Paisley South Paisley South| Douglas Alexander | Labour | 17,830 | 58.4% |
| Brian Lawson | SNP | 5,920 | 19.4% |
| Brian O'Malley | LibDem | 3,178 | 10.4% |
| Andrew Cossar | Conservative | 2,301 | 7.5% |
| Francis Curran | Scottish Socialist | 835 | 2.7% |
| Patricia Graham | ProLife | 346 | 1.1% |
| Terence O'Donnell | Ind | 126 | 0.4% |
Electorate 53,351; Turnout 57.2%; Majority 11,910 (39.0%)
Swing: 2.5% to Lab from SNP; Declared: 1.14am
Lab hold
| D.G. Alexander | Labour | 10,346 | 44.1% |
| I. Blackford | SNP | 7,615 | 32.5% |
| E.P. McCartin | LibDem | 2,582 | 11.0% |
| S.G. Laidlaw | Conservative | 1,643 | 7.0% |
| J.A. Deighan | PLA | *578 | 2.5% |
| F. Curran | SSA | *306 | 1.3% |
| C.W. McLauchlan | Ind Labour | *155 | 0.7% |
| C. Herriot | S Lab P | *153 | 0.7% |
| K.R. Blair | Natural Law | *57 | 0.2% |
Electorate: ; Turnout: 42.9%; Labour majority 2,731
| G McMaster | Labour | 21,482 | 57.51% |
| B Martin | SNP | 8,732 | 23.38% |
| E McCartin | LibDem | 3,500 | 9.37% |
| R Reid | Conservative | 3,237 | 8.67% |
| J Lardner | Referendum | 254 | 0.68% |
| S Clerkin | Scottish Socialist | 146 | 0.39% |
Electorate: 54,573; Turnout: 68.44%; Lab majority 12,750 (34.14%)
Swing from SNP to Lab of 3.90%
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