Paisley South (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Scottish Parliament constituency infobox
Name = Paisley South
Type = county


Region = West of Scotland
Year = 1999
MSP = Hugh Henry
Party = Labour
Council = Renfrewshire

Paisley South 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 North, 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 South 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 North and West Renfrewshire.

The West Renfrewshire constituency also covers a portion of the Inverclyde 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 = Hugh Henry
votes = 12,123
percentage = 47.5
change = +6.7 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Fiona McLeod
votes = 7,893
percentage = 30.9
change = -0.1Election box candidate with party link
party =Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = Eileen McCartin
votes = 3,434
percentage = 13.4
change = -0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative Party
candidate = Tom Begg
votes = 2,077
percentage = 8.1
change = +1.0Election box majority
votes = 4,230
percentage = 16.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 25,527
percentage = 52.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Scottish Labour Party
loser =
swing = 3.4

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = Hugh Henry
votes = 10,190
percentage = 40.79
change = -4.55Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Bill Martin
votes = 7,737
percentage = 30.97
change = +0.29 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = Eileen McCartin
votes = 3,517
percentage = 14.08
change = +4.38 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative Party
candidate = Mark Jones
votes = 1,775
percentage = 7.10
change = -0.94 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = Frances Curran
votes = 1,765
percentage = 7.06
change = +7.06 Election box majority
votes = 2,453
percentage = 9.82
change = -4.84 Election box turnout
votes = 24,984
percentage = 50.15
change = -7.00Election box hold with party link
winner = Scottish Labour Party
loser =
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = Hugh Henry
votes = 13,899
percentage = 45.34
change = N/AElection box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Cllr Bill Martin
votes = 9,404
percentage = 30.68
change = N/AElection box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = Stuart Callison
votes = 2,974
percentage = 9.70
change = N/AElection box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative Party
candidate = Shiela Laidlaw
votes = 2,433
percentage = 7.94
change = N/AElection box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Paul Mack
votes = 1,273
percentage = 4.15
change = N/A Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Workers Party (Britain)
candidate = Jackie Forrest
votes = 673
percentage = 2.20
change = N/A Election box majority
votes = 4,495
percentage = 14.66
change = N/AElection box turnout
votes =
percentage =
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Scottish Labour Party
loser =
swing =

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