Voters across Paisley headed to the polls on Thursday 7th May in the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.
The constituency was contested by candidates from the SNP, Labour, Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, Reform UK and other parties, with voters choosing their constituency MSP and casting a separate vote for the West Scotland regional list.
The full Paisley constituency results are below, including vote totals, turnout and rejected ballots.
SNP hold Paisley constituency
Declared
Votes counted
31,013
Turnout
50.5%
Turnout change
-11.9
Majority
3,028
Majority change
-3,047
Last updated
5 days ago
8th May 2026 3:41pm
Declared winner
SNP HOLD PAISLEY CONSTITUENCY
George Adam — SNP, 13,164 votes (42.6%)
Swing: 3.8% SNP to Labour
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
Change | Status |
|
George Adam |
SNP |
13,164 |
42.6% |
-7.4 | — |
|
Neil Bibby |
Labour |
10,136 |
32.8% |
+0.1 | — |
|
Alec Leishman |
Reform UK |
4,620 |
15% |
— | — |
|
James Kenyon |
Lib Dems |
1,073 |
3.5% |
+0.3 | — |
|
Satbir Gill |
Conservatives |
940 |
3% |
-6.6 | — |
|
William Wallace |
Independent |
457 |
1.5% |
— | — |
|
Sinead Daly |
TUSC |
297 |
1% |
— | — |
|
Mark Turnbull |
Freedom Alliance |
212 |
0.7% |
— | — |
Change compared with previous constituency boundaries.
