# Paisley and Renfrewshire North (UK Parliament constituency)

Paisley and Renfrewshire North is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom represented since 2024 by Alison Taylor of Scottish Labour. It was created for the 2005 general election, replacing most of Paisley North and Renfrewshire West.

## Boundaries

2005–2024: Under the Fifth Review of UK Parliament constituencies, the constituency boundaries were defined in accordance with the ward structure in place on 30 November 2004. The northern boundary ran along the River Clyde from Braehead in the east to Langbank in the west. The constituency included the northern part of Paisley, plus the towns and villages of Renfrew, Erskine, Inchinnan, Bishopton, Langbank, Bridge of Weir, Houston, Craigends, Brookfield and Linwood. It also included Glasgow Airport and part of the Hillington Industrial Estate.
2024–present: Following the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, the seat underwent significant boundary changes which were used for the first time at the 2024 general election. The redrawn constituency contains a northern portion of Renfrewshire, including part of Paisley and the towns of Renfrew, Erskine and Bishopton alongside the villages of Inchinnan and Langbank in full. It also adds the entire Hillington and part of the Cardonald area of Glasgow. Linwood and Brookfield were moved to Paisley and Renfrewshire South and Bridge of Weir, Houston and Craigends included in the new Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West constituency.
The seat is defined as comprising the following:
* In full: the Renfrewshire Council wards of Renfrew North and Braehead, Renfrew South and Gallowhill, Paisley Northeast and Ralston, Erskine and Inchinnan.
* In part: the Renfrewshire Council wards of Paisley Northwest (northern areas comprising about 45% of the electorate), Houston, Crosslee and Linwood (very small part), Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank (northern areas including Bishopton and Langbank); and the Glasgow City Council ward of Cardonald (northern parts including the districts of North Cardonald, Hillington, Penilee and Rosshall).

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 2005 | Jim Sheridan | Labour |
| 2015 | Gavin Newlands | SNP |
| 2024 | Alison Taylor | Labour |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Paisley and Renfrewshire North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alison Taylor | 19,561 | 47.1 | +23.4 |
| | SNP | Gavin Newlands | 13,228 | 31.9 | −17.0 |
| | Reform UK | Andrew Scott | 3,228 | 7.8 | +7.5 |
| | Conservative | David McGonigle | 2,659 | 6.4 | −13.1 |
| | Scottish Green | Jen Bell | 1,469 | 3.5 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Grant Toghill | 1,374 | 3.3 | −4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,333 | 15.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,519 | 58.4 | −8.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 71,103 | | |
| | Labour gain from SNP | Labour gain from SNP | Swing | +20.2 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Paisley and Renfrewshire North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Gavin Newlands | 23,353 | 47.0 | +9.6 |
| | Labour | Alison Taylor | 11,451 | 23.0 | −8.8 |
| | Conservative | Julie Pirone | 11,217 | 22.6 | −4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ross Stalker | 3,661 | 7.4 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,902 | 24.0 | +18.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,682 | 69.0 | −0.1 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | +9.2 | |
General election 2017: Paisley and Renfrewshire North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Gavin Newlands | 17,455 | 37.4 | −13.3 |
| | Labour | Alison Taylor | 14,842 | 31.8 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative | David Gardiner | 12,842 | 27.5 | +15.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Boyd | 1,476 | 3.2 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,613 | 5.6 | −12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,615 | 69.1 | −7.1 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | −6.2 | |
General election 2015: Paisley and Renfrewshire North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Gavin Newlands | 25,601 | 50.7 | +31.6 |
| | Labour | Jim Sheridan | 16,525 | 32.7 | −21.3 |
| | Conservative | John Anderson | 6,183 | 12.3 | −2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Speirs | 1,055 | 2.1 | −8.4 |
| | Scottish Green | Ryan Morrison | 703 | 1.4 | New |
| | CISTA | Andy Doyle | 202 | 0.4 | New |
| | TUSC | Jim Halfpenny | 193 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,076 | 18.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,462 | 76.2 | +7.6 |
| | SNP gain from Labour | SNP gain from Labour | Swing | +26.5 | |
General election 2010: Paisley and Renfrewshire North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jim Sheridan | 23,613 | 54.0 | +8.3 |
| | SNP | Mags MacLaren | 8,333 | 19.1 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative | Alistair Campbell | 6,381 | 14.6 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruaraidh Dobson | 4,597 | 10.5 | −7.8 |
| | Independent | Gary Pearson | 550 | 1.3 | New |
| | Scottish Socialist | Chris Rollo | 233 | 0.5 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,280 | 34.9 | +8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,707 | 68.6 | +3.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.3 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Paisley and Renfrewshire North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jim Sheridan | 18,697 | 45.7 | −6.6 |
| | SNP | Bill Wilson | 7,696 | 18.8 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lewis Hutton | 7,464 | 18.3 | +10.7 |
| | Conservative | Philip Lardner | 5,566 | 13.6 | −0.1 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Angela McGregor | 646 | 1.6 | −1.7 |
| | Socialist Labour | Katharine McGavigan | 444 | 1.1 | New |
| | UKIP | John Pearson | 372 | 0.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,001 | 26.9 | −2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,885 | 64.8 | +3.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −1.3 | |
This constituency was formed in 2005 from parts of the old Paisley North and West Renfrewshire constituencies.