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Created from Paisley, West Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire Replaced by West Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, Paisley and Renfrewshire North, Paisley and Renfrewshire South | ||
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.
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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 Renfrew District electoral divisions of Linwood and Paisley North, Paisley Abercorn, and Renfrew.
References
Paisley North (UK Parliament constituency) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA