Paisley (UK Parliament constituency)

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Paisley
Former Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Major settlements Paisley
18321983
SeatsOne
Created from Renfrewshire [1]
Replaced by Paisley North
Paisley South

Paisley was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 until 1983, when it was divided into Paisley North and Paisley South. These two constituencies were in turn amalgamated into Paisley and Renfrewshire South and Paisley and Renfrewshire North in 2005.

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Boundaries

The constituency covered the burgh of Paisley.

The boundaries of the constituency, as set out in the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832, were-

"From the Summit of Byres Hill, on the North-east of the Town, in a straight Line to the Point near Knock Hill at which the Renfrew Road is joined by a Road from Glasgow; thence in a straight Line to the Summit of Knock Hill; thence in a straight Line to the Northern Gable of the Moss Toll House on the Greenock Road; thence in a straight Line in the Direction of the Chimney of Linwood Cotton Mill to the Point at which such straight Line cuts the Candren Burn; thence up the Candren Burn to the Point at which the same is joined by the Braidiland Burn at the Bridge over the same on the Johnstone Road; thence up the Braidiland Burn to a Point which is distant Five hundred Yards (measured along the Braidiland Burn) above the said Bridge; thence in a straight Line to Meikleridge Bridge over the Candren Burn; thence in a straight Line to the Point at which the old Neilston Road leaves the new Neilston Road; thence in a straight Line to the Summit of Dykebar Hill; thence in a straight Line to a Point which is One hundred Yards due North-east of the Summit of Bathgo Hill; thence in a straight Line to the Point first described." [2]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1832 Sir John Maxwell Whig [3]
1834 by-election Sir Daniel Sandford Whig [3]
1835 Alexander Speirs Whig [3]
1836 by-election Archibald Hastie Radical [4] [5] [6]
1857 by-election Humphrey Crum-Ewing Whig [7]
1859 Liberal
1874 William Holms Liberal
1884 by-election Stewart Clark Liberal
1885 William Barbour Liberal
1891 by-election Sir William Dunn Liberal
1906 Sir John McCallum Liberal
1920 by-election H. H. Asquith Liberal
1924 Edward Mitchell Labour
1929 James Welsh Labour
1931 Joseph Maclay Liberal
1945 Oliver Baldwin Labour
1948 by-election Douglas Johnston Labour
1961 by-election John Robertson Labour
1976 Scottish Labour Party (1976)
1979 Allen Adams Labour
1983 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1832: Paisley [8] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig John Maxwell 775 81.2
Tory John McKerrell18018.8
Majority59562.4
Turnout 95576.9
Registered electors 1,242
Whig win (new seat)

Maxwell resigned, causing a by-election.

By-election, 24 March 1834: Paisley [8] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Daniel Sandford 542 50.2 31.0
Radical John Crawfurd 50947.1New
Tory James Edward Gordon (MP)292.716.1
Majority333.159.3
Turnout 1,08085.6+8.7
Registered electors 1,261
Whig hold Swing 7.5
General election 1835: Paisley [8] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Alexander Graham Speirs 661 58.1 23.1
Conservative Horatio Ross 47741.9+23.1
Majority18416.246.2
Turnout 1,13875.41.5
Registered electors 1,510
Whig hold Swing 23.1

Speirs resigned, causing a by-election.

By-election, 17 March 1836: Paisley [8] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Radical Archibald Hastie 680 56.2 New
Radical James Aytoun52943.8New
Majority15112.4N/A
Turnout 1,20982.5+7.1
Registered electors 1,465
Radical gain from Whig Swing N/A
General election 1837: Paisley [8] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Radical Archibald Hastie Unopposed
Registered electors 1,610
Radical gain from Whig

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Paisley [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Radical Archibald Hastie 157 100.0 N/A
Chartist William Thomason [9] 00.0N/A
Majority157100.0N/A
Turnout 15711.9N/A
Registered electors 1,324
Radical hold Swing N/A
General election 1847: Paisley [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Radical Archibald Hastie Unopposed
Registered electors 1,060
Radical hold

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Paisley [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Radical Archibald Hastie 406 52.1 N/A
Radical William Taylor Haly [10] 37447.9N/A
Majority324.2N/A
Turnout 78058.1N/A
Registered electors 1,342
Radical hold Swing N/A
General election 1857: Paisley [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Radical Archibald Hastie 611 53.6 +1.5
Whig Humphrey Crum-Ewing 52446.0New
Chartist Charles Favell Forth Wordsworth [11] 40.4New
Majority877.6+3.4
Turnout 1,13987.3+29.2
Registered electors 1,305
Radical hold Swing N/A

Hastie's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 11 December 1857: Paisley [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Humphrey Crum-Ewing 767 88.7 +42.7
Radical William Taylor Haly [12] 9811.342.3
Majority66977.4N/A
Turnout 86564.123.2
Registered electors 1,349
Whig gain from Radical Swing +42.5
General election 1859: Paisley [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Humphrey Crum-Ewing Unopposed
Registered electors 1,370
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Paisley [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Humphrey Crum-Ewing Unopposed
Registered electors 1,361
Liberal hold
General election 1868: Paisley [13] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Humphrey Crum-Ewing 1,576 54.0 N/A
Conservative Archibald Campbell [14] 92131.6New
Liberal Archibald Kintrea42114.4N/A
Majority65522.4N/A
Turnout 2,91889.4N/A
Registered electors 3,264
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Paisley [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Holms Unopposed
Registered electors 5,083
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Paisley [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Holms Unopposed
Registered electors 4,979
Liberal hold

Holms' resignation caused a by-election.

