Latest headlines
- Victory for the SNP with 63 seats - two short of a majority
- Conservatives are the second largest party on 31 seats - but Labour on 24 lost 13 seats
- Scottish Greens are the fourth largest party with six seats, ahead of the Lib Dems who won five
- See the changing political map of Scotland
Scoreboard
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Net percentage change in seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party SNP Scottish National Party | CandidatesTom Arthur | Votes14,272 | 48.1% | Net percentage change in seats+9.6 |
| Party LAB Scottish Labour | CandidatesPaul O'Kane | Votes9,864 | 33.2% | Net percentage change in seats−14.8 |
| Party CON Scottish Conservatives | CandidatesAnn Le Blond | Votes4,752 | 16.0% | Net percentage change in seats+5.2 |
| Party LD Scottish Lib Dems | CandidatesTristan Gray | Votes793 | 2.7% | Net percentage change in seats+0.1 |
Change compared with 2011 | ||||
Turnout and Majority
Scottish National Party Majority
4,408Turnout
60.1%Constituency Profile
This is a new constituency, created in 2011, whose towns and villages grew up around housing estates formed during the industrial revolution. Its industry of old consisted of small-scale coal mining and larger-scale thread and cotton factories powered by the Black Cart Water, running north of Johnstone.
The seat has within its boundaries the villages of Elderslie - which is reputed to be the birthplace of Sir William Wallace - and Kilbarchan where Scottish political activist Mary Barbour was born. She led the Glasgow rent strike of 1915 and later became the city's first woman councillor. Renfrewshire Council, with its headquarters in Paisley, is the local authority which covers most of the constituency.
Labour's Hugh Henry won the old Paisley South seat in 1999, 2003, 2007 and once again in 2011. He chose not to contest the seat at the 2016 election as he retired from politics.
