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Paisley and Renfrewshire South

Westminster constituency · Scotland

Forecast of November 2, 2026

Our forecast gives the SNP a 97% chance of winning, with an average lead of 4.7 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 56%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • SNP 33.8%
  • Labour 29.1%
  • Reform UK 16.0%
  • Green 8.2%
  • Conservative 6.0%
  • Lib Dems 3.6%
  • Other 3.1%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

SNP Labour Reform UK Green
Paisley and Renfrewshire South 33.8%29.1%16.0%8.2%
National averageUnited Kingdom 2.8%+30.9 26.5%+2.7 22.3%−6.3 9.7%−1.5

Simple average of the 650 ridings, not weighted by population.

Local profile

Employment rate77.1%

Source: Office for National Statistics: mid-2022 population, January 2026 labour market

Current member

Johanna Baxter · Labour

In office since July 4, 2024. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 15.8 points.

Our current projection: the SNP ahead by 4.7 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Johanna Baxter Elected Labour 19,583 47.4
Jacqueline Cameron SNP 13,056 31.6
Jim McIlroy Reform UK 2,956 7.2
Alec Leishman Conservative 2,219 5.4
Athol Bond Green 1,724 4.2
Jack Clark Lib Dems 1,315 3.2
Paul Mack Other 317 0.8
Mark Turnbull Other 113 0.3

Nearby ridings

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

Watch list

The tightest races

The smallest projected gaps between the top two.

  1. Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shireSNP76%1.2-point gap
  2. Bury St Edmunds and StowmarketReform UK46%1.4-point gap
  3. Romsey and Southampton NorthConservative63%1.4-point gap
Forecast updated