Paisley North (UK Parliament constituency)

Paisley North 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.

Not to be confused with Paisley North (Scottish Parliament constituency).

Paisley North
Former Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Paisley North in Scotland for the 2001 general election
1983–2005
Number of membersone
Replaced byPaisley and Renfrewshire North and Paisley and Renfrewshire South
Created fromPaisley, West Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire[1]

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

1983–1997: The Renfrew District electoral divisions of Paisley Abercorn, Paisley Craigielea, and Renfrew.

1997–2005: The Renfrew District electoral divisions of Linwood and Paisley North, Paisley Abercorn, and Renfrew.

Members of Parliament
ElectionMemberParty
1983 Allen Adams Labour
1990 by-election Irene Adams Labour
2005 constituency abolished: see Paisley & Renfrewshire South
and Paisley & Renfrewshire North

Election results

Elections of the 1980s
General election 1983: Paisley North[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Allen Adams 15,782 45.6 -12.4
SDP Eileen McCartin 8,195 23.7 New
Conservative Brian Townsend 7,425 21.4 -8.1
SNP Hugh Morell 2,783 8.0 -3.0
Ecology Nicolette Carlaw 439 1.3 New
Majority 7,587 21.9
Turnout 34,624 68.6
Labour win (new seat)
General election 1987: Paisley North[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Allen Adams 20,193 55.5 +9.9
Conservative Eleanor Laing 5,751 15.8 −5.6
SDP Eileen McCartin 5,741 15.8 −7.9
SNP Ian Taylor 4,696 12.9 +4.9
Majority 14,442 39.7 +17.8
Turnout 36,381 73.5 +4.9
Labour hold Swing

Elections of the 1990s
By-Election 1990: Paisley North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Irene Adams 11,353 44.0 −11.5
SNP Roger Mullin 7,583 29.4 +16.5
Conservative Ewan Marwick 3,835 14.8 −1.0
Liberal Democrats Jim Bannerman 2,139 8.3 −7.5
Green David Mellor 918 3.5 New
Majority 3,770 14.6 -24.9
Turnout 25,828 53.7 −19.8
Labour hold Swing −11.8
General election 1992: Paisley North[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Irene Adams 17,269 50.7 −4.8
SNP Roger Mullin 7,940 23.3 +10.4
Conservative David Sharpe 5,576 16.4 +0.6
Liberal Democrats Eileen McCartin 2,779 8.2 −7.6
Scottish Green David Mellor 412 1.2 New
Natural Law Nicholas Brennan 81 0.2 New
Majority 9,329 27.4 -12.3
Turnout 34,057 73.4 −0.1
Labour hold Swing
General election 1997: Paisley North[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Irene Adams 20,295 59.5 +7.6
SNP Ian Mackay 7,481 21.9 −1.6
Conservative Kenneth Brookes 3,267 9.6 −6.1
Liberal Democrats Alan Jelfs 2,365 6.9 −0.8
ProLife Alliance Robert Graham 531 1.6 New
Referendum Edwin Mathew 196 0.6 New
Majority 12,814 37.5 +10.1
Turnout 34,135 68.6 −4.8
Labour hold Swing

Elections of the 2000s
General election 2001: Paisley North[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Irene Adams 15,058 55.5 −4.0
SNP George Adam 5,737 21.1 −0.8
Liberal Democrats Jane Hook 2,709 10.0 +3.1
Conservative Craig Stevenson 2,404 8.9 −0.7
Scottish Socialist Jim Halfpenny 982 3.6 New
ProLife Alliance Robert Graham 263 1.0 −0.6
Majority 9,321 34.4 -3.1
Turnout 27,153 56.6 −12.0
Labour hold Swing

References
  1. "'Paisley North', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. 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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