Paisley North - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Paisley North constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

NamePaisley North
RegionScotland
Current StatusAbolished

Electoral History

ElectionParty
Election 2001Labour
Election 1997Labour
Election 1992Labour
Election 1987Labour
Election 1983Labour

Election 2001

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Labour15,05855.46%-4.00%
SNP5,73721.13%-0.79%
Liberal Democrat2,7099.98%+3.05%
Conservative2,4048.85%-0.72%
Minor9823.62%N/A
Others2630.97%N/A
Majority9,32134.33%-
Turnout27,15356.58%-12.07%
Electorate47,994--
Swing from Labour to SNP-1.61%-
Labour hold

Election 1997

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Labour20,29559.46%+8.76%
SNP7,48121.92%-1.42%
Conservative3,2679.57%-6.80%
Liberal Democrat2,3656.93%-1.23%
Minor5311.56%N/A
Others1960.57%N/A
Majority12,81437.54%-
Turnout34,13568.65%-4.73%
Electorate49,725--
Swing from SNP to Labour-5.09%-
Labour hold

Election 1992

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Labour17,26950.69%-4.81%
SNP7,94823.33%+10.42%
Conservative5,57616.37%+0.59%
Liberal Democrat2,7798.16%N/A
Green4121.21%N/A
Minor810.24%N/A
Majority9,32127.36%-
Turnout34,06573.38%-0.14%
Electorate46,424--
Swing from Labour to SNP-7.62%-
Labour hold

Election 1987

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Labour20,19355.50%+9.92%
SDP-Liberal Alliance5,75115.81%-7.86%
Conservative5,74115.78%-5.66%
SNP4,69612.91%+4.87%
Majority14,44239.70%-
Turnout36,38173.52%+4.90%
Electorate49,487--
Swing from SDP-Liberal Alliance to Labour-8.89%-
Labour hold

Election 1983

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Labour15,78245.58%N/A
SDP-Liberal Alliance8,19523.67%N/A
Conservative7,42521.44%N/A
SNP2,7838.04%N/A
Ecology4391.27%N/A
Majority7,58721.91%-
Turnout34,62468.61%N/A
Electorate50,464--
Swing-N/A-
Labour win
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