 | 'The changes deemed necessary to the Education (Graduate Endowment and Student Support) (Scotland) Bill, drawn up when Henry McLeish was in charge of enterprise and lifelong learning, were an embarrassment to the new First Minister, a spokeswoman admitted.' Alison Hardie in the Scotsman, 2 nd November 2000. |  |
Voting is at Preston Lancashire, West Bromwich West and Glasgow Anniesland.
The three contests are set to take place on 23 November. There will be a Scottish Parliament by-election at Anniesland on the same day.
The Anniesland and Preston contests were caused by the deaths of former Scottish First Minister Donald Dewar and Labour leftwinger Audrey Wise.
The West Bromwich West by-election stemmed from the resignation of former Speaker Betty Boothroyd.
Commons by-elections candidates are:
Glasgow Anniesland
John Robertson (Lab), Dorothy Luckhurst (C), Christopher McGinty (Lib Dem), Grant Thoms (Scottish National Party), William Lyden (Family Action Movement), Charlie McCarthy (Scottish Socialist Party).
Seven candidates already nominated for the Glasgow Anniesland Scottish Parliament by-election are: Bill Butler (Lab), Dr Kate Pickering (C), Judith Fryer (Lib Dem), Thomas Chalmers (SNP), Rosie Kane (SSP), Murdo Ritchie (Socialist Labour Party), Alastair Whitelaw (Green).
Preston
Mark Hendrick (Labour), Graham O'Hare (Conservative), Bill Chadwick (Liberal Democrat), Gregory Beaman (UK Independence Party), Terence Cartwright (Lancashire Socialist Alliance), David Franklin-Braid (Battle of Britain Christian Alliance Party), Peter Garrett (Preston Alliance - Christian Peoples Alliance), Christian Jackson (British National Party), Richard Merrick (Green Party).
West Bromwich West
Adrian Bailey (Lab), Karen Bissell (C), Sadie Smith (Lib Dem), Nicholas Griffin (BNP), Jonathan Oakton (UK Independence Party).
Previous results
Glasgow Anniesland 1997 General Election - Donald Dewar (Lab) 20,951 (61.84%); Dr William Wilson (SNP) 5,797 (17.11%); Andrew Brocklehurst (C) 3,881 (11.46%); Christopher McGinty (Lib Dem) 2,453 (7.24%)
Glasgow Anniesland 1999 Scottish Parliament election - Donald Dewar (Lab) 16,749 (58.81%); Kaukab Stewart (SNP) 5,756 (20.21%); William Aitken (C) 3,032 (10.65%); Iain Brown (Lib Dem) 1,804 (6.33%); Ms Ann Lynch (Scottish Socialist Party) 1,000 (3.51%); Edward Boyd (Socialist Labour) 139 (0.49%). Turnout 52.37%.
Preston 1997 - Audrey Wise (Lab) 29,220 (60.78%); Paul Gray (C) 10,540 (21.92%); Bill Chadwick (Lib Dem) 7,045 (14.65%); John Colin Porter
West Bromwich West 1997 - Betty Boothroyd (Speaker) 23,969 (65.32%); Richard Silvester (Labour Time For Change) 8,546 (23.29%); Stephen Edwards (National Democrat) 4,181 (11.39%). Turnout 54.4%.
- Nov 9
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