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Scotland · Former constituency (1918–1979)

Paisley

Every general election in Paisley since 1918 (until 1979). Latest: Labour, majority 13,755.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won25,89455.8%
Conservative12,13926.2%
Scottish National Party7,30515.7%
Others1,0782.3%
Valid votes46,416
Majority13,75529.6%

Lab hold Turnout 72.8% of 63,765 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O19741979Labour, 1918: 33.5%Labour, 1922: 49.5%Labour, 1923: 27.4%Labour, 1924: 53.5%Labour, 1929: 55.8%Labour, 1931: 38.2%Labour, 1935: 49.6%Labour, 1945: 55.6%Labour, 1950: 56.1%Labour, 1951: 55.4%Labour, 1955: 56.4%Labour, 1959: 57.3%Labour, 1964: 52.9%Labour, 1966: 60.0%Labour, 1970: 54.1%Labour, February 1974: 48.4%Labour, October 1974: 44.8%Labour, 1979: 55.8%Liberal, 1918: 34.0%Liberal, 1922: 50.5%Liberal, 1923: 33.4%Liberal, 1924: 46.5%Liberal, 1929: 26.5%Liberal, 1931: 61.8%Liberal, 1935: 50.4%Liberal, 1945: 10.0%Liberal, 1950: 7.4%Liberal, 1951: 13.7%Liberal, 1964: 33.9%Liberal, 1966: 16.8%Liberal, 1970: 6.2%Liberal, October 1974: 6.5%Conservative, 1923: 26.6%Conservative, 1929: 17.7%Conservative, 1945: 32.7%Conservative, 1950: 36.5%Conservative, 1951: 31.0%Conservative, 1955: 43.6%Conservative, 1959: 42.7%Conservative, 1964: 13.2%Conservative, 1966: 23.2%Conservative, 1970: 32.4%Conservative, February 1974: 30.3%Conservative, October 1974: 15.6%Conservative, 1979: 26.2%Scottish National Party, 1970: 7.3%Scottish National Party, February 1974: 21.3%Scottish National Party, October 1974: 33.1%Scottish National Party, 1979: 15.7%Coalition Labour, 1918: 32.5%Others, 1923: 12.6%Others, 1945: 1.7%Others, 1979: 2.3%
Vote share in Paisley at each general election Lab Lib Con SNP Co Lab Oth

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979LabCon13,75529.672.8%Lab hold
October 1974LabSNP5,59011.772.2%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon8,89718.175.2%
1970LabCon10,19721.771.5%Lab hold
1966LabCon17,26836.876.5%Lab hold
1964LabLib9,48119.179.8%Lab hold
1959LabCon7,26914.678.9%Lab hold
1955LabCon6,09812.876.2%
1951LabCon13,02524.484.4%Lab hold
1950LabCon10,20319.684.0%
1945LabCon10,33022.873.9%
1935LibLab3890.980.3%Lib hold
1931LibLab10,00423.679.4%Lib gain from Lab
1929LabLib11,78529.478.2%Lab hold
1924LabLib2,2287.084.1%Lab gain from Lib
1923LibLab1,7466.077.1%Lib hold
1922LibLab3161.178.0%Lib hold
1918LibLab1060.557.6%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Paisley?

Labour won Paisley at the 1979 general election with a majority of 13,755.

Which parties have won Paisley?

At the 18 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 13, Liberal 5.

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