2000 Falkirk West by-election

2000 Falkirk West by-election
21 December 2000
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Eric Joyce David Kerr
Party Labour SNP
Popular vote 8,492 7,787
Percentage 43.5% 39.9%
Swing 15.9% 16.5%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Candidate Craig Stevenson Iain Hunter
Party Conservative Scottish Socialist
Popular vote 1,621 989
Percentage 8.3% 5.1%
Swing 3.8% New
MP before election

Dennis Canavan
Labour

Elected MP

Eric Joyce
Labour

A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Falkirk West was held on 21 December 2000, caused by the resignation of incumbent Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) Dennis Canavan. It was won by Eric Joyce who held the seat for Labour, narrowly holding off a strong challenge from the Scottish National Party (SNP).

It was the last of seventeen by-elections held in the 1997–2001 parliament.

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