Paisley, UK Parliamentary general election
At the most recent election (3 May 1979), Allender Adams (The Labour Party) won Paisley, with a majority of 13,755 votes.
- Area type
- constituency
- Within
- UK Parliamentary general election
- Elections recorded
- 18
- Recorded results
- 57
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allender Adams | The Labour Party | 25,894 | 55.8% | Yes |
| George Wills | Conservative Party | 12,139 | 26.2% | No |
| David Robert Rollo | Scottish National Party | 7,305 | 15.7% | No |
| Brian Monaghan | Independent Labour | 811 | 1.7% | No |
| June Tait | Communist | 145 | 0.3% | No |
| Thomas White | Workers Revolutionary | 122 | 0.3% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Robertson | The Labour Party | 21,368 | 44.8% | Yes |
| David Robert Rollo | Scottish National Party | 15,778 | 33.1% | No |
| Ian Robertson | Conservative Party | 7,440 | 15.6% | No |
| Donald Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 3,116 | 6.5% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Robertson | The Labour Party | 23,820 | 39.9% | Yes |
| John Workman | Conservative Party | 14,923 | 25% | No |
| David Robert Rollo | Scottish National Party | 10,455 | 17.5% | No |
| Ian Robertson | Conservative Party | 7,440 | 12.5% | No |
| Donald Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 3,116 | 5.2% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Robertson | The Labour Party | 25,429 | 54.1% | Yes |
| John Workman | Conservative Party | 15,232 | 32.4% | No |
| Margo MacDonald | Scottish National Party | 3,432 | 7.3% | No |
| Alan Sked | Liberal Democrats | 2,918 | 6.2% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Robertson | The Labour Party | 28,160 | 60% | Yes |
| Maurice Crichton | Conservative Party | 10,892 | 23.2% | No |
| Vaughan Shaw | Liberal Democrats | 7,889 | 16.8% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Robertson | The Labour Party | 26,318 | 52.9% | Yes |
| John MacDonald Bannerman | Liberal Democrats | 16,837 | 33.9% | No |
| Maurice Crichton | Scottish Unionist | 6,583 | 13.2% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord Johnston Douglas Johnston | The Labour Party | 28,519 | 57.3% | Yes |
| Geoffrey R Rickman | Scottish Unionist | 21,250 | 42.7% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord Johnston Douglas Johnston | The Labour Party | 26,823 | 56.4% | Yes |
| Robert Kernohan | Scottish Unionist | 20,725 | 43.6% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord Johnston Douglas Johnston | The Labour Party | 29,570 | 55.4% | Yes |
| John Wilson | Scottish Unionist | 16,545 | 31% | No |
| Vaughan Shaw | Liberal Democrats | 7,291 | 13.7% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord Johnston Douglas Johnston | The Labour Party | 29,204 | 56.1% | Yes |
| Hugh Black | Scottish Unionist | 19,001 | 36.5% | No |
| Vaughan Shaw | Liberal Democrats | 3,830 | 7.4% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley Oliver Baldwin | The Labour Party | 25,156 | 55.6% | Yes |
| Thomas Galloway Dunlop Galbraith | Scottish Unionist | 14,826 | 32.7% | No |
| Louise Glen-Coats | Liberal Democrats | 4,532 | 10% | No |
| Allan Richard Eagles | Independent | 765 | 1.7% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Paton Maclay | Liberal Democrats | 22,466 | 50.4% | Yes |
| 2nd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley Oliver Baldwin | The Labour Party | 22,077 | 49.6% | No |