Strathkelvin & Bearsden by-election

'He presided over the worst crisis in Scottish education in living memory when the exam system collapsed, forced through the repeal of Section 28 without adequate safeguards, turned a blind eye to the financial problems of the new National Stadium and redirected millions of pounds aimed at reducing class sizes to bailing out Scottish Opera.' Brian Monteith MSP on Dr Sam Galbraith MP MSP, 20 th March 2001.

Strathkelvin & Bearsden by-election, 7 th June 2001

Result

• The Result

• Holyrood by-elections resolved

• Hospital threat unites 'Surrey in Scotland' 31 st March 2003

Assessment

• Candidates

• Constituency assessment

• Previous electoral statistics for the Strathkelvin & Bearsden Westminster constituency

• How Strathkelvin & Bearsden voted in the 1999 Holyrood election

• How Strathkelvin & Bearsden voted in the 1999 European election

By-election news

• Former Dewar aide set for short-list 23 rd March 2001

• Martin's MSP bid blocked by London 27 th March 2001

• Labour vetoes Euro MP's bid for Holyrood 27 th March 2001

• Former Dewar aide is Labour choice for Galbraith's seat 28 th March 2001

• Key by-election battles under way 23 rd May 2001

• Voters face double choice 5 th June 2001

• Holyrood farewell for two big hitters 7 th June 2001

• Kindly GP terrifies the opposition 7 th June 2001