Paisley and Renfrewshire North
2010 Results:
Conservative: 6381 (14.6%)
Labour: 23613 (54.03%)
Liberal Democrat: 4597 (10.52%)
SNP: 8333 (19.07%)
Scottish Socialist: 233 (0.53%)
Independent: 550 (1.26%)
Majority: 15280 (34.96%)
2005 Results:
Labour: 18697 (45.7%)
SNP: 7696 (18.8%)
Liberal Democrat: 7464 (18.3%)
Conservative: 5566 (13.6%)
Other: 1462 (3.6%)
Majority: 11001 (26.9%)
Boundary changes prior to 2005 election: Name of seat changed from Paisley North.
2001 Result
Conservative: 2404 (8.9%)
Labour: 15058 (55.5%)
Liberal Democrat: 2709 (10%)
SNP: 5737 (21.1%)
Other: 1245 (4.6%)
Majority: 9321 (34.3%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 3267 (9.6%)
Labour: 20295 (59.5%)
Liberal Democrat: 2365 (6.9%)
SNP: 7481 (21.9%)
Referendum: 196 (0.6%)
Other: 531 (1.6%)
Majority: 12814 (37.5%)
No Boundary Changes:
Profile:
Current MP: Jim Sheridan(Labour) (more information at They work for you)
Alistair Campbell (Conservative) Jim Sheridan(Labour) (more information at They work for you)Ruaraidh Dobson (Liberal Democrat) Mags MacLaren (SNP) Chris Rollo (Scottish Socialist) Gary Pearson (Independent)2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 87844
Male: 48.1%
Female: 51.9%
Under 18: 23.9%
Over 60: 19.5%
Born outside UK: 2.5%
White: 98.6%
Asian: 0.8%
Mixed: 0.2%
Other: 0.4%
Christian: 70.1%
Graduates 16-74: 18.1%
No Qualifications 16-74: 31.6%
Owner-Occupied: 71.5%
Social Housing: 22.2% (Council: 16.3%, Housing Ass.: 5.9%)
Privately Rented: 3.4%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 5.9%
“It’s strange how many Labour MPs were public-school educated in those days, or even had aristocratic backgrounds ”
I suppose the answer to that is straightforward. Back in 1945, it would have been a herculian achievement for most people of a working class background to be able to become an MP.