1990 Paisley North by-election

The 1990 Paisley North by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 29 November 1990 for the UK House of Commons constituency of Paisley North, in the town of Paisley, Scotland.

1990 Paisley North by-election

← 1987 29 November 1990 1992 →
Constituency of Paisley North
Turnout	53.7% 19.8%
First party Second party   Candidate Irene Adams Roger Mullin Party Labour SNP Popular vote 11,353 7,583 Percentage 44.0% 29.4% Swing 11.5% 16.5%   Third party Fourth party   Candidate E Marwick J Bannerman Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Popular vote 3,835 2,139 Percentage 14.8% 8.3% Swing 1.0% 7.5%
MP before election Allen Adams Labour Subsequent MP Irene Adams Labour

It was caused by the death of the sitting Member of Parliament for the constituency, Allen Adams.^[1] The Scottish National Party saw a healthy increase in their share of the vote, but not enough to win, and the Labour Party retained the seat, with Adams' widow Irene being elected.

Result

Paisley North by-election, 1990[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Irene Adams	11,353	44.0	−11.5
	SNP	Roger Mullin	7,583	29.4	+16.5
	Conservative	E Marwick	3,835	14.8	−1.0
	Liberal Democrats	J Bannerman	2,139	8.3	−7.5
	Scottish Green	David G. Mellor	918	3.6	New
Majority			3,770	14.6	−24.9
Turnout			25,828	53.7	−19.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-11.8

See also

• Elections in Scotland
• List of United Kingdom by-elections

References

1. Waller, Robert; Criddle, Byron (17 August 1999). The Almanac of British Politics (6 ed.). Routledge. p. 536. ISBN 0415185416.
2. "By-election results: 1987–92" (PDF). House of Commons Information Office. p. 14. Retrieved 9 April 2012.