UK Polling History: Election of 23 September 1999 – Hamilton South
Result summary
| Parties | ||||||||
| Labour | SNP | Scottish Socialist |
Conservative | Independent | Others | Liberal Democrat |
UKIP | |
| Votes | 7,172 | 6,616 | 1,847 | 1,406 | 1,075 | 643 | 634 | 61 |
| Votes gained | -14,537 | +785 | – | -1,452 | – | – | -1,059 | – |
| Share of votes | 36.9% | 34.0% | 9.5% | 7.2% | 5.5% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 0.3% |
| Share of eligible voters | 15.2% | 14.0% | 3.9% | 3.0% | 2.3% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.1% |
| Gain in share of votes | -28.7% | +16.4% | – | -1.4% | – | – | -1.9% | – |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -31.4% | +1.5% | – | -3.2% | – | – | -2.3% | – |
| Total votes: | 19,454 | |
| Electorate: | 47,104 | |
| Turnout: | 41.3% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 22.6% | SNP from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Hamilton 1 May 1997 |
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Constituency succeeded by Lanark and Hamilton East, Rutherglen and Hamilton West 5 May 2005 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||||
| Labour | SNP | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Other | Scottish Socialist |
Independent | Others | UKIP | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||||
| Labour | SNP | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Other | Scottish Socialist |
Independent | Others | UKIP | ||
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 15,965 | 5,190 | 1,876 | 2,388 | 1,338 | 0 | |||
| 23 September 1999 | By Election | 7,172 | 6,616 | 1,406 | 634 | 1,847 | 1,075 | 643 | 61 | |
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 21,709 | 5,831 | 2,858 | 1,693 | 1,000 | 0 | |||