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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