Paisley and Renfrewshire North (UK Parliament constituency)
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Renfrewshire West |
Paisley and Renfrewshire North is a
Renfrewshire West
.
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
The northern boundary of the constituency is the
Houston, Craigends, Brookfield and Linwood. It also includes Glasgow Airport and part of the Hillington Industrial Estate
.
Following the completion of the
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
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
2005 | Jim Sheridan | Labour | |
2015 | Gavin Newlands | SNP |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | Gavin Newlands[4] | ||||
Labour | Alison Taylor[5] | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Grant Toghill[6] | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | Gavin Newlands | 23,353 | 47.0 | +9.6 | |
Labour | Alison Taylor | 11,451 | 23.0 | -8.8 | |
Conservative
|
Julie Pirone | 11,217 | 22.6 | -4.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ross Stalker | 3,661 | 7.4 | +4.2 | |
Majority | 11,902 | 24.0 | +18.4 | ||
Turnout | 49,682 | 69.0 | -0.1 | ||
SNP hold | Swing | +9.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | Gavin Newlands | 17,455 | 37.4 | -13.3 | |
Labour
|
Alison Taylor | 14,842 | 31.8 | -0.9 | |
Conservative
|
David Gardiner | 12,842 | 27.5 | +15.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Boyd | 1,476 | 3.2 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 2,613 | 5.6 | -12.4 | ||
Turnout | 46,615 | 69.1 | -7.1 | ||
SNP hold | Swing | -6.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | Gavin Newlands | 25,601 | 50.7 | +31.6 | |
Labour
|
Jim Sheridan | 16,525 | 32.7 | -21.3 | |
Conservative
|
John Anderson | 6,183 | 12.3 | -2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Speirs | 1,055 | 2.1 | -8.4 | |
Scottish Green | Ryan Morrison | 703 | 1.4 | New | |
CISTA | Andy Doyle | 202 | 0.4 | New | |
TUSC | Jim Halfpenny[11] | 193 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 9,076 | 18.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 50,462 | 76.2 | +7.6 | ||
Labour
|
Swing | +26.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour
|
Jim Sheridan | 23,613 | 54.0 | +8.3 | |
SNP | Mags MacLaren | 8,333 | 19.1 | +0.3 | |
Conservative
|
Alistair Campbell | 6,381 | 14.6 | +1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ruaraidh Dobson | 4,597 | 10.5 | -7.8 | |
Independent | Gary Pearson | 550 | 1.3 | New | |
Scottish Socialist | Chris Rollo | 233 | 0.5 | -1.1 | |
Majority | 15,280 | 34.9 | +8.0 | ||
Turnout | 43,707 | 68.6 | +3.8 | ||
Labour hold
|
Swing | +4.3 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour
|
Jim Sheridan | 18,697 | 45.7 | -6.6 | |
SNP | Bill Wilson | 7,696 | 18.8 | -3.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lewis Hutton | 7,464 | 18.3 | +10.7 | |
Conservative
|
Philip Lardner | 5,566 | 13.6 | -0.1 | |
Scottish Socialist | Angela McGregor | 646 | 1.6 | -1.7 | |
Socialist Labour | Katharine McGavigan | 444 | 1.1 | New | |
UKIP | John Pearson | 372 | 0.9 | New | |
Majority | 11,001 | 26.9 | -2.7 | ||
Turnout | 40,885 | 64.8 | +3.6 | ||
Labour hold
|
Swing | -1.3 |
This constituency was formed in 2005 from parts of the old Paisley North and West Renfrewshire constituencies.
References
- Specific
- ^ Boundary Commission Scotland 2023 Review Report
- ^ Boundary Commission Scotland 2023 Review Report
- ^ Boundary Commission Scotland 2023 Review Report
- ^ "Gavin Newlands to stand as SNP candidate in general election". The Renfrewshire Gazette. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Labour selections: parliamentary candidates selected so far for the general election". LabourList. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Grant Toghill to represent Lib Dems in 2024 Renfrewshire North". The Renfrewshire Gazette. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "2019 - UK General Election". Renfrewshire Council. Renfrewshire Council. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Paisley & Renfrewshire North parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ "UK Parliamentary General Election: Paisley and Renfrewshire North Constituency Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "TUSC parliamentary candidates in May 2015" (PDF). Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition. 4 February 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 February 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- General