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Paisley South (UK Parliament constituency)

Paisley South
Former Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland Renfrewshire
Major settlements Paisley
19832005
Number of members One
Replaced by Paisley & Renfrewshire South
Paisley & Renfrewshire North
Created from Paisley, West Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire

Paisley South 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.

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.

The Renfrew District electoral divisions of Johnstone, Paisley Central, and Paisley Gleniffer.


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