1990 Paisley North by-election

{{Short description|UK parliamentary by-election}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1990 Paisley North by-election

| type = parliamentary

| country = United Kingdom

| seats_for_election = Constituency of Paisley North

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1987 United Kingdom general election

| previous_year = 1987

| election_date = 29 November 1990

| candidate1 = Irene Adams

| image1 =

| party1 = Labour Party (UK)

| popular_vote1 = 11,353

| percentage1 = 44.0%

| swing1 = {{decrease}}11.5%

| candidate2 = Roger Mullin

| image2 =

| party2 = Scottish National Party

| popular_vote2 = 7,583

| percentage2 = 29.4%

| swing2 = {{increase}}16.5%

| candidate4 = E Marwick

| image4 =

| party4 = Conservative Party (UK)

| popular_vote4 = 3,835

| percentage4 = 14.8%

| swing4 = {{decrease}}1.0%

| candidate5 = J Bannerman

| image5 =

| party5 = Liberal Democrats (UK)

| popular_vote5 = 2,139

| percentage5 = 8.3%

| swing5 = {{decrease}}7.5%

| title = MP

| posttitle = Subsequent MP

| before_election = Allen Adams

| before_party = Labour Party (UK)

| after_election = Irene Adams

| after_party = Labour Party (UK)

| turnout = 53.7% {{decrease}}19.8%

| next_election = 1992 United Kingdom general election

| next_year = 1992

}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}

{{Use British English|date=November 2013}}

{{PoliticsScotland}}

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.

It was caused by the death of the sitting Member of Parliament for the constituency, Allen Adams.{{cite book|last1=Waller|first1=Robert|authorlink1=Robert Waller (pundit)|last2=Criddle|first2=Byron|title=The Almanac of British Politics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=amqVCts7MMUC|edition=6|date=17 August 1999|publisher=Routledge|isbn=0415185416|page=536}} 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.