# Paisley and Renfrewshire South South west Scotland. About 96,355 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 150 square kilometres. Johanna Baxter has been the Labour MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South since July 2024. They won by 6,527 votes on a 57.7% turnout. Constituency. Code S14000102. In: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland) ## MP and the 2024 result Johanna Baxter has been the Labour MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South since July 2024. They won by 6,527 votes on a 57.7% turnout. MP: [Johanna Baxter](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5063) (Labour). ### General election, 4 July 2024: Paisley and Renfrewshire South | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Johanna Baxter (elected) | Labour | 19,583 | 47.4% | | Jacqueline Cameron | Scottish National Party | 13,056 | 31.6% | | Jim McIlroy | Reform UK | 2,956 | 7.2% | | Alec Leishman | Conservative | 2,219 | 5.4% | | Athol Bond | Scottish Green Party | 1,724 | 4.2% | | Jack Clark | Liberal Democrat | 1,315 | 3.2% | | Paul Mack | Independent | 317 | 0.8% | | Mark Turnbull | Freedom Alliance | 113 | 0.3% | Electorate 71,574. Turnout 57.7%. Majority 6,527 (15.8%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3698 MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Key figures - **Majority, 2024 general election: 15.8%** (July 2024). The winner in Paisley and Renfrewshire South had a majority of 15.8% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 288th largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/paisley-and-renfrewshire-south#f-ge2024-majority - **Turnout, 2024 general election: 57.7%** (July 2024). Turnout in Paisley and Renfrewshire South at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 57.7% (House of Commons Library). Joint 237th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/paisley-and-renfrewshire-south#f-ge2024-turnout - **Population: 94,102** (2021). Paisley and Renfrewshire South had 94,102 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 116th least populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/paisley-and-renfrewshire-south#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 23%** (2022). About 23% of people in Paisley and Renfrewshire South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/paisley-and-renfrewshire-south#f-radon-affected-share ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=S14000102) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 23% of people in Paisley and Renfrewshire South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices#place=S14000102) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Renfrewshire, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Paisley and Renfrewshire South. - [Crimes by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-count#place=S14000102) (Recorded crimes and offences in Scotland · 2025/26): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Renfrewshire, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Paisley and Renfrewshire South. - [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=S14000102) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Paisley and Renfrewshire South had 94,102 usual residents at the census. ## How Paisley and Renfrewshire South compares Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers. | Measure | Paisley and Renfrewshire South | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Majority, 2024 general election | 15.8% | joint 288th largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 | | Turnout, 2024 general election | 57.7% | joint 237th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 | | Population | 94,102 | 116th least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 23% | joint 254th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 | ## What is the population of Paisley and Renfrewshire South? Paisley and Renfrewshire South had 94,102 usual residents at the census. Paisley and Renfrewshire South is the 116th least populated of 650 in the UK. ## Figures for the whole of Renfrewshire Most of Paisley and Renfrewshire South lies in Renfrewshire. These figures are published for the whole of Renfrewshire, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Paisley and Renfrewshire South itself. [See Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire) - **Average house price: £157,738** (August 2026). Renfrewshire’s average house price was £157,738 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 5.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026. - **Median full-time pay: £39,734** (2025). Full-time workers living in Renfrewshire earned a median of £39,734 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Joint 145th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025. - **House price to pay: 4.0×** (2025). A home in Renfrewshire costs 4.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 8th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026. - **Population estimate: 189,270** (2025). Renfrewshire’s population was an estimated 189,270 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Up 0.3% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026. ## Paisley and Renfrewshire South in brief The winner in Paisley and Renfrewshire South had a majority of 15.8% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024. Turnout in Paisley and Renfrewshire South at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 57.7%. Paisley and Renfrewshire South had 94,102 usual residents at the census. About 23% of people in Paisley and Renfrewshire South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. ## About - Type: Constituency - Code: S14000102 - Council: [Renfrewshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire) - Nation: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland) - Area: 150 km² - People, mid-2024: 96,355* - Wards: 6 - Middle areas: 22 - Neighbourhoods: 126 - Output areas: 827 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it. ## Next door [North Ayrshire and Arran](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-ayrshire-and-arran), [Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/inverclyde-and-renfrewshire-west), [Paisley and Renfrewshire North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/paisley-and-renfrewshire-north), [East Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/east-renfrewshire), [Glasgow South West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/glasgow-south-west) ## Similar places Constituencies with the closest mix of age and density. 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