Glasgow Govan by-election, 1988
- Glasgow Govan by-election, 1988
The Glasgow Govan by-election, in the British House of Commons constituency of Glasgow Govan, Scotland, was held on November 10, 1988. It was caused by the resignation of Bruce Millan as Member of Parliament for the constituency.
The result was a major upset for the Labour Party, with former Labour MP Jim Sillars winning the seat for the Scottish National Party with a majority of 3,554.
Results
Election box begin no clear
title=Glasgow Govan by-election, 1988Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Jim Sillars
votes = 14,677
percentage = 48.8
change = +38.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Bob Gillespie
votes = 11,123
percentage = 36.9
change = -27.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Graeme Hamilton
votes = 2,207
percentage = 7.3
change = -4.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Social and Liberal Democrats
candidate = Bernard Ponsonby
votes = 1,246
percentage = 4.1
change = -8.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party (UK)
candidate = George Campbell
votes = 345
percentage = 1.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = Douglas Chalmers
votes = 281
percentage = 0.9
change = +0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party
candidate = Lord Sutch
votes = 174
percentage = 0.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Fraser Clark
votes = 51
percentage = 0.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 3,554
percentage = 11.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 30,104
percentage = 60.2
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Scottish National Party
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +33.1
ee also
* Glasgow Govan (UK Parliament constituency)
* Govan
* Elections in Scotland
* List of United Kingdom by-elections
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