An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Paisley and Renfrewshire North, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.
SNP gain from Labour by Gavin Newlands with a majority of 9,076 - 18.0% - on a turnout of 76.2%.
Candidates
Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
NEWLANDS, Gavin | SNP | 25,601 | 50.7% | 31.7% |
SHERIDAN, Jim | Lab | 16,525 | 32.7% | -21.3% |
ANDERSON, John | Con | 6,183 | 12.3% | -2.3% |
SPEIRS, James | LD | 1,055 | 2.1% | -8.4% |
MORRISON, Ryan | Green | 703 | 1.4% | - |
DOYLE, Andy | CSA | 202 | 0.4% | - |
HALFPENNY, Jim | TUSC | 193 | 0.4% | - |
Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.
An electorate of 66,206, having a valid vote count of 50,462 and an invalid vote count of 60.
Result declared at 03:00 on 8 May 2015.