Paisley South, UK Parliamentary general election
At the most recent election (7 June 2001), Douglas Alexander (The Labour Party) won Paisley South, with a majority of 11,910 votes.
- Area type
- constituency
- Within
- UK Parliamentary general election
- Elections recorded
- 5
- Recorded results
- 27
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Alexander | The Labour Party | 17,830 | 58.4% | Yes |
| Brian Lawson | Scottish National Party | 5,920 | 19.4% | No |
| Brian O'Malley | Liberal Democrats | 3,178 | 10.4% | No |
| Andrew Cossar | Conservative Party | 2,301 | 7.5% | No |
| Frances Curran | Scottish Socialist | 835 | 2.7% | No |
| Patricia Graham | ProLife Alliance | 346 | 1.1% | No |
| Terence O'Donnell | Independent | 126 | 0.4% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon McMaster | The Labour Party | 21,482 | 57.5% | Yes |
| William Martin | Scottish National Party | 8,732 | 23.4% | No |
| Eileen McCartin | Liberal Democrats | 3,500 | 9.4% | No |
| Robin Reid | Conservative Party | 3,237 | 8.7% | No |
| James Lardner | Referendum | 254 | 0.7% | No |
| Sean Clerkin | Scottish Socialist Alliance | 146 | 0.4% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon McCaster | The Labour Party | 18,202 | 50.7% | Yes |
| Iain Lawson | Scottish National Party | 8,653 | 24.1% | No |
| Sheila Laidlaw | Conservative Party | 5,703 | 15.9% | No |
| Alan Reid | Liberal Democrats | 3,271 | 9.1% | No |
| Stephen Porter | Natural Law | 93 | 0.3% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Buchan | The Labour Party | 21,611 | 56.2% | Yes |
| Alistair Carmichael | Liberal Democrats | 5,826 | 15.1% | No |
| Dorothy Williamson | Conservative Party | 5,644 | 14.7% | No |
| James Mitchell | Scottish National Party | 5,398 | 14% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Buchan | The Labour Party | 15,633 | 41.4% | Yes |
| Elspeth Buchanan | Liberal Democrats | 9,104 | 24.1% | No |
| Joseph Knox | Conservative Party | 7,819 | 20.7% | No |
| James Mitchell | Scottish National Party | 4,918 | 13% | No |
| David Mellor | Ecology | 271 | 0.7% | No |
