Paisley South (UK Parliament constituency)

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Paisley South
Former burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
PaisleySouth1997Constituency.svg
Boundary of Paisley South in Scotlandfor the 2001 general election
Subdivisions of Scotland Renfrewshire
Major settlements Paisley
1983–2005
SeatsOne
Created from Paisley, West Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire [1]
Replaced by Paisley & Renfrewshire South
Paisley & Renfrewshire North

Paisley South 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.

Contents

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

The Renfrew District electoral divisions of Johnstone, Paisley Central, and Paisley Gleniffer.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1983 Norman Buchan Labour
1990 by-election Gordon McMaster Labour Co-operative
1997 by-election Douglas Alexander Labour
2005 constituency abolished: see Paisley & Renfrewshire South
and Paisley & Renfrewshire North

Election results

Elections of the 1980s

General election 1983: Paisley South [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Norman Buchan 15,633 41.4 −9.6
Liberal Elspeth M. Buchanan9,10424.1
Conservative Joseph Knox7,81920.7−9.7
SNP James Mitchell4,91813.1−4.3
Ecology David Mellor2710.7New
Majority6,52917.3
Turnout 37,74572.5
Labour win (new seat)
General election 1987: Paisley South [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Norman Buchan 21,611 56.2 +14.8
Liberal Alistair Carmichael 5,82615.1−9.0
Conservative Dorothy Williamson5,64414.7−6.0
SNP James Mitchell5,39814.0+0.9
Majority15,78541.1+23.8
Turnout 38,47975.3+2.8
Labour hold Swing

Elections of the 1990s

By-election 1990: Paisley South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Gordon McMaster 12,485 46.1 −10.1
SNP Iain Lawson7,45527.5+13.5
Conservative John Workman3,62713.4−1.3
Liberal Democrats Alan Reid 2,6609.8−5.3
Green Elizabeth Collie8353.1New
Majority5,03018.6−22.5
Turnout 27,06255.0−20.3
Labour hold Swing −11.8
General election 1992: Paisley South [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Gordon McMaster 18,202 50.7 −5.5
SNP Iain Lawson8,65324.1+10.1
Conservative Sheila Laidlaw5,70315.9+1.2
Liberal Democrats Alan Reid 3,2719.1−6.0
Natural Law Stephen Porter930.3New
Majority9,54926.6−14.5
Turnout 35,92275.0−0.3
Labour hold Swing
General election 1997: Paisley South [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Gordon McMaster 21,482 57.5 +6.8
SNP William Martin8,73223.4−0.7
Liberal Democrats Eileen McCartin3,5009.4+0.3
Conservative Robin Reid3,2378.6−7.3
Referendum James Lardner2540.7New
Scottish Socialist Sean Clerkin 1460.4New
Majority12,75034.1+7.5
Turnout 37,35169.1−5.9
Labour hold Swing
By-Election 1997: Paisley South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Douglas Alexander 10,346 44.1 −13.4
SNP Ian Blackford 7,61532.5+9.1
Liberal Democrats Eileen McCartin2,58211.0+1.6
Conservative Sheila Laidlaw1,6437.0−1.6
ProLife Alliance John A. Deighan5782.5New
Scottish Socialist Frances Curran 3061.3+0.9
Independent Charles W. McLauchlan1550.7New
Socialist Labour Christopher Herriot1530.7New
Natural Law Kenneth R. Blair570.2New
Majority2,73111.6−22.5
Turnout 23,43542.9−26.2
Labour hold Swing −11.3

Elections of the 2000s

General election 2001: Paisley South [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Douglas Alexander 17,830 58.4 +0.9
SNP Brian Lawson5,92019.4−4.0
Liberal Democrats Brian O’Malley3,17810.4+1.0
Conservative Andrew Cossar2,3017.5−1.1
Scottish Socialist Frances Curran 8352.7+2.3
ProLife Alliance Patricia Graham3461.1N/A
Independent Terence O'Donnell1260.4N/A
Majority11,91039.0+4.9
Turnout 30,53657.2−11.9
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "'Paisley South', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  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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