Paisley And Renfrewshire South (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 55°48′50″N 4°29′06″W / 55.814°N 4.485°W / 55.814; -4.485
| Paisley and Renfrewshire South County constituency |
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| Paisley and Renfrewshire South shown within Scotland | |
| Created: | 2005 |
| MP: | Douglas Alexander |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Council areas: | Renfrewshire |
| EP constituency: | Scotland |
Paisley and Renfrewshire South is a constituency of the British House of Commons, located in Renfrewshire, Scotland to the southwest of Glasgow. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) at least once every five years using the first-past-the-post system of voting.
The seat was formed in 2005, and is a safe seat for the Labour Party, who currently have a majority of over 16,000. Its current MP is Douglas Alexander, who has been the constituency's MP since 2005 (and for the predecessor seat of Paisley South since 1997). Alexander is the current Shadow Foreign Secretary, and has previously held cabinet posts such as Transport Secretary and Scottish Secretary (2006-07; joint), and International Development Secretary (2007-10).
Within the constituency, is the southern and town centre areas of Paisley and the other towns of Glenburn, Johnstone and Kilbarchan.
Read more about Paisley And Renfrewshire South (UK Parliament Constituency): Boundaries, Members of Parliament
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