Paisley North was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Paisley in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
History
The constituency was created when the former Paisley constituency was divided for the 1983 general election. It was abolished for the 2005 general election, when Paisley was represented by the new constituencies of Paisley & Renfrewshire South and Paisley & Renfrewshire North.
Boundaries
1983–1997: The Renfrew District electoral divisions of Paisley Abercorn, Paisley Craigielea, and Renfrew.
1997–2005: The Renfrewshire electoral divisions of Linwood and Paisley North, Paisley Abercorn, and Renfrew.
Members of Parliament
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| 1983
| Allen Adams
| Labour
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| 1990 by-election
| Irene Adams
| Labour
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|colspan="2" align="center"|2005
|colspan="2"| constituency abolished: see Paisley & Renfrewshire South<br />and Paisley & Renfrewshire North
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Election results
thumb|centre|upright=2.5|Election results 1983-2001