2001 Strathkelvin and Bearsden by-election
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The 2001 Strathkelvin and Bearsden by-election was a by-election held for the Scottish Parliament constituency of Strathkelvin and Bearsden on 7 June 2001, the same day as the UK general election and also a Scottish Parliament by-election in Banff and Buchan. It was caused by the resignation for health reasons of the constituency's MSP, Sam Galbraith.
The Labour Party retained the seat with Brian Fitzpatrick winning for them. He faced a strong challenge from Dr. Jean Turner who stood as an "independent" candidate trying to save the local Stobhill Hospital. Turner would later stand against Fitzpatrick at the 2003 election for the Scottish Parliament and defeat him.
Result
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Brian Fitzpatrick
|votes = 15,401
|percentage = 37.0
|change = -13.7
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{{Election box candidate|
|party = Save Stobhill Hospital
|candidate = Dr Jean Turner
|votes = 7,572
|percentage = 18.2
|change = New
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = John Morrison
|votes = 7,147
|percentage = 17.2
|change = +7.4
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Janet Law
|votes = 6,457
|percentage = 15.5
|change = -6.6
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Charles Ferguson
|votes = 5,037
|percentage = 12.1
|change = -4.3
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,829
|percentage = 18.8
|change = -9.8
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 41,614
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Co-operative
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Scottish Parliament election result, 1999
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Sam Galbraith
|votes = 21,505
|percentage = 50.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Fiona McLeod
|votes = 9,384
|percentage = 22.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Charles Ferguson
|votes = 6,934
|percentage = 16.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Anne Howarth
|votes = 4,144
|percentage = 9.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate|
|party = Anti-Drug (Independent)
|candidate = Maxi Richards
|votes = 423
|percentage = 1.0
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 12,121
|percentage = 28.6
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 42,390
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Co-operative
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See also
External links
- [http://gswing.sourceforge.net/scotland/strathkelvin_and_bearsden.html Scottish Election Results 1997 - present]
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Strathkelvin and Bearsden by-election
Category:2000s elections in Scotland
Category:Politics of East Dunbartonshire
Strathkelvin and Bearsden by-election
Strathkelvin and Bearsden 2001