Paisley and Renfrewshire North (UK Parliament constituency)
Coordinates: 55°51′36″N 4°29′56″W / 55.860°N 4.499°W
| Paisley and Renfrewshire North | |
|---|---|
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
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Boundary of Paisley and Renfrewshire North in Scotland. | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2005 |
| Member of parliament | Gavin Newlands (SNP) |
| Created from | Paisley South |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | Scotland |
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.
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 constituency includes the northern part of Paisley, plus the towns of
and also Glasgow International Airport and Hillington Industrial Estate.
The northern boundary of the constituency is the River Clyde from Braehead in the east to Langbank in the west.
Areas close to, but outside, the constituency boundary are
- Kilmacolm in Inverclyde
- Kilbarchan in Paisley and Renfrewshire South
- Johnstone in Paisley and Renfrewshire South
A map of the constituency can be found at the Election Maps site.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Jim Sheridan | Labour | |
| 2015 | Gavin Newlands | SNP | |
Election results
| General Election 2015: Paisley and Renfrewshire North [1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| SNP | Gavin Newlands | 25,601 | 50.7 | +31.7 | |
| Labour | Jim Sheridan | 16,525 | 32.7 | -21.3 | |
| Conservative | John Anderson | 6,183 | 12.3 | -2.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | James Speirs | 1,055 | 2.1 | -8.4 | |
| Scottish Green | Ryan Morrison | 703 | 1.4 | n/a | |
| CISTA | Andy Doyle | 202 | 0.4 | n/a | |
| TUSC | Jim Halfpenny[2] | 193 | 0.4 | n/a | |
| Majority | 9,076 | 18.0 | |||
| Turnout | 50,462 | 76.2 | +7.6 | ||
| SNP gain from Labour | Swing | +26.5 | |||
| General Election 2010: Paisley and Renfrewshire North[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Jim Sheridan | 23,613 | 54.03 | +8.33 | |
| SNP | Mags MacLaren | 8,333 | 19.07 | +0.27 | |
| Conservative | Alistair Campbell | 6,381 | 14.60 | +1.00 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Ruaraidh Dobson | 4,597 | 10.52 | -7.78 | |
| Independent | Gary Pearson | 550 | 1.26 | ||
| Scottish Socialist | Chris Rollo | 233 | 0.53 | -1.07 | |
| Majority | 15,280 | 34.96 | |||
| Turnout | 43,707 | 68.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.3 | |||
| General Election 2005: Paisley and Renfrewshire North | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Jim Sheridan | 18,697 | 45.7% | -6.6 | |
| SNP | Bill Wilson | 7,696 | 18.8% | -3.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 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% | +1.1 | |
| UKIP | John Pearson | 372 | 0.9% | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 11,001 | 26.9% | |||
| 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 Renfrewshire West constituencies.
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