Paisley North (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Scottish Parliament constituency infobox
Name = Paisley North
Type = county


Region = West of Scotland
Year = 1999
MSP = Wendy Alexander
Party = Labour
Council = Renfrewshire

Paisley North is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the West of Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

Electoral region

:"See also "West of Scotland Scottish Parliament region

The other eight constituencies of the West of Scotland region are Dumbarton, Clydebank and Milngavie, Cunninghame North, Eastwood, Greenock and Inverclyde, Paisley South, Strathkelvin and Bearsden and West Renfrewshire

The region covers the West Dunbartonshire council area, the East Renfrewshire council area, the Inverclyde councila area, most of the Renfrewshire council area, most of the East Dunbartonshire council area, part of the Argyll and Bute council area and part of the North Ayrshire council area.

Constituency boundaries

The Paisley North constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, however, the Westminster (House of Commons) constituency was abolished in favour of new constituencies. [See [http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/ "The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland] "]

Council areas

The Holyrood constituency is within the Renfrewshire council area. The rest of the Renfrewshire area is covered by the Paisley South, West Renfrewshire and Glasgow Govan constituencies.

The West Renfrewshire constituency also covers a portion of the Inverclyde council area, and the Glasgow Govan constituency also covers a portion of the Glasgow City council area.

Glasgow Govan is in the Glasgow electoral region.

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = Wendy Alexander
votes = 12,111
percentage = 52.2
change = +4.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Andrew Doig
votes = 6,998
percentage = 30.2
change = +1.7 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative Party
candidate = Malcolm MacAskill
votes = 1,721
percentage = 7.4
change = -1.0 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = Angela McGarrigle
votes = 1,570
percentage = 6.8
change = -0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = Iain Hogg
votes = 525
percentage = 2.3
change = -5.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = John Plott
votes = 281
percentage = 1.2
change = +1.2

Election box majority
votes = 5,113
percentage = 22.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 23,206
percentage = 53.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Scottish Labour Party
loser =
swing = 1.3

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = Wendy Alexander
votes = 10,631
percentage = 47.87
change = -0.75 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = George Adam
votes = 6,321
percentage = 28.47
change = -3.52 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative Party
candidate = Allison Cook
votes = 1,871
percentage = 8.43
change = +0.35 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = Brian O'Malley
votes = 2,338
percentage = 7.68
change = -0.01 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = Sean Hurl
votes = 1,678
percentage = 7.56
change = +3.93 Election box majority
votes = 4,310
percentage = 19.41
change = +2.78 Election box turnout
votes = 22,206
percentage = 49.35
change = -7.26 Election box hold with party link
winner = Scottish Labour Party
loser =
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = Wendy Alexander
votes = 13,492
percentage = 48.62
change = N/AElection box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Ian MacKay
votes = 8,876
percentage = 31.99
change = N/AElection box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative Party
candidate = Peter Ramsay
votes = 2,242
percentage = 8.08
change = N/AElection box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = Tamsin Mayberry
votes = 2,133
percentage = 7.69
change = N/AElection box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = Fiona Macdonald
votes = 1,007
percentage = 3.63
change = N/A Election box majority
votes = 4,616
percentage = 16.63
change = N/AElection box turnout
votes =
percentage =
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Scottish Labour Party
loser =
swing =

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