Paisley and Renfrewshire North (UK Parliament constituency)

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Paisley and Renfrewshire North
County constituency
for the House of Commons
PaisleyRenfrewshireNorthConstituency.svg
Boundary of Paisley and Renfrewshire North in Scotland
Major settlements Bishopton, Erskine, Renfrew
Current constituency
Created 2005
Member of Parliament Alison Taylor (Labour)
Created from Paisley 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.

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Constituency profile

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

Paisley and Renfrewshire North (UK Parliament constituency)
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

ElectionMemberParty
2005 Jim Sheridan Labour
2015 Gavin Newlands SNP
2024 Alison Taylor Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Paisley and Renfrewshire North [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alison Taylor 19,561 47.1 +23.4
SNP Gavin Newlands 13,22831.9−17.0
Reform UK Andrew Scott3,2287.8+7.5
Conservative David McGonigle2,6596.4−13.1
Scottish Green Jen Bell1,4693.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Grant Toghill1,3743.3−4.3
Majority6,33315.2N/A
Turnout 41,51958.4−8.5
Registered electors 71,103
Labour gain from SNP Swing +20.2

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Paisley and Renfrewshire North [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Gavin Newlands 23,353 47.0 +9.6
Labour Alison Taylor 11,45123.0−8.8
Conservative Julie Pirone11,21722.6−4.9
Liberal Democrats Ross Stalker3,6617.4+4.2
Majority11,90224.0+18.4
Turnout 49,68269.0−0.1
SNP hold Swing +9.2
General election 2017: Paisley and Renfrewshire North [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Gavin Newlands 17,455 37.4 −13.3
Labour Alison Taylor 14,84231.8−0.9
Conservative David Gardiner12,84227.5+15.2
Liberal Democrats John Boyd1,4763.2+1.1
Majority2,6135.6−12.4
Turnout 46,61569.1−7.1
SNP hold Swing -6.2
General election 2015: Paisley and Renfrewshire North [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Gavin Newlands 25,601 50.7 +31.6
Labour Jim Sheridan 16,52532.7−21.3
Conservative John Anderson6,18312.3−2.3
Liberal Democrats James Speirs1,0552.1−8.4
Scottish Green Ryan Morrison7031.4New
CISTA Andy Doyle2020.4New
TUSC Jim Halfpenny [10] 1930.4New
Majority9,07618.0N/A
Turnout 50,46276.2+7.6
SNP gain from Labour Swing +26.5
General election 2010: Paisley and Renfrewshire North [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim Sheridan 23,613 54.0 +8.3
SNP Mags MacLaren8,33319.1+0.3
Conservative Alistair Campbell6,38114.6+1.0
Liberal Democrats Ruaraidh Dobson4,59710.5−7.8
Independent Gary Pearson5501.3New
Scottish Socialist Chris Rollo2330.5−1.1
Majority15,28034.9+8.0
Turnout 43,70768.6+3.8
Labour hold Swing +4.3

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Paisley and Renfrewshire North [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim Sheridan 18,697 45.7 −6.6
SNP Bill Wilson 7,69618.8−3.9
Liberal Democrats Lewis Hutton7,46418.3+10.7
Conservative Philip Lardner5,56613.6−0.1
Scottish Socialist Angela McGregor6461.6−1.7
Socialist Labour Katharine McGavigan4441.1New
UKIP John Pearson3720.9New
Majority11,00126.9−2.7
Turnout 40,88564.8+3.6
Labour hold Swing -1.3

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

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