Paisley North (UK Parliament constituency)

Paisley North (UK Parliament constituency)
Paisley North
Former Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
1983 (1983)2005 (2005)
Number of members one

Paisley North was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Paisley in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

Contents

History

The constituency was created when the former Paisley constituency was divided for the 1983 general election. It was abolished for the 2005 general election, when Paisley was represented by the new constituencies of Paisley & Renfrewshire South and Paisley & Renfrewshire North.

Boundaries

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1983 Allen Adams Labour
1990 by-election Irene Adams Labour
2005 constituency abolished: see Paisley & Renfrewshire South
and Paisley & Renfrewshire North

Election results

General Election 2001: Paisley North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Irene Adams 15,058 55.5 -4.0
SNP George Adam 5,737 21.1 -0.8
Liberal Democrat Jane Hook 2,709 10.0 +3.0
Conservative Craig Stevenson 2,404 8.9 -0.7
Scottish Socialist Jim Halfpenny 982 3.6 N/A
ProLife Alliance Robert Graham 263 1.0 -0.6
Majority 9,321 34.4
Turnout 27,153 56.6 -12.1
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1997: Paisley North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Irene Adams 20,295 59.5 +7.6
SNP Ian Mackay 7,481 21.9 -1.6
Conservative Kenneth Brookes 3,267 9.6 -6.1
Liberal Democrat Alan Jeffs 2,365 6.9 -0.8
ProLife Alliance Robert Graham 531 1.6 N/A
Referendum Party Edwin Matthew 196 0.6 N/A
Majority 12,814 37.5
Turnout 34,135 68.6
Labour hold Swing

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