The Hamilton South By-election 1999

'Stop the world, Doddie wants to get off.' Anon 1999.

Hamilton South by-election 23 rd September 1999

Winnie Ewing MSP, (SNP) Winner of the 1967 by-election	Winning Ewing on Hamilton 1967	Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, (Labour) Winner of the 1978 by-election

The result

• Labour hold majority of 556 over SNP, down from 15,878

• Astounding result for SNP in Hamilton South (SNP website)

Assessment

• Constituency and candidate assessment

• Previous electoral statistics for the Hamilton South Westminster constituency

• How Hamilton South voted in the 1999 Holyrood and European elections

• More than Winnie's little girl

• George Robertson

Wee Doddie's Finest Hours

• The Great Debate

• Doddie's Boundary Boob

• The curious sayings of General George by Dennis Canavan

News

• SNP set for Battle of Falkirk 3 rd August 1999

• Critics say Network has power monopoly 4 th August 1999

• SNP seeks spirit of 1967 4 th August 1999

• Sound bites need substance 5 th August 1999

• SNP predicts a two-horse race in Hamilton 5 th August 1999

• Top Blair adviser to stand for Hamilton 8 th August 1999

• Blair adviser is Hamilton frontrunner 9 th August 1999

• Tynan favoured for Hamilton nomination 13 th August 1999

• Sheridan looks to replace Nato-bound Robertson 15 th August 1999

• Home win for Labour favourite 20 th August 1999

• Support for Labour in Hamilton slips 20 th August 1999

• Labour silent on 'Lord Robertson' 20 th August 1999

• Early poll will follow peerage for Robertson 20 th August 1999

• Defence Secretary set for Lords 20 th August 1999

• Robertson peerage ploy attacked 22 nd August 1999

• Blair sparks by-election row 24 th August 1999

• Peerage for Robertson confirmed 25 th August 1999

• Peerage will help village's fragile existence 25 th August 1999

• SNP condemns snap poll as abuse of democracy 25 th August 1999

• Robertson peerage 'abuse of democracy' 25 th August 1999

• Peerage ignites fierce election fight 25 th August 1999

• Candidacy challenge to coalition 26 th August 1999

• Early poll sparks bitter row 27 th August 1999

• Salmond protests at by-election 'fiddle' 28 th August 1999

• Ewing to stand in by-election 31 st August 1999

• Labour defends poll date clash 31 st August 1999

• Back to the polls we go. All parties must raise their game 31 st August 1999

• Accies field by-election candidate 31 st August 1999

• Blair joins by-election campaign 3 rd September 1999

• I stand on my own merits, says Ewing 3 rd September 1999

• Another by-election drama? 3 rd September 1999

• Hamilton crossroads for SNP 5 th September 1999

• Lib Dems on offensive in Hamilton 8 th September 1999

• Look at the facts says Hague's man in Hamilton 11 th September 1999

• Labour big guns to help out in Hamilton South 12 th September 1999

• Test of strength for government in Hamilton South 12 th September 1999