Paisley South (constituency, Scotland)

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Paisley South
Paisley South

West of Scotland

Educated
1999
Abolished
2011
Regions
Renfrewshire

Paisley South was a constituency for the Scottish Parliament . It was introduced in 1999 as one of nine constituencies in the West of Scotland constituency , which was redesigned and renamed West Scotland as part of the constituency revision in 2011 . Here the constituency of Paisley South was abolished. It included the southern districts of Paisley and the towns of Johnstone , Elderslie and other parts of the Renfrewshire Council Area . The area is essentially absorbed into the new constituency of Paisley . In the 2001 census survey, a total of 67,008 people lived within its borders. The constituency sent a deputy.

Election results

General election 1999

Results of the 1999 general election
Political party candidate be right %
Labor Hugh Henry 13,899 45.3
SNP Bill Martin 9404 30.7
Liberal Democrats Stuart Callison 2974 9.7
Conservative Shiela Laidlaw 2433 7.9
Non-party Paul Mack 1273 4.2
Socialist Workers Jackie Forrest 673 2.2
Turnout: 30,656 (57.15%)

General election 2003

Results of the 2003 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
Labor Hugh Henry 10.190 40.8 −4.7
SNP Bill Martin 7737 31.0 +0.3
Liberal Democrats Eileen McCartin 3517 14.1 +4.4
Conservative Mark Jones 1775 7.1 −0.8
Socialist Frances Curran 1765 7.1 +7.1
Turnout: 24,984 (50.15%)

General election 2007

Results of the 2007 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
Labor Hugh Henry 12.123 47.5 +6.7
SNP Fiona McLeod 7893 30.9 −0.1
Liberal Democrats Eileen McCartin 3434 13.4 −0.7
Conservative Tom Begg 2077 8.1 +1.0
Turnout: 25,527 (51.91%)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Map of the constituency
  2. ↑ 2001 census
  3. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
  4. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
  5. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament