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WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

Paisley and Renfrewshire South

Current representation and election data from the UK Parliament Members API.

6,527latest majority
57.7%latest turnout
2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Johanna Baxter

Labour

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024
Electorate71,574
Turnout57.7%
Majority6,527
Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament
Mark TurnbullFreedom Alliance1130.3%
Paul MackIndependent3170.8%
Jack ClarkLiberal Democrat1,3153.2%
Athol BondScottish Green Party1,7244.2%
Alec LeishmanConservative2,2195.4%
Jim McIlroyReform UK2,9567.2%
Jacqueline CameronScottish National Party13,05631.6%
Johanna BaxterLabour19,58347.4%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Scottish National Party Majority 11,023 · 66.0% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries
2017 Scottish National Party Majority 2,541 · 68.0% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries
2015 Scottish National Party Majority 5,684 · 75.4% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

Boundary note: the current constituency map was first used at the 2024 general election. The 2019 figure is an official notional estimate on the current boundaries. Where 2017 or 2015 appears, it is the actual result for an older constituency with the same name and is labelled as a pre-2024-boundary result.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILE

People and housing

Latest available constituency-level data

Population95,574Mid-2024 estimate
Under 1817.6%Share of population
Aged 65+19.7%Share of population
Home owners63.1%Households
Private renters11.6%Households
Social renters24.0%Households
One-person households41.5%Of households
Families with children22.1%Dependent children

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates. Housing and household figures use the latest census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland.

Primary sources: UK Parliament Members API for current representation and the latest result; UK Parliament Election Results for historical and notional general election data. Data may be revised at source.