Paisley North (UK Parliament constituency)

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Paisley North
Former burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Paisley North in Scotlandfor the 2001 general election
1983–2005
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Created from Paisley, West Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire [1]
Replaced by Paisley and Renfrewshire North and Paisley and Renfrewshire South

Paisley North was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Paisley in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

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History

The constituency was created when the former Paisley constituency was divided for the 1983 general election. It was abolished for the 2005 general election, when Paisley was represented by the new constituencies of Paisley & Renfrewshire South and Paisley & Renfrewshire North.

Boundaries

1983–1997: The Renfrew District electoral divisions of Paisley Abercorn, Paisley Craigielea, and Renfrew.

1997–2005: The Renfrewshire electoral divisions of Linwood and Paisley North, Paisley Abercorn, and Renfrew.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1983 Allen Adams Labour
1990 by-election Irene Adams Labour
2005 constituency abolished: see Paisley & Renfrewshire South
and Paisley & Renfrewshire North

Election results

Elections of the 1980s

General election 1983: Paisley North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Allen Adams 15,782 45.6 ―12.4
SDP Eileen McCartin8,19523.7
Conservative Brian Townsend7,42521.4―8.1
SNP Hugh Morell2,7838.0―3.0
Ecology Nicolette Carlaw4391.3New
Majority7,58721.9
Turnout 34,62468.6
Labour win (new seat)
General election 1987: Paisley North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Allen Adams 20,193 55.5 +9.9
Conservative Eleanor Laing 5,75115.8―5.6
SDP Eileen McCartin5,74115.8―7.9
SNP Ian Taylor4,69612.9+4.9
Majority14,44239.7+17.8
Turnout 36,38173.5+4.9
Labour hold Swing

Elections of the 1990s

By-Election 1990: Paisley North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Irene Adams 11,353 44.0 ―11.5
SNP Roger Mullin 7,58329.4+16.5
Conservative Ewan Marwick3,83514.8―1.0
Liberal Democrats Jim Bannerman2,1398.3―7.5
Scottish Green David Mellor9183.5New
Majority3,77014.6―24.9
Turnout 25,82853.7―19.8
Labour hold Swing ―11.8
General election 1992: Paisley North [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Irene Adams 17,269 50.7 ―4.8
SNP Roger Mullin 7,94023.3+10.4
Conservative David Sharpe5,57616.4+0.6
Liberal Democrats Eileen McCartin2,7798.2―7.6
Scottish Green David Mellor4121.2N/A
Natural Law Nicholas Brennan810.2New
Majority9,32927.4―12.3
Turnout 34,05773.4―0.1
Labour hold Swing
General election 1997: Paisley North [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Irene Adams 20,295 59.5 +7.6
SNP Ian Mackay7,48121.9―1.6
Conservative Kenneth Brookes3,2679.6―6.1
Liberal Democrats Alan Jelfs2,3656.9―0.8
ProLife Alliance Robert Graham5311.6New
Referendum Edwin Mathew1960.6New
Majority12,81437.5+10.1
Turnout 34,13568.6―4.8
Labour hold Swing

Elections of the 2000s

General election 2001: Paisley North [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Irene Adams 15,058 55.5 ―4.0
SNP George Adam5,73721.1―0.8
Liberal Democrats Jane Hook2,70910.0+3.1
Conservative Craig Stevenson2,4048.9―0.7
Scottish Socialist Jim Halfpenny9823.6New
ProLife Alliance Robert Graham2631.0―0.6
Majority9,32134.4―3.1
Turnout 27,15356.6―12.0
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "'Paisley North', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 13 March 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
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