |
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Tom Chalmers |
SNP |
4,462 |
22.1 |
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Kate Pickering |
Conservative |
2,148 |
10.6 |
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Rosie Kane |
Scottish Socialist |
1,429 |
7.1 |
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Judith Fryer |
Liberal Democrat |
1,384 |
6.8 |
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Alastair Whitelaw |
Green |
662 |
3.3 |
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Murdo Ritchie |
Socialist Labour |
298 |
1.5 |
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Majority |
5,376 |
26.6 |
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Turnout |
20,221 |
38.3 |
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