By-election, 18 Feb 1884: Paisley [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Stewart Clark 3,049 62.8 N/A
Conservative Ernest Hamilton 1,80637.2New
Majority1,24325.6N/A
Turnout 4,85585.4N/A
Registered electors 5,688
Liberal hold Swing N/A
General election 1885: Paisley [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Barbour 3,390 57.3 N/A
Conservative Robert Mure McKerrell2,52342.7N/A
Majority86714.6N/A
Turnout 5,91387.0N/A
Registered electors 6,794
Liberal hold Swing N/A
General election 1886: Paisley [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Barbour 3,057 55.1 -2.2
Liberal Unionist James Smith 2,49144.9+2.2
Majority56610.24.4
Turnout 5,54881.75.3
Registered electors 6,794
Liberal hold Swing 2.2

Elections in the 1890s

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William Dunn
1891 Paisley by-election [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Dunn 4,145 59.6 +4.5
Conservative Robert Mure McKerrell2,80740.4-4.5
Majority1,33819.2+9.0
Turnout 6,95285.8+4.1
Registered electors 8,107
Liberal hold Swing +4.5
General election 1892: Paisley [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Dunn 4,262 63.6 +8.5
Conservative Christopher Nicholson Johnston [16] 2,44136.48.5
Majority1,82127.2+17.0
Turnout 6,70381.50.2
Registered electors 8,223
Liberal hold Swing +8.5
General election 1895: Paisley [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Dunn 4,404 59.0 -4.6
Conservative Alexander Moffat3,06241.0+4.6
Majority1,34218.09.2
Turnout 7,46682.0+0.5
Registered electors 9,105
Liberal hold Swing 4.6

Elections in the 1900s

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Sir William Dunn
General election 1900: Paisley [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Dunn 4,532 56.6 2.4
Conservative George Swinton 3,47443.4+2.4
Majority1,05813.24.8
Turnout 8,00674.47.6
Registered electors 10,758
Liberal hold Swing 2.4
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Robert Smillie
General election 1906: Paisley [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John McCallum 5,664 52.7 3.9
Liberal Unionist James MacKean2,59424.219.2
Scottish Workers Robert Smillie 2,48223.1New
Majority3,07028.5+15.3
Turnout 10,74088.2+13.8
Registered electors 12,179
Liberal hold Swing +7.7

Elections in the 1910s

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McCallum
General election January 1910: Paisley [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John McCallum 6,812 63.7 +11.0
Conservative Duncan Campbell 3,89036.3+12.1
Majority2,92227.41.1
Turnout 10,70286.81.4
Registered electors 12,331
Liberal hold Swing 0.6
General election December 1910: Paisley [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John McCallum 6,039 64.3 +0.6
Conservative Alfred Jephcott 3,35035.70.6
Majority2,68928.6+1.2
Turnout 9,38974.911.9
Registered electors 12,541
Liberal hold Swing +0.6

General Election 1914–15: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

General election 1918: Paisley [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John McCallum 7,542 34.0 30.3
Co-operative Party John Biggar 7,43633.5New
C National Democratic John Taylor7,20132.5New
Majority1060.528.1
Turnout 22,17957.6-17.3
Registered electors 38,508
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

1920 Paisley by-election [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal H. H. Asquith 14,736 48.4 +14.4
Labour Co-op John Biggar 11,90239.1+5.6
C Unionist James Anderson Dunlop MacKean3,79512.5New
Majority2,8349.3+8.8
Turnout 30,43377.6+20.0
Registered electors 39,235
Liberal hold Swing +4.4
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.
General election 1922:Paisley [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal H. H. Asquith 15,005 50.5 +16.5
Labour Co-op John Biggar 14,68949.5+16.0
Majority3161.0+0.5
Turnout 29,69478.0+22.4
Registered electors 38,093
Liberal hold Swing +0.3
General election 1923: Paisley [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal H H Asquith 9,723 33.4 17.1
Labour Co-op John Biggar 7,97727.422.1
Unionist McInnes Shaw 7,75826.6New
Independent Labour D.D. Cormack*3,68512.6New
Majority1,7466.0+5.0
Turnout 29,14377.10.9
Registered electors 37,792
Liberal hold Swing +2.5

* Cormack was the nominee of the local branch of the Labour party, which did not accept Biggar as the official candidate.

