Paisley and Renfrewshire North is a

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of the

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of the

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. It was created for the 2005 general election, replacing most of Paisley North and Renfrewshire West.

Constituency Profile

The constituency covers the northern portion of Paisley, the smaller towns of

Renfrew Renfrew (; sco, Renfrew; gd, Rinn Friù) is a town west of Glasgow in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is the historic county town of Renfrewshire. Called the "Cradle of the Royal Stewarts" for its early link with Scotland's form ...

and Linwood, and rural villages such as Bishopton,

Bridge of Weir Bridge of Weir is a village within the Renfrewshire council area and wider historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. Lying within the Gryffe Valley, Bridge of Weir owes its name to the historic crossing point tha ...

and

Houston Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 ...

Boundaries

The constituency includes the northern part of Paisley, plus the towns of *

* Erskine * Bishopton * Langbank *

Craigends Craigends is a residential area in the civil parish of Houston and Killellan in Renfrewshire, Scotland lying south of the River Gryffe and on the banks of the River Locher. Craigends is on the south-eastern edge of the village of Houston, bo ...

* Linwood * Ralston and also Glasgow Airport and Hillington Industrial Estate. The northern boundary of the constituency is the

River Clyde The River Clyde ( gd, Abhainn Chluaidh, , sco, Clyde Watter, or ) is a river that flows into the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. It is the ninth-longest river in the United Kingdom, and the third-longest in Scotland. It runs through the major cit ...

from

Braehead Braehead ( sco, Braeheid, Gaelic: ''Ceann a' Bhruthaich'') is a commercial development located at the former site of Braehead Power Station in Renfrew on the south bank of the River Clyde in Renfrew, Renfrewshire. It is particularly notable f ...

in the east to Langbank in the west. A map of the constituency can be found at th
Election Maps
site.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

This constituency was formed in 2005 from parts of the old Paisley North and Renfrewshire West constituencies.

References

;Specific ;General * {{DEFAULTSORT:Paisley And Renfrewshire North (Uk Parliament Constituency) Westminster Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2005 Politics of Paisley, Renfrewshire Politics of Renfrewshire Erskine, Renfrewshire