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.

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 Renfrewshire electoral divisions of Linwood and Paisley North, Paisley Abercorn, and Renfrew.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1983	Allen Adams	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Allen Adams	Template:Replace	45.6
		Eileen McCartin	8,195	23.7
		Brian Townsend	7,425	21.4
		Hugh Morell	2,783	8.0
		Nicolette Carlaw	439	1.3
Majority			7,587	21.9
Turnout			34,624	68.6
	win (new seat)

General election 1987: Paisley North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Allen Adams	Template:Replace	55.5
		Eleanor Laing	5,751	15.8
		Eileen McCartin	5,741	15.8
		Ian Taylor	4,696	12.9
Majority			14,442	39.7
Turnout			36,381	73.5
	hold		Swing

Elections of the 1990s

By-Election 1990: Paisley North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Irene Adams	Template:Replace	44.0
		Roger Mullin	7,583	29.4
		Ewan Marwick	3,835	14.8
		Jim Bannerman	2,139	8.3
		David Mellor	918	3.5
Majority			3,770	14.6
Turnout			25,828	53.7
	hold		Swing	−11.8

General election 1992: Paisley North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Irene Adams	Template:Replace	50.7
		Roger Mullin	7,940	23.3
		David Sharpe	5,576	16.4
		Eileen McCartin	2,779	8.2
		David Mellor	412	1.2
		Nicholas Brennan	81	0.2
Majority			9,329	27.4
Turnout			34,057	73.4
	hold		Swing

General election 1997: Paisley North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Irene Adams	Template:Replace	59.5
		Ian Mackay	7,481	21.9
		Kenneth Brookes	3,267	9.6
		Alan Jelfs	2,365	6.9
		Robert Graham	531	1.6
		Edwin Mathew	196	0.6
Majority			12,814	37.5
Turnout			34,135	68.6
	hold		Swing

Elections of the 2000s

General election 2001: Paisley North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Irene Adams	Template:Replace	55.5
		George Adam	5,737	21.1
		Jane Hook	2,709	10.0
		Craig Stevenson	2,404	8.9
		Jim Halfpenny	982	3.6
		Robert Graham	263	1.0
Majority			9,321	34.4
Turnout			27,153	56.6
	hold		Swing