UK Polling History: Election of 11 June 1987 – Paisley North
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Alliance | SNP | |
| Votes | 20,193 | 5,751 | 5,741 | 4,696 |
| Votes gained | +4,411 | -1,674 | -2,454 | +1,913 |
| Share of votes | 55.5% | 15.8% | 15.8% | 12.9% |
| Share of eligible voters | 40.8% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 9.5% |
| Gain in share of votes | +9.9% | -5.6% | -7.9% | +4.9% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +9.9% | -2.9% | -4.4% | +4.0% |
| Total votes: | 36,381 | |
| Electorate: | 49,487 | |
| Turnout: | 73.5% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 8.9% | Labour from Alliance |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from East Renfrewshire, Paisley, West Renfrewshire 9 June 1983 |
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Constituency succeeded by Paisley and Renfrewshire North, Paisley and Renfrewshire South 5 May 2005 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Labour | SNP | Conservative | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | Green | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Labour | SNP | Conservative | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | Green | ||
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 15,058 | 5,737 | 2,404 | 2,709 | 1,245 | ||
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 20,295 | 7,481 | 3,267 | 2,365 | 727 | ||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 17,269 | 7,940 | 5,576 | 2,779 | 493 | ||
| 29 November 1990 | By Election | 11,353 | 7,583 | 3,835 | 2,139 | 918 | ||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 20,193 | 4,696 | 5,751 | 5,741 | |||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 15,782 | 2,783 | 7,425 | 8,195 | 439 | ||