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Paisley South (uk Parliament Constituency)





BOUNDARIES


The constituency covered the burgh of Paisley .


MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT



Paisley (1832-1983)

  Name Paisley
  Type Burgh
  Year 1832
  Abolition 1983



  • 1832 Sir John Maxwell


  • 1834 Sir Daniel Keyte Sandford


  • 1835 Alexander Graham Speirs


  • 1836 Archibald Hastie


  • 1857 Humphrey Ewing Crum-Ewing


  • 1874 William Holms


  • 1884 Stewart Clark


  • 1885 William Boyle Barbour


  • 1891 Sir William Dunn


  • 1906 Sir John Mills McCallum



  • 1924 Edward Rosslyn Mitchell


  • 1929 James Welsh




  • 1948 Douglas Harold Johnston



  • 1979 Allender Steele Adams



Paisley North (1983-2005)

  Name Paisley North
  Type Burgh
  Year 1983
  Abolition 2005



  • 1983 Allender Steele Adams




Paisley South (1983-2005)

  Name Paisley South
  Type Burgh
  Year 1983
  Abolition 2005




Members of Parliament



Election results


  title General Election 2001 : Paisley South


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Douglas Alexander
  votes 17,830
  percentage 584
  change +09


  party Scottish National Party
  candidate Brian Lawson
  votes 5,920
  percentage 194
  change -40


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Brian O’Malley
  votes 3,178
  percentage 104
  change +10


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Andrew Cossar
  votes 2,301
  percentage 75
  change -11


  party Scottish Socialist Party
  candidate Francis Curran
  votes 835
  percentage 27
  change ''N/A''


  party ProLife Alliance
  candidate Patricia Graham
  votes 346
  percentage 11
  change ''N/A''


  party Independent (politician)
  candidate Terence O’Donnell
  votes 126
  percentage 04
  change ''N/A''


  votes 11,910
  percentage 390


  votes 30,536
  percentage 572
  change -119


  winner Labour Party (UK)


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Douglas Alexander
  votes 10,346
  percentage 441
  change -134


  party Scottish National Party
  candidate Ian Blackford
  votes 7,615
  percentage 325
  change +91


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Eileen McCartin
  votes 2,582
  percentage 110
  change +16


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Sheila Laidlaw
  votes 1,643
  percentage 70
  change -17


  party ProLife Alliance
  candidate John Deighan
  votes 578
  percentage 25
  change ''N/A''


  party Scottish Socialist Alliance
  candidate Frances Curran
  votes 306
  percentage 13
  change +09


  party Independent (politician)
  candidate C McLauchlan
  votes 155
  percentage 07
  change ''N/A''


  party Socialist Labour Party (UK)
  candidate C Herriot
  votes 153
  percentage 07
  change ''N/A''


  party Natural Law Party
  candidate Kenneth Blair
  votes 57
  percentage 02
  change ''N/A''


  votes 2,731


  percentage 429


  winner Labour Party (UK)


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Gordon McMaster
  votes 21,482
  percentage 575


  party Scottish National Party
  candidate William Martin
  votes 8,732
  percentage 234


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Eileen McCartin
  votes 3,500
  percentage 94


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Robin Reid
  votes 3,237
  percentage 86


  party Referendum Party
  candidate James Lardner
  votes 254
  percentage 07


  party Scottish Socialist Alliance
  candidate Sean Clerkin
  votes 146
  percentage 04






  winner Labour Party (UK)