Paisley_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

Paisley North
Paisley North
Former Burgh constituency; for the House of Commons
	Boundary of Paisley North in Scotland for the 2001 general election
1983–2005
Seats	one
Created from	Paisley, West Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire
Replaced by	Paisley and Renfrewshire North and Paisley and Renfrewshire South

Paisley North (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983–2005

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.

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Election results

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Election		Member	Party
	1983	Allen Adams	Labour
	1990 by-election	Irene Adams	Labour
2005		constituency abolished: see Paisley & Renfrewshire South and Paisley & Renfrewshire North

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)

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

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
	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	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

Paisley North
Former Burgh constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Paisley North in Scotland for the 2001 general election
1983–2005
Seats	one
Created from	Paisley, West Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire^[1]
Replaced by	Paisley and Renfrewshire North and Paisley and Renfrewshire South

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

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