Result: Paisley & Renfrewshire North
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 45.7% |
| SNP |  | 18.8% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 18.3% |
| Swing: 1.3% from LAB to SNP | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Jim Sheridan | Labour | 18,697 | 45.7 | -6.6 |
| Bill Wilson | SNP | 7,696 | 18.8 | -3.9 |
| Lewis Hutton | Liberal Democrat | 7,464 | 18.3 | +10.7 |
| Philip Lardner | Conservative | 5,566 | 13.6 | -0.1 |
| Angela McGregor | Scottish Socialist Party | 646 | 1.6 | -1.7 |
| Katharine McGavigan | Socialist Labour Party | 444 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| John Pearson | UK Independence Party | 372 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Majority | 11,001 | 26.9 | ||
| Turnout | 40,885 | 64.8 | +3.6 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SCOTLAND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR PAISLEY & RENFREWSHIRE NORTH | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 52.3% |
| SNP |  | 22.7% |
| Conservative |  | 13.7% |
| Others |  | 11.3% |
