Renfrewshire West (UK Parliament constituency)

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West Renfrewshire County constituency
Created:	1885, 1997
Abolished:	1983, 2005
Type:	House of Commons

Renfrewshire West was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1983 and again from 1997 until 2005. In 2005 the constituency was abolished and the area is now represented by Inverclyde, Paisley and Renfrewshire North and Paisley and Renfrewshire South.

1 Boundaries
2 Member of Parliament
- 2.1 MPs 1885-1983
- 2.2 MPs 1997-2005
3 Election results
4 Politics and history of the constituency

[edit] Boundaries

From 1918 the constituency consisted of "The Lower county District, inclusive of all burghs situated therein, except the burgh of Greenock, together with the burgh of Johnstone."

[edit] Member of Parliament

[edit] MPs 1885-1983

1885 Sir Archibald Campbell Conservative
1892 Sir Charles Bine Renshaw Conservative
1906 Sir Thomas Glen Glen-Coats Liberal
1910 James William Greig Liberal
1922 Robert Murray, father of David Stark Murray
1924 Archibald Douglas MacInnes Shaw Conservative
1929 Robert Forgan Labour
1931 Henry James Scrymgeour-Wedderburn, later Earl of Dundee Conservative
1945 Thomas Scollan
1950 John Scott Maclay, later Viscount Muirshiel
1964 Norman Findlay Buchan (to 1983)
1983 constuency abolished

[edit] MPs 1997-2005

1997 constituency recreated
1997 Thomas Graham
2001 James Sheridan

[edit] Election results

General Election 1931: Renfrewshire West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Scrymgeour-Wedderburn	17,318
	Labour	Mrs Jean Mann	10,203
	Scottish National Party	R.E. Muirhead	3,547
	New Party	Dr Robert Forgan MC	1,304