Paisley North by-election, 1990

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The Paisley North by-election, 1990 was a parliamentary by-election held on 8 November 1990 for the British House of Commons constituency of Paisley North, in the town of Paisley, Scotland.

It was caused by the death of the sitting Member of Parliament for the constituency, Allen Adams. The Scottish National Party (SNP) saw a healthy increase in their share of the vote, but not enough to win, and the Labour Party retained the seat, with Adams' widow Irene being their successful candidate.

[edit] Results

Paisley North by-election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Irene Adams 11,353 44.0 -11.5
Scottish National Party Roger Mullin 7,583 29.4 +16.5
Conservative E Marwick 3,835 14.8 -0.9
Liberal Democrat J Bannerman 2,139 8.3
Green D Mellor 918 3.6
Majority 3,770 14.6
Turnout 25,828 53.7 -19.8
Labour hold Swing -14.0

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