Paisley (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Paisley
county constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Paisley shown within the West Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Current constituency
Created 2011
Party Scottish National Party
MSP George Adam
Council area Renfrewshire

Paisley is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is also one of ten constituencies in the West Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

Constituency boundaries and council area

Renfrewshire is represented in the Scottish Parliament by three constituencies: Paisley, Renfrewshire North and West and Renfrewshire South.

The electoral wards of the Paisley constituency are:

Constituency profile

BBC profile:[1]

The constituency of Paisley is based around the biggest town in Scotland. The area's damp climate and a plentiful water supply made it ideal for the textiles industry to grow and by the mid-19th century weaving had become the town's chief industry. Paisley gives its name to the distinctive kidney shaped "paisley pattern" which continues to be a popular design in fabrics.

As the successes of the industrial revolution began to fade, the area has had to tackle the problems of urban recession. In 2006, the district of Ferguslie Park was named one of Scotland's most deprived areas by what was then the Scottish Executive. The constituency features a golf course, a major hospital, two reservoirs and a cathedral - St Mirin's which is the seat of the Catholic Bishop of Paisley.

Member of the Scottish Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
2011 George Adam SNP
2016

Election results

Scottish Parliament election, 2016: Paisley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
SNP George Adam 14,682 49.8 +7.2
Labour Neil Bibby 9,483 32.2 -9.5
Conservative Paul Masterton 3,533 12.0 +3.3
Liberal Democrats Eileen McCartin 1,766 6.0 -1.0
Majority 5,199 17.6 +16.7
Turnout 29,464 57.0 +7.9
SNP hold Swing
Scottish Parliament election, 2011: Paisley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
SNP George Adam 10,913 42.6 +12.8
Labour Ewan Williams 10,665 41.7 -2.7
Conservative Gordon McCaskill 2,229 8.7 -0.1
Liberal Democrats Eileen McCartin 1,783 7.0 -8.9
Majority 248 0.9
Turnout 25,590 49.1
SNP gain from Labour Swing
Scottish Parliament election, 2007 Notional Result: Paisley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour 11,566 44.4
SNP 7,755 29.8
Liberal Democrats 4,134 15.9
Conservative 2,304 8.8
Others 305 1.2
Majority 3,811 14.6
Labour hold Swing


Electoral region

The other nine constituencies of the West Scotland region are Clydebank and Milngavie, Cunninghame North, Cunninghame South, Dumbarton, Eastwood, Greenock and Inverclyde, Renfrewshire North and West, Renfrewshire South and Strathkelvin and Bearsden.

The region covers part of the Argyll and Bute council area, the East Dunbartonshire council area, the East Renfrewshire council area, the Inverclyde council area, North Ayrshire council area, the Renfrewshire council area and the West Dunbartonshire council area.

Notes

  1. ↑ 'Paisley'


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