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Paisley and Renfrewshire North (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 55°51′36″N 4°29′56″W / 55.860°N 4.499°W / 55.860; -4.499
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Paisley and Renfrewshire North
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Paisley and Renfrewshire North in Scotland
Major settlementsBishopton, Erskine, Renfrew
Current constituency
Created2005
Member of ParliamentAlison Taylor (Labour)
Created fromPaisley South, Paisley North and Renfrewshire West

Paisley and Renfrewshire North is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 2005 general election, replacing most of Paisley North and Renfrewshire West.

Constituency profile

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The constituency covers the northern portion of Paisley, the smaller towns of Renfrew and Linwood, and rural villages such as Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Houston.

Boundaries

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Map
Map of current boundaries

The northern boundary of the constituency is the River Clyde from Braehead in the east to Langbank in the west. The constituency includes the northern part of Paisley, plus the towns and villages of Renfrew, Erskine, Inchinnan, Bishopton, Langbank, Bridge of Weir, Houston, Craigends, Brookfield and Linwood. It also includes Glasgow Airport and part of the Hillington Industrial Estate.

Following the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat has undergone significant boundary changes which were used for the first time at the 2024 general election. The redrawn constituency contains a northern portion of Renfrewshire, including part of Paisley and the towns of Renfrew, Erskine and Bishopton alongside the villages of Inchinnan and Langbank in full. It also adds the entire Hillington and part of the Cardonald area of Glasgow.[1] Linwood and Brookfield were moved to Paisley and Renfrewshire South and Bridge of Weir, Houston and Craigends included in the new Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West constituency.[2][3]

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
2005 Jim Sheridan Labour
2015 Gavin Newlands SNP
2024 Alison Taylor Labour

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Paisley and Renfrewshire North[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alison Taylor 19,561 47.1 +23.4
SNP Gavin Newlands 13,228 31.9 −17.0
Reform UK Andrew Scott 3,228 7.8 +7.5
Conservative David McGonigle 2,659 6.4 −13.1
Scottish Green Jen Bell 1,469 3.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Grant Toghill 1,374 3.3 −4.3
Majority 6,333 15.2 N/A
Turnout 41,519 58.4 −8.5
Registered electors 71,103
Labour gain from SNP Swing +20.2

Elections in the 2010s

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General election 2019: Paisley and Renfrewshire North[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Gavin Newlands 23,353 47.0 +9.6
Labour Alison Taylor 11,451 23.0 −8.8
Conservative Julie Pirone 11,217 22.6 −4.9
Liberal Democrats Ross Stalker 3,661 7.4 +4.2
Majority 11,902 24.0 +18.4
Turnout 49,682 69.0 −0.1
SNP hold Swing +9.2
General election 2017: Paisley and Renfrewshire North[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Gavin Newlands 17,455 37.4 −13.3
Labour Alison Taylor 14,842 31.8 −0.9
Conservative David Gardiner 12,842 27.5 +15.2
Liberal Democrats John Boyd 1,476 3.2 +1.1
Majority 2,613 5.6 −12.4
Turnout 46,615 69.1 −7.1
SNP hold Swing -6.2
General election 2015: Paisley and Renfrewshire North[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Gavin Newlands 25,601 50.7 +31.6
Labour Jim Sheridan 16,525 32.7 −21.3
Conservative John Anderson 6,183 12.3 −2.3
Liberal Democrats James Speirs 1,055 2.1 −8.4
Scottish Green Ryan Morrison 703 1.4 New
CISTA Andy Doyle 202 0.4 New
TUSC Jim Halfpenny[10] 193 0.4 New
Majority 9,076 18.0 N/A
Turnout 50,462 76.2 +7.6
SNP gain from Labour Swing +26.5
General election 2010: Paisley and Renfrewshire North[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim Sheridan 23,613 54.0 +8.3
SNP Mags MacLaren 8,333 19.1 +0.3
Conservative Alistair Campbell 6,381 14.6 +1.0
Liberal Democrats Ruaraidh Dobson 4,597 10.5 −7.8
Independent Gary Pearson 550 1.3 New
Scottish Socialist Chris Rollo 233 0.5 −1.1
Majority 15,280 34.9 +8.0
Turnout 43,707 68.6 +3.8
Labour hold Swing +4.3

Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: Paisley and Renfrewshire North[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim Sheridan 18,697 45.7 −6.6
SNP Bill Wilson 7,696 18.8 −3.9
Liberal Democrats Lewis Hutton 7,464 18.3 +10.7
Conservative Philip Lardner 5,566 13.6 −0.1
Scottish Socialist Angela McGregor 646 1.6 −1.7
Socialist Labour Katharine McGavigan 444 1.1 New
UKIP John Pearson 372 0.9 New
Majority 11,001 26.9 −2.7
Turnout 40,885 64.8 +3.6
Labour hold Swing -1.3

This constituency was formed in 2005 from parts of the old Paisley North and West Renfrewshire constituencies.

References

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Specific
  1. ^ Boundary Commission Scotland 2023 Review Report
  2. ^ Boundary Commission Scotland 2023 Review Report
  3. ^ Boundary Commission Scotland 2023 Review Report
  4. ^ "Paisley and Renfrewshire North results". BBC News. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  5. ^ "UK General Election 2024: Results". Renfrewshire Council. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  6. ^ "2019 - UK General Election". Renfrewshire Council. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Paisley & Renfrewshire North parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  8. ^ "UK Parliamentary General Election: Paisley and Renfrewshire North Constituency Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  10. ^ "TUSC parliamentary candidates in May 2015" (PDF). Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition. 4 February 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 February 2015.
  11. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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