Paisley and Renfrewshire North (UK Parliament constituency)

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Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (November 2009) Coordinates: 55°51′36″N 4°29′56″W / 55.860°N 4.499°W / 55.860; -4.499 Paisley and Renfrewshire North County constituency Paisley and Renfrewshire North shown within Scotland Created: 2005 MP: Jim Sheridan Party: Labour Type: House of Commons Council areas: Renfrewshire EP constituency: Scotland Paisley and Renfrewshire North is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 2005 general election, replacing most of Paisley North and Renfrewshire West. It covers the northern half of the Renfrewshire council area. Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Election results 4 References Boundaries The constituency includes the northern part of Paisley, plus the towns of Renfrew Erskine Bishopton Langbank Bridge of Weir Houston Craigends Linwood Ralston and also Glasgow International Airport and Hillington Industrial Estate. The northern boundary of the constituency is the River Clyde from Braehead in the east to Langbank in the west. Areas close to, but outside, the constituency boundary are Kilmacolm in Inverclyde Kilbarchan in Paisley and Renfrewshire South Johnstone in Paisley and Renfrewshire South A map of the constituency can be found at the Election Maps site. Members of Parliament 2005 - present: Jim Sheridan, Labour Election results General Election 2010: Paisley and Renfrewshire North 1 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour James Sheridan 23,613 54.03 +8.33 SNP Mags MacLaren 8,333 19.07 +0.27 Conservative Alistair Campbell 6,381 14.60 +1.00 Liberal Democrat Ruaraidh Dobson 4,597 10.52 -7.78 Independent Gary Pearson 550 1.26 Scottish Socialist Chris Rollo 233 0.53 -1.07 Majority 15,280 34.96% Turnout 43,707 68.6 Labour hold Swing 4.3 General Election 2005: Paisley and Renfrewshire North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour James Sheridan 18,697 45.7% -6.6 SNP Bill Wilson 7,696 18.8% -3.9 Liberal Democrat 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% +1.1 UKIP John Pearson 372 0.9% +0.9 Majority 11,001 26.9% Turnout 40,885 64.8% +3.6 Labour hold Swing -1.3 This constituency was formed in 2005 from parts of the old Paisley North and Renfrewshire West constituencies. References ^ Paisley and Renfrewshire North UK Polling Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1) v d e Constituencies in Scotland by Holding Party (59) Labour (41) Aberdeen North Aberdeen South Airdrie and Shotts Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock Central Ayrshire Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East Dumfries and Galloway Dundee West Dunfermline and West Fife East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow East Lothian East Renfrewshire Edinburgh East Edinburgh North and Leith Edinburgh South Edinburgh South West Falkirk Glasgow Central Glasgow East Glasgow North Glasgow North East Glasgow North West Glasgow South Glasgow South West Glenrothes Inverclyde Kilmarnock and Loudoun Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath Lanark and Hamilton East Linlithgow and East Falkirk Livingston Midlothian Motherwell and Wishaw North Ayrshire and Arran Ochil and South Perthshire Paisley and Renfrewshire North Paisley and Renfrewshire South Rutherglen and Hamilton West Stirling West Dunbartonshire Liberal Democrat (11) Argyll and Bute Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross East Dunbartonshire Edinburgh West Gordon Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey North East Fife Orkney and Shetland Ross, Skye and Lochaber West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Scottish National Party (6) Angus Banff and Buchan Dundee East Moray Na h-Eileanan an Iar Perth and North Perthshire Conservative (1) Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale Scotland European constituency: Scottish National Party (2) Labour (2) Conservative (1) Liberal Democrat (1) v d e Westminster constituencies of Scotland 1708 to 1832 1832 to 1868 1868 to 1885 1885 to 1918 1918 to 1950 1950 to 1955 1955 to 1974 1974 to 1983 1983 to 1997 1997 to 2005 Current constituencies (2005 to present) Aberdeen North Aberdeen South Airdrie & Shotts Angus Argyll & Bute Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock Banff & Buchan Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross Central Ayrshire Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East Dumfries & Galloway Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale Dundee East Dundee West Dunfermline & West Fife East Dunbartonshire East Kilbride, Strathaven & Lesmahagow East Lothian East Renfrewshire Edinburgh East Edinburgh North & Leith Edinburgh South Edinburgh South West Edinburgh West Falkirk Glasgow Central Glasgow East Glasgow North Glasgow North East Glasgow North West Glasgow South Glasgow South West Glenrothes Gordon Inverclyde Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey Kilmarnock & Loudoun Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath Lanark & Hamilton East Linlithgow & East Falkirk Livingston Midlothian Moray Motherwell & Wishaw Na h-Eileanan an Iar North Ayrshire & Arran North East Fife Ochil & South Perthshire Orkney & Shetland Paisley & Renfrewshire North Paisley & Renfrewshire South Perth & North Perthshire Ross, Skye & Lochaber Rutherglen & Hamilton West Stirling West Aberdeenshire & Kincardine West Dunbartonshire