Here are the most recent election results for the Paisley South 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 South |
| Region | Scotland |
| Current Status | Abolished |
| Election | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| Election 2001 | Labour | |
| Election 1997 | Labour | |
| Election 1992 | Labour | |
| Election 1987 | Labour | |
| Election 1983 | Labour | |
View full Election 2001 results.
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 17,830 | 58.39% | +0.88% | |
| SNP | 5,920 | 19.39% | -3.99% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 3,178 | 10.41% | +1.04% | |
| Conservative | 2,301 | 7.54% | -1.13% | |
| Minor | 835 | 2.73% | N/A | |
| Others | 472 | 1.55% | N/A | |
| Majority | 11,910 | 39.00% | ||
| Turnout | 30,536 | 57.24% | -11.88% | |
| Electorate | 53,351 | |||
Swing from SNP to LAB | 2.43% | |||
Swing from LAB to LD | 0.08% | |||
Swing from SNP to LD | 2.51% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
View full Election 1997 results.
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 21,482 | 57.51% | +6.84% | |
| SNP | 8,732 | 23.38% | -0.71% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 3,500 | 9.37% | +0.26% | |
| Conservative | 3,237 | 8.67% | -7.21% | |
| Minor | 254 | 0.68% | N/A | |
| Others | 146 | 0.39% | N/A | |
| Majority | 12,750 | 34.14% | ||
| Turnout | 37,351 | 69.12% | -5.85% | |
| Electorate | 54,040 | |||
Swing from SNP to LAB | 3.78% | |||
Swing from LD to LAB | 3.29% | |||
Swing from SNP to LD | 0.49% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
View full Election 1992 results.
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 18,202 | 50.67% | -5.49% | |
| SNP | 8,653 | 24.09% | +10.06% | |
| Conservative | 5,703 | 15.88% | +1.21% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 3,271 | 9.11% | N/A | |
| Minor | 93 | 0.26% | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,549 | 26.58% | ||
| Turnout | 35,922 | 74.96% | -0.30% | |
| Electorate | 47,919 | |||
Swing from LAB to SNP | 7.78% | |||
Swing from LAB to CON | 3.35% | |||
Swing from CON to SNP | 4.43% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
View full Election 1987 results.
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 21,611 | 56.16% | +14.75% | |
| SDP-Liberal Alliance | 5,826 | 15.14% | -8.98% | |
| Conservative | 5,644 | 14.67% | -6.05% | |
| SNP | 5,398 | 14.03% | +1.00% | |
| Majority | 15,785 | 41.02% | ||
| Turnout | 38,479 | 75.26% | +2.72% | |
| Electorate | 51,127 | |||
Swing from ALL to LAB | 11.86% | |||
Swing from CON to LAB | 10.40% | |||
Swing from ALL to CON | 1.47% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
View full Election 1983 results.
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 15,633 | 41.42% | N/A | |
| SDP-Liberal Alliance | 9,104 | 24.12% | N/A | |
| Conservative | 7,819 | 20.72% | N/A | |
| SNP | 4,918 | 13.03% | N/A | |
| Ecology | 271 | 0.72% | N/A | |
| Majority | 6,529 | 17.30% | ||
| Turnout | 37,745 | 72.54% | N/A | |
| Electorate | 52,031 | |||
| Labour win | ||||