Paisley - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Paisley 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.

Name	Paisley
Region	Scotland
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 1979	Labour
	Election 1974 (October)	Labour
	Election 1974 (February)	Labour
	Election 1970	Labour
	Election 1966	Labour
	Election 1964	Labour
	Election 1959	Labour
	Election 1955	Labour

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	25,894	55.79%	+10.99%
	Conservative	12,139	26.15%	+10.56%
	SNP	7,305	15.74%	-17.34%
	Others	1,078	2.32%	N/A
Majority		13,755	29.63%
Turnout		46,416	72.79%	+0.58%
Electorate		63,765
Swing from SNP to LAB			14.17%
Swing from SNP to CON			13.95%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.22%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,368	44.79%	-3.62%
	SNP	15,778	33.08%	+11.83%
	Conservative	7,440	15.60%	-14.74%
	Liberal	3,116	6.53%	N/A
Majority		5,590	11.72%
Turnout		47,702	72.21%	-2.94%
Electorate		66,059
Swing from CON to SNP			13.28%
Swing from LAB to SNP			7.72%
Swing from CON to LAB			5.56%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	23,820	48.42%	-5.67%
	Conservative	14,923	30.33%	-2.07%
	SNP	10,455	21.25%	+13.95%
Majority		8,897	18.08%
Turnout		49,198	75.15%	+3.64%
Electorate		65,466
Swing from LAB to SNP			9.81%
Swing from CON to SNP			8.01%
Swing from LAB to CON			1.80%
	Labour hold

Election 1970

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	25,429	54.09%	-5.90%
	Conservative	15,232	32.40%	+9.20%
	SNP	3,432	7.30%	N/A
	Liberal	2,918	6.21%	-10.60%
Majority		10,197	21.69%
Turnout		47,011	71.51%	-4.99%
Electorate		65,744
Swing from LAB to CON			7.55%
Swing from LAB to SNP			6.60%
Swing from SNP to CON			0.95%
	Labour hold

Election 1966

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	28,160	59.99%	+7.08%
	Conservative	10,892	23.20%	+9.97%
	Liberal	7,889	16.81%	-17.05%
Majority		17,268	36.79%
Turnout		46,941	76.50%	-3.29%
Electorate		61,363
Swing from LIB to CON			13.51%
Swing from LIB to LAB			12.06%
Swing from LAB to CON			1.45%
	Labour hold

Election 1964

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	26,318	52.91%	-4.39%
	Liberal	16,837	33.85%	N/A
	Conservative	6,583	13.24%	-29.46%
Majority		9,481	19.06%
Turnout		49,738	79.79%	+0.91%
Electorate		62,336
Swing from CON to LIB			31.66%
Swing from LAB to LIB			19.12%
Swing from CON to LAB			12.54%
	Labour hold

Election 1959

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	28,519	57.30%	+0.89%
	Conservative	21,250	42.70%	-0.89%
Majority		7,269	14.61%
Turnout		49,769	78.88%	+2.65%
Electorate		63,097
Swing from CON to LAB			0.89%
	Labour hold

Election 1955

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	26,823	56.41%	N/A
	Conservative	20,725	43.59%	N/A
Majority		6,098	12.82%
Turnout		47,548	76.23%	N/A
Electorate		62,376

	Labour win

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