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.
| Paisley and Renfrewshire North | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Paisley and Renfrewshire North in Scotland | |
| Major settlements | Bishopton |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2005 |
| Member of Parliament | Alison Taylor (Labour) |
| Created from | Paisley South, Paisley North and 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 River Clyde from Braehead in the east to Langbank in the west. The constituency includes the northern part of Paisley, plus the towns and villages of Renfrew, Erskine, Inchinnan, Bishopton, Langbank, Bridge of Weir, Houston, Craigends, Brookfield and Linwood. It also includes Glasgow Airport and part of the Hillington Industrial Estate.
Following the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat has undergone significant boundary changes to be used for the first time at the 2024 general election. The redrawn constituency contains a northern portion of Renfrewshire, including part of Paisley and the towns of Renfrew, Erskine and Bishopton alongside the villages of Inchinnan and Langbank in full. It also adds the entire Hillington and part of the Cardonald area of Glasgow.[1] Linwood and Brookfield are moved to 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 | |
| 2024 | Alison Taylor | Labour | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alison Taylor | 19,561 | 47.1 | +23.4 | |
| SNP | Gavin Newlands | 13,228 | 31.9 | -17.0 | |
| Reform UK | Andrew Scott | 3,228 | 7.8 | +7.5 | |
| Conservative | David McGonigle | 2,659 | 6.4 | -13.1 | |
| Scottish Green | Jen Bell | 1,469 | 3.5 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Grant Toghill | 1,374 | 3.3 | -4.3 | |
| Majority | 6,333 | 15.2 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour gain from SNP | Swing | ||||
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[9] | 193 | 0.4 | New | |
| Majority | 9,076 | 18.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 50,462 | 76.2 | +7.6 | ||
| SNP gain from 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
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