 | 'Communities Minister Wendy Alexander was embarrassed yesterday by revelations that the £12.5m gift of extra housing money she brought to Glasgow to mark the Parliament's visit to the city was actually old cash announced 15 months ago.' John McCalman and Robbie Dinwoodie in the Herald, 18 th May 2000. |  |
| Party | Logo | By-elections | May 1999 | Change from May 1999 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % Votes | Votes | % Votes | % Change | Candidates | Councillors elected | ||
| Labour |  |
8,575 | 28.38 | 15,439 | 33.38 | - 5.00 | 22 (+ 3) | 5 (- 6) |
| Liberal Democrats |  |
7,854 | 25.99 | 9,806 | 21.20 | + 4.79 | 15 | 6 (+ 3, - 2) |
| Scottish National Party |  |
6,149 | 20.35 | 11,042 | 23.87 | - 3.52 | 20 | 3 (+ 2, - 1) |
| Conservative & Unionist |  |
5,057 | 16.79 | 7,756 | 16.76 | + 0.03 | 16 (- 1) | 6 (+ 3) |
| Independents |  |
1,413 | 4.68 | 1,334 | 2.88 | + 1.80 | 7 (+ 3) | 1 (+ 1) |
| Scottish Socialist Party |  |
974 | 3.22 | 245 | 0.54 | + 2.68 | 9 (+ 7) | 0 |
| Scottish Green Party |  |
101 | 0.33 | 81 | 0.18 | + 0.15 | 2 (+ 1 ) | 0 |
| Socialist Labour Party |  |
78 | 0.26 | 555 | 1.20 | - 0.94 | 2 | 0 |
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