Falkirk West by-election, 2000

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The Falkirk West by-election, 2000 was a parliamentary by-election held on 21 December 2000 for the Scottish constituency of Falkirk West.

The vacancy was caused the resignation from the House of Commons of Dennis Canavan, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Falkirk West. Canavan had first been elected for West Stirlingshire in the October 1974 election as a Labour Party candidate, and had held that seat until its abolition in 1983. He had then won the new Falkirk West seat, and held that seat as a Labour MP until he was expelled from Labour in 1999. He then sat as an Independent until he resigned on 21 November 2000 by accepting the office of Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead.

A by-election to fill the seat was held on 21 December. The Scottish National Party mounted a strong challenge, but fell 700 votes short of winning.

Results

General Election 1997: Falkirk West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dennis Canavan	22,772	59.3
	SNP	David Alexander	8,989	23.4
	Conservative	Carol Buchanan	4,639	12.1
	Liberal Democrat	Derek Houston	1,970	5.1
Majority			13783	35.9
Turnout			38370	72.6
	Labour hold		Swing

↑ Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1997-2002 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Retrieved 2015-10-05.

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