Paisley North (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983–2005}}
{{distinguish|Paisley North (Scottish Parliament constituency)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name = Paisley North
|parliament = uk
|map1 = PaisleyNorth1997
|map_size = 260px
|map_year = 2001
|map_entity = Scotland
|year = 1983
|abolished = 2005
|type = Burgh
|elects_howmany = one
|previous = Paisley, West Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire{{cite web|title='Paisley North', June 1983 up to May 1997|url=http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P83452.htm|website=ElectionWeb Project|publisher=Cognitive Computing Limited|accessdate=13 March 2016}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
|next =Paisley and Renfrewshire North and Paisley and Renfrewshire South
|region = Scotland
|county =
|towns =
}}
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
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 1983 | Labour | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| Labour | ||
| colspan="2" align="center"|2005
|colspan="2"| constituency abolished: see Paisley & Renfrewshire South |
Election results
=Elections of the 1980s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1983: Paisley North{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=28 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Allen Adams
|votes = 15,782
|percentage = 45.6
|change = −12.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
|candidate = Eileen McCartin
|votes = 8,195
|percentage = 23.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Brian Townsend
|votes = 7,425
|percentage = 21.4
|change = −8.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Hugh Morell
|votes = 2,783
|percentage = 8.0
|change = −3.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ecology Party
|candidate = Nicolette Carlaw
|votes = 439
|percentage = 1.3
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,587
|percentage = 21.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 34,624
|percentage = 68.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1987: Paisley North{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=28 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Allen Adams
|votes = 20,193
|percentage = 55.5
|change = +9.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Eleanor Laing
|votes = 5,751
|percentage = 15.8
|change = −5.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
|candidate = Eileen McCartin
|votes = 5,741
|percentage = 15.8
|change = −7.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Ian Taylor
|votes = 4,696
|percentage = 12.9
|change = +4.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 14,442
|percentage = 39.7
|change = +17.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 36,381
|percentage = 73.5
|change = +4.9
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections of the 1990s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=By-Election 1990: Paisley North}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Irene Adams
|votes = 11,353
|percentage = 44.0
|change = −11.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Roger Mullin
|votes = 7,583
|percentage = 29.4
|change = +16.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ewan Marwick
|votes = 3,835
|percentage = 14.8
|change = −1.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Jim Bannerman
|votes = 2,139
|percentage = 8.3
|change = −7.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Green Party
|candidate = David Mellor
|votes = 918
|percentage = 3.5
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,770
|percentage = 14.6
|change = −24.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 25,828
|percentage = 53.7
|change = −19.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = −11.8
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1992: Paisley North{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=28 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Irene Adams
|votes = 17,269
|percentage = 50.7
|change = −4.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Roger Mullin
|votes = 7,940
|percentage = 23.3
|change = +10.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Sharpe
|votes = 5,576
|percentage = 16.4
|change = +0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Eileen McCartin
|votes = 2,779
|percentage = 8.2
|change = −7.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Green Party
|candidate = David Mellor
|votes = 412
|percentage = 1.2
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Natural Law Party
|candidate = Nicholas Brennan
|votes = 81
|percentage = 0.2
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,329
|percentage = 27.4
|change = −12.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 34,057
|percentage = 73.4
|change = −0.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1997: Paisley North{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=28 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Irene Adams
|votes = 20,295
|percentage = 59.5
|change = +7.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Ian Mackay
|votes = 7,481
|percentage = 21.9
|change = −1.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Kenneth Brookes
|votes = 3,267
|percentage = 9.6
|change = −6.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Alan Jelfs
|votes = 2,365
|percentage = 6.9
|change = −0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = ProLife Alliance
|candidate = Robert Graham
|votes = 531
|percentage = 1.6
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Referendum Party
|candidate = Edwin Mathew
|votes = 196
|percentage = 0.6
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 12,814
|percentage = 37.5
|change = +10.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 34,135
|percentage = 68.6
|change = −4.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections of the 2000s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 2001: Paisley North{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=28 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Irene Adams
|votes = 15,058
|percentage = 55.5
|change = −4.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = George Adam
|votes = 5,737
|percentage = 21.1
|change = −0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Jane Hook
|votes = 2,709
|percentage = 10.0
|change = +3.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Craig Stevenson
|votes = 2,404
|percentage = 8.9
|change = −0.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|candidate = Jim Halfpenny
|votes = 982
|percentage = 3.6
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = ProLife Alliance
|candidate = Robert Graham
|votes = 263
|percentage = 1.0
|change = −0.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,321
|percentage = 34.4
|change = −3.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 27,153
|percentage = 56.6
|change = −12.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
- {{Rayment-hc|p|1|date=March 2012}}
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Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1983
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