Paisley South by-election, 1990

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The Paisley South by-election, in Paisley, Scotland, was held on November 29, 1990. It was caused by the death of Norman Buchan, the sitting Member of Parliament for the Paisley South constituency.

As in the by-election in the neighbouring seat of Paisley North held three weeks before on November 8, 1990, the SNP saw a healthy increase in their share of the vote, but not enough to win, and the Labour Party retained the seat, with Gordon McMaster being their successful candidate.

[edit] Results

Paisley South by-election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gordon McMaster	12,485	46.1	-10.0
	Scottish National Party	Iain Lawson	7,455	27.5	+13.5
	Conservative	J Workman	3,627	13.4	-1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Reid	2,660	9.8	5.3
	Green	L Collie	835	3.1
Majority			5,030	18.6
Turnout			27,062	55.0	-20.3
	Labour hold		Swing	-11.8

[edit] See also

• Paisley South (UK Parliament constituency)
• Paisley South by-election, 1997
• Paisley North by-election, 1990
• Elections in Scotland
• List of United Kingdom by-elections

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