Election for the constituency of Paisley and Renfrewshire South on 6 May 2010

An election to the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Paisley and Renfrewshire South, held as part of the general election on 6 May 2010.

Labour hold by Douglas Alexander with a majority of 16,614 - 41.5% - on a turnout of 65.4%.

An electorate of 61,197, having a valid vote count of 39,998 and an invalid vote count of 96.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
ALEXANDER, Douglas Lab 23,842 59.6% 7.0%
DOIG, Andrew SNP 7,228 18.1% 0.5%
MCCASKILL, Gordon Con 3,979 9.9% 1.5%
GHAI, Ashay LD 3,812 9.5% -8.1%
MACK, Paul Ind 513 1.3% -
KERR, Jimmy SSP 375 0.9% -1.1%
HENDRY, William Ind 249 0.6% -

The writ for this election was issued on 12 April 2010.

Result declared at 02:11 on 7 May 2010. Declarations times do not form part of election declarations and should be regarded as indicative rather than official.

Gain or hold information and vote change percentages are calculated according to changes since the preceding general election and take no account of intervening by-elections. The calculations are based on changes to party performance, rather than the performance of an individual candidate. Where the boundary of a constituency has changed since the preceding general election, the calculations are based on estimated notional results for the new boundaries at the previous election.

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.