Glasgow Anniesland By-elections 2000

'Too many MSPs, especially on the Labour benches, do not understand what they are there for; do not fully comprehend the responsibilities and powers that go along with their public office.' Iain MacWhirter in the Herald, 27 th June 2000.

Anniesland goes to the polls

In BBC Scotland News 23 rd November 2000

Polling stations open at 0700GMT for the constituency's 52,000 voters to decide who they want to succeed the late Donald Dewar.

The former first minister's death in October left a double vacancy.

He represented the constituency at Westminster and in the Scottish Parliament.

To avoid any confusion, the electorate will be given separate, colour-coded ballot papers.

The ballot paper for the Scottish Parliament ballot will be lilac, while the paper for Westminster will be white.

The constituency's 24 polling sites will be open until 2200GMT.

The two counts will take place simultaneously on Thursday evening.

The results will be covered by BBC Scotland on radio, television and the internet.

The full list of candidates is:

Westminster

• Dorothy Luckhurst, Scottish Conservative

• William Lyden, Family Action Movement

• Charlie McCarthy, Scottish Socialist Party

• Christopher McGinty, Scottish Liberal Democrats

• John Robertson, Scottish Labour

• Grant Thoms, Scottish National Party

Scottish Parliament

• William Butler, Scottish Labour Party

• Thomas Chalmers, SNP

• Judith Fryer, Scottish Liberal Democrats

• Rosie Kane, Scottish Socialist Party

• Kate Pickering, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

• Murdo Ritchie, Socialist Labour Party

• Alastair Whitelaw, Scottish Green Party