Paisley North (UK Parliament constituency)

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
Seats	one
Created from	Paisley, West Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire
Replaced by	Paisley and Renfrewshire North and Paisley and Renfrewshire South

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
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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)

General election 1987: Paisley North

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
	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

General election 1992: Paisley North

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

General election 1997: Paisley North

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

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

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)