Alison Taylor | |
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Member of Parliament for Paisley and Renfrewshire North | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Gavin Newlands |
Majority | 6,333 (15.2%) |
Personal details | |
Political party | Labour |
Website | alisontaylor.org.uk |
Alison Suzanne Watt Taylor is a Scottish Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Paisley and Renfrewshire North since 2024. [1]
Alison Taylor studied land economics at a Paisley university and is a fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. She has worked as a chartered surveyor. [2]
Taylor ran for Parliament in the 2017 and 2019 general elections as the Scottish Labour candidate for Paisley and Renfrewshire North. She finished second to Gavin Newlands on both occasions. [3] [4]
Taylor won Paisley and Renfrewshire North from Newlands in the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,333. [1]
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