Here are the most recent election results for the Renfrewshire West 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 | Renfrewshire West |
| Region | Scotland |
| Current Status | Abolished |
| Election | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| Election 2001 | Labour | |
| Election 1997 | Labour | |
| Election 1979 | Labour | |
| Election 1974 (October) | Labour | |
| Election 1974 (February) | Labour | |
View full Election 2001 results.
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 15,720 | 46.93% | +0.37% | |
| SNP | 7,145 | 21.33% | -5.18% | |
| Conservative | 5,522 | 16.49% | -2.08% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 4,185 | 12.49% | +4.84% | |
| Minor | 925 | 2.76% | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,575 | 25.60% | ||
| Turnout | 33,497 | 63.33% | -12.67% | |
| Electorate | 52,889 | |||
Swing from SNP to LAB | 2.77% | |||
Swing from CON to LAB | 1.22% | |||
Swing from SNP to CON | 1.55% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
View full Election 1997 results.
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 18,525 | 46.56% | N/A | |
| SNP | 10,546 | 26.51% | N/A | |
| Conservative | 7,387 | 18.57% | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrat | 3,045 | 7.65% | N/A | |
| Minor | 283 | 0.71% | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,979 | 20.05% | ||
| Turnout | 39,786 | 76.00% | N/A | |
| Electorate | 52,348 | |||
| Labour win | ||||
View full Election 1979 results.
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 28,236 | 44.47% | +5.99% | |
| Conservative | 19,664 | 30.97% | +4.17% | |
| SNP | 8,333 | 13.13% | -15.49% | |
| Liberal | 7,256 | 11.43% | +5.34% | |
| Majority | 8,572 | 13.50% | ||
| Turnout | 63,489 | 81.17% | +1.09% | |
| Electorate | 78,218 | |||
Swing from CON to LAB | 0.91% | |||
Swing from SNP to LAB | 10.74% | |||
Swing from SNP to CON | 9.83% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
View full Election 1974 (October) results.
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 20,674 | 38.49% | -1.76% | |
| SNP | 15,374 | 28.62% | +13.39% | |
| Conservative | 14,399 | 26.80% | -8.60% | |
| Liberal | 3,271 | 6.09% | -3.02% | |
| Majority | 5,300 | 9.87% | ||
| Turnout | 53,718 | 80.08% | -2.84% | |
| Electorate | 67,078 | |||
Swing from LAB to SNP | 7.57% | |||
Swing from CON to LAB | 3.42% | |||
Swing from CON to SNP | 10.99% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
View full Election 1974 (February) results.
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 22,178 | 40.25% | N/A | |
| Conservative | 19,510 | 35.41% | N/A | |
| SNP | 8,394 | 15.23% | N/A | |
| Liberal | 5,022 | 9.11% | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,668 | 4.84% | ||
| Turnout | 55,104 | 82.92% | N/A | |
| Electorate | 66,455 | |||
| Labour win | ||||