1990 Paisley North by-election

1990 Paisley North by-election

29 November 1990

Constituency of Paisley North
Turnout53.7% 19.8%
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Irene Adams Roger Mullin
Party Labour SNP
Popular vote 11,353 7,583
Percentage 44.0% 29.4%
Swing 11.5% 16.5%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Candidate E Marwick J Bannerman
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Popular vote 3,835 2,139
Percentage 14.8% 8.3%
Swing 1.0% 7.5%

MP before election

Allen Adams
Labour

Subsequent MP

Irene Adams
Labour

The 1990 Paisley North by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 29 November 1990 for the UK 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 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 elected.