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.
Paisley North | |
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Former burgh constituency for the House of Commons | |
1983–2005 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Paisley, West Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire[1] |
Replaced by | Paisley and Renfrewshire North and Paisley and Renfrewshire South |
History
editThe 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
edit1983–1997: The Renfrew District electoral divisions of Paisley Abercorn, Paisley Craigielea, and Renfrew.
1997–2005: The Renfrewshire electoral divisions of Linwood and Paisley North, Paisley Abercorn, and Renfrew.
Members of Parliament
editElection | Member | Party | |
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1983 | Allen Adams | Labour | |
1990 by-election | Irene Adams | Labour | |
2005 | constituency abolished: see Paisley & Renfrewshire South and Paisley & Renfrewshire North |
Election results
editElections of the 1980s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Allen Adams | 15,782 | 45.6 | ―12.4 | |
SDP | Eileen McCartin | 8,195 | 23.7 | ||
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) |
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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |
Scottish 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 |
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 | N/A | |
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 |
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
editParty | 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
edit- ^ "'Paisley North', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 13 March 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.