Paisley South was a

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of the

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( Holyrood). It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the

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method of election. It was also one of nine constituencies in the West of Scotland electoral region, which elected seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of

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for the region as a whole. Paisley South was replaced by Paisley for the Scottish Parliament election, 2011.

Electoral region

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The other eight constituencies of the West of Scotland region were:

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, Clydebank and Milngavie, Cunninghame North,

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, Greenock and Inverclyde, Paisley North, Strathkelvin and Bearsden and West Renfrewshire. The region covers the West Dunbartonshire council area, the East Renfrewshire council area, the Inverclyde council area, most of the Renfrewshire council area, most of the

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, part of the Argyll and Bute council area and part of the North Ayrshire council area.

Constituency boundaries

The Paisley South constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in

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, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In

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, however, the Westminster (

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) constituency was abolished in favour of new constituencies.Se
''The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland''

Council areas

The Holyrood constituency was entirely within the Renfrewshire council area. The rest of the Renfrewshire area was covered by the Paisley North and West Renfrewshire. The West Renfrewshire constituency also covered a portion of the Inverclyde council area.

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Election results

Notes and references

{{Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions 1999-2011 Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions 1999–2011 Politics of Paisley, Renfrewshire 1999 establishments in Scotland Constituencies established in 1999 2011 disestablishments in Scotland Constituencies disestablished in 2011 Johnstone Politics of Renfrewshire