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| Swing |
| Against 1997 General Election |
2.5% from SNP to Labour
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| Lab-Con (against 1997) |
1.0% from Conservative to Labour
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| Against 1999 devolution poll |
12.2% from SNP to Labour
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Description
Considering its location in industrial Clydeside, it is no surprise that Labour should, in the past, have found such success in both of the Paisley seats. The town grew up on the linen trade, and textiles is still an important, if declining, industry today. The spectre of unemployment, however, has blighted the lives of many of Paisley's inhabitants in recent years. This seat includes just over half of the city centre, as well as the smaller town of Johnstone, but apart from Johnstone Castle there is little that might attract a tourist to this part of Scotland.
Paisley South was the scene of a by-election on 6 November 1997 caused by the suicide of MP Gordon McMaster. The by-election campaign was dominated by allegations of misconduct in Renfrewshire Council. Douglas Alexander succeeded in holding the seat for Labour, albeit with a substantially reduced majority.
Renfrewshire councillor Hugh Henry won the seat for Labour in the Scottish Parliament with a majority of more than 4,000 votes over his SNP challenger.
Past Results
| 1997 General Election |
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| Paisley South |
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Votes |
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Gordon McMaster |
Labour |
21,482 |
57.5 |
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Bill Martin |
SNP |
8,732 |
23.4 |
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Eileen McCartin |
Liberal Democrat |
3,500 |
9.4 |
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Robert Reid |
Conservative |
3,237 |
8.7 |
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James Lardner |
Referendum |
254 |
0.7 |
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Sean Clerkin |
Other |
146 |
0.4 |
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Majority |
12,750 |
34.1 |
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Turnout |
37,351 |
69.1 |
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| Parliamentary By-Election |
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| Paisley South
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Name |
Party |
Votes |
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Douglas Alexander |
Labour |
10,346 |
44.2 |
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Ian Blackford |
SNP |
7,615 |
32.5 |
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Eileen McCartin |
Liberal Democrat |
2,582 |
11.0 |
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Sheila Laidlaw |
Conservative |
1,643 |
7.0 |
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John Deighan |
ProLife Alliance |
578 |
2.5 |
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Frances Curran |
Independent |
306 |
1.3 |
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Charles McLauchlan |
Independent |
155 |
0.7 |
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Christopher Herriott |
Socialist Labour |
153 |
0.7 |
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Kenneth Blair |
Natural Law |
57 |
0.2 |
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Majority |
2,731 |
11.7 |
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Turnout |
23,435 |
42.9 |
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| 1999 Scottish Parliamentary Election |
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| Paisley South
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Hugh Henry |
Labour |
13,899 |
45.3 |
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Bill Martin |
SNP |
9,404 |
30.7 |
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Stuart Callison |
Liberal Democrat |
2,974 |
9.7 |
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Sheila Laidlaw |
Conservative |
2,433 |
7.9 |
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Paul Mack |
Independent |
1,273 |
4.0 |
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Jackie Forrest |
Scottish Workers |
673 |
2.2 |
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Majority |
4,495 |
14.6 |
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Turnout |
30,656 |
56.5 |
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