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Mitchell
General election 1924: Paisley [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edward Mitchell 17,057 53.5 +26.1
Liberal H H Asquith 14,82946.5+13.1
Majority2,2287.0N/A
Turnout 31,88684.1+7.0
Registered electors 37,901
Labour gain from Liberal Swing +6.5
General election 1929: Paisley [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James C. Welsh 22,425 55.8 +2.3
Liberal James McCulloch10,64026.520.0
Unionist Minna Cowan 7,09417.7New
Majority11,78529.3+22.3
Turnout 40,15978.25.9
Registered electors 51,385
Labour hold Swing +11.2

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Paisley [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joseph Maclay 26,187 61.8 +35.3
Labour James C. Welsh 16,18338.2-17.6
Majority10,00423.6N/A
Turnout 42,37079.4+1.2
Liberal gain from Labour Swing
General election 1935: Paisley [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joseph Maclay 22,466 50.4 -11.4
Labour Oliver Baldwin 22,07749.6+11.4
Majority3890.8-22.8
Turnout 44,54379.7+0.3
Liberal hold Swing

General Election 1939–40: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;

Election in the 1940s

General election 1945: Paisley [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Oliver Baldwin 25,156 55.6 +6.0
Unionist Tam Galbraith 14,82632.7New
Liberal Louise Glen-Coats 4,53210.0-40.4
Independent Allan Richard Eagles7651.7New
Majority10,33022.9N/A
Turnout 45,27974.1-5.6
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
1948 Paisley by-election [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Douglas Johnston 27,213 56.8 +1.2
Independent John MacCormick 20,66843.2New
Majority6,54513.6-9.3
Turnout 47,881
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Paisley [22] [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Douglas Johnston 29,204 56.12 +0.5
Unionist H Black19,00136.52+3.8
Liberal Vaughan M Shaw3,8307.36-2.6
Majority10,20319.60-3.3
Turnout 52,03584.10+10.0
Registered electors 61,874
Labour hold Swing -1.85
General election 1951: Paisley [22] [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Douglas Johnston 29,570 55.37 -0.75
Unionist John F Wilson16,54530.98-5.54
Liberal Vaughan M Shaw7,29113.65+6.29
Majority13,02524.39+4.79
Turnout 53,40684.40+0.30
Registered electors 63,281
Labour hold Swing +2.40
General election 1955: Paisley [22] [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Douglas Johnston 26,723 56.41 +1.04
Unionist Robert D Kernohan20,72543.59+12.61
Majority6,09812.82-11.57
Turnout 47,54876.23-8.17
Registered electors 62,376
Labour hold Swing -5.79
General election 1959: Paisley [22] [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Douglas Johnston 28,519 57.30 +0.89
Unionist Geoffrey R Rickman21,25042.70-0.89
Majority7,26914.60+1.78
Turnout 49,76978.88+2.65
Registered electors 63,097
Labour hold Swing +0.89

Election in the 1960s

1961 Paisley by-election [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Robertson 19,200 45.35 -11.95
Liberal John Bannerman 17,54241.43New
Unionist Geoffrey R. Rickman5,59713.22-29.48
Majority1,6583.92-10.69
Turnout 42,33968.1=10.8
Labour hold Swing -26.7
General election 1964: Paisley [22] [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Robertson 26,318 52.91 -4.39
Liberal John Bannerman 16,83733.85N/A
Unionist Maurice Crichton6,58313.24-29.46
Majority9,48119.06+4.46
Turnout 49,73879.79+0.91
Registered electors 62,336
Labour hold Swing -19.12
General election 1966: Paisley [22] [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Robertson 28,074 59.97 +7.06
Conservative Maurice Crichton10,87123.22+9.98
Liberal Vaughan M Shaw7,87116.81-17.04
Majority17,20336.75+17.69
Turnout 46,81676.29-3.50
Registered electors 61,363
Labour hold Swing -1.46

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Paisley [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Robertson 25,429 54.09 -5.88
Conservative John Cooperwhite Workman15,23232.40+9.18
SNP Margo MacDonald 3,4327.30New
Liberal Alan Sked 2,9186.21-10.60
Majority10,19721.69-15.06
Turnout 47,01171.44-4.9
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Paisley [30] [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Robertson 23,820 48.42 -5.67
Conservative John Cooperwhite Workman14,92330.33-2.07
SNP David Rollo 10,45521.25+13.95
Majority8,89718.09-3.60
Turnout 49,19875.16+3.72
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Paisley [30] [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Robertson 21,368 44.79 -3.63
SNP David Rollo 15,77833.08+11.83
Conservative Ian Robertson7,44015.60-14.73
Liberal Donald Thompson3,1166.53New
Majority5,59011.71-6.34
Turnout 47,70272.21-2.95
Labour hold Swing -7.72
General election 1979: Paisley [30] [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Allen Adams 25,894 55.79 +11.00
Conservative George Wills12,13926.15+10.55
SNP David Rollo 7,30515.74-17.34
SLP Brian Monaghan8111.75New
Communist June Janette Tait1450.31New
Workers Revolutionary Thomas White1220.26New
Majority13,75529.64+17.93
Turnout 46,41672.79+0.58
Labour hold Swing +0.22

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