# Paisley North (UK Parliament constituency)

Paisley North was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Paisley in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

## History

The constituency was created when the former Paisley constituency was divided for the 1983 general election. It was abolished for the 2005 general election, when Paisley was represented by the new constituencies of Paisley & Renfrewshire South and Paisley & Renfrewshire North.

## Boundaries

1983–1997: The Renfrew District electoral divisions of Paisley Abercorn, Paisley Craigielea, and Renfrew.
1997–2005: The Renfrewshire electoral divisions of Linwood and Paisley North, Paisley Abercorn, and Renfrew.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1983 | Allen Adams | Labour |
| | 1990 by-election | Irene Adams | Labour |
| 2005 | 2005 | constituency abolished: see Paisley & Renfrewshire South and Paisley & Renfrewshire North | constituency abolished: see Paisley & Renfrewshire South and Paisley & Renfrewshire North |

## Election results
### Elections of the 1980s

General election 1983: Paisley North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Allen Adams | 15,782 | 45.6 | −12.4 |
| | SDP | Eileen McCartin | 8,195 | 23.7 | |
| | Conservative | Brian Townsend | 7,425 | 21.4 | −8.1 |
| | SNP | Hugh Morell | 2,783 | 8.0 | −3.0 |
| | Ecology | Nicolette Carlaw | 439 | 1.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,587 | 21.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,624 | 68.6 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
General election 1987: Paisley North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Allen Adams | 20,193 | 55.5 | +9.9 |
| | Conservative | Eleanor Laing | 5,751 | 15.8 | −5.6 |
| | SDP | Eileen McCartin | 5,741 | 15.8 | −7.9 |
| | SNP | Ian Taylor | 4,696 | 12.9 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,442 | 39.7 | +17.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,381 | 73.5 | +4.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections of the 1990s

By-Election 1990: Paisley North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Irene Adams | 11,353 | 44.0 | −11.5 |
| | SNP | Roger Mullin | 7,583 | 29.4 | +16.5 |
| | Conservative | Ewan Marwick | 3,835 | 14.8 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jim Bannerman | 2,139 | 8.3 | −7.5 |
| | Scottish Green | David Mellor | 918 | 3.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,770 | 14.6 | −24.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,828 | 53.7 | −19.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −11.8 | |
General election 1992: Paisley North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Irene Adams | 17,269 | 50.7 | −4.8 |
| | SNP | Roger Mullin | 7,940 | 23.3 | +10.4 |
| | Conservative | David Sharpe | 5,576 | 16.4 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eileen McCartin | 2,779 | 8.2 | −7.6 |
| | Scottish Green | David Mellor | 412 | 1.2 | New |
| | Natural Law | Nicholas Brennan | 81 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,329 | 27.4 | −12.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,057 | 73.4 | −0.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1997: Paisley North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Irene Adams | 20,295 | 59.5 | +7.6 |
| | SNP | Ian Mackay | 7,481 | 21.9 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Brookes | 3,267 | 9.6 | −6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Jelfs | 2,365 | 6.9 | −0.8 |
| | ProLife Alliance | Robert Graham | 531 | 1.6 | New |
| | Referendum | Edwin Mathew | 196 | 0.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,814 | 37.5 | +10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,135 | 68.6 | −4.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections of the 2000s

General election 2001: Paisley North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Irene Adams | 15,058 | 55.5 | −4.0 |
| | SNP | George Adam | 5,737 | 21.1 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Hook | 2,709 | 10.0 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative | Craig Stevenson | 2,404 | 8.9 | −0.7 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Jim Halfpenny | 982 | 3.6 | New |
| | ProLife Alliance | Robert Graham | 263 | 1.0 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,321 | 34.4 | −3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,153 | 56.6 | −12.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |