Jim Sheridan
Labour Member of Parliament for Paisley and Renfrewshire North

Representing Ralston, Gallowhill, Shortroods, Ferguslie, Linwood, Brookfield, Bridge of Weir, Houston, Bishopton, Langbank, Erskine, Inchinnan & Renfrew

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Cargill Hall, Bridge of Weir
Old Farmhouse Community Centre, Erskine

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Jim Sheridan is 57 years old. He has lived in Erskine, Renfrewshire for the past 28 years. Prior to entering politics worked as a material handler for Thales Optronics (formerly Bar and Stroud) in Glasgow. He also served as a Trade Union Convener with the Transport and General Workers Union. Jim has been a supporter of the Labour movement all his life.

Having worked with Party activists to reinvigorate the local Constituency Labour Party, Jim was selected to contest the local authority seat of Erskine Central in the 1999 elections. Jim's down to earth approach and local knowledge secured the seat for the Labour Party and the full results are shown below:

CANDIDATE NAME & PARTY

VOTES % OF VOTES

Jim Sheridan - The Scottish Labour Party

1,124 50.43%

Sheena Henderson - The Scottish National Party

875 39.26%

Oonagh Harper - The Conservative Party

230 10.32%

Over the next four years Jim worked hard with his Labour colleagues in Renfrewshire Council delivering quality services across all of Renfrewshire.

In 2000, Jim was selected as the Labour Candidate to contest the West Renfrewshire seat in the 2001 General Election and on 7th June was elected to Parliament. Since entering Parliament Jim has quickly found his feet and has been a regular speaker and attendee campaigning on a whole range of issues. The full results of the 2001 election are detailed below:

CANDIDATE NAME & PARTY

VOTES % OF VOTES

Jim Sheridan - The Scottish Labour Party

15,720 47%

Carol Puthucheary - The Scottish National Party

7,145 21%

David Sharpe - The Conservative Party

5,522 16%

Claire Hamblen - The Scottish Liberal Democrats

4,185 12%

Arlene Nunnery - The Scottish Socialist Party

925 3%

In advance of the 2005 General Election and following the creation of the Scottish Parliament in 1999 the Boundary Commission for Scotland initiated a review of the Scottish Westminster Parliamentary boundaries. This review resulted in the number of Scottish constituencies being reduced from 72 to 59 and the three Renfrewshire seats, Paisley North, Paisley South and West Renfrewshire were merged to form Paisley and Renfrewshire North and South.

Jim was selected to contest this seat by his Labour Party colleagues and on May 5th 2005 was successfully returned to Parliament with a majority of 11,001. Below is a video of the results being declared at the Count which took place in Paisley Town Hall.

Details of the 2005 election results are given below.

CANDIDATE NAME & PARTY

VOTES % OF VOTES

Jim Sheridan - The Scottish Labour Party

18,697

45.7

Bill Wilson - The Scottish National Party

7,696

18.8

Lewis Hutton - The Liberal Democrat Party

7,464

18.3

Philip Lardner - The Conservative Party

5,566

13.6

Angela McGregor - The Scottish Socialist Party

646

1.6

Katharine McGavigan - The Socialist Party

444

1.1

John Pearson - The UK Independence Party

372

0.9

Majority

11,001

26.9

Turnout

40,885

64.8

Following the 2005 election Jim continued to work with the Labour Government to deliver positive policies for his constituents and the whole of the UK and was a strong voice for the people in Renfrewshire.  At the General Election held on 6th May 2010 Jim Sheridan was again re-elected with an increased majority of 15,280 votes and below is a video of the results being declared at the Count which took place in the Lagoon Leisure Centre in Paisley.

Details of the 2010 election results are given below.

CANDIDATE NAME & PARTY

VOTES % OF VOTES

Jim Sheridan - The Scottish Labour Party

23,613

54.0

Mags MacLaren - The Scottish National Party

8,333

19.1

Alistair Campbell - The Conservative Party

6,381

14.6

Ruaraidh Dobson - The Liberal Democrat Party

4,597

10.5

Gary Pearson - Independent 550 1.3

Chris Rollo - The Scottish Socialist Party

233

0.5

Majority

15,280

35.0

Turnout

43,781

68.7

Jim's decision to enter politics was based on his desire to influence the process of government, his aim being to promote the quality of life for every citizen in Renfrewshire and the United Kingdom.

Jim's interests in politics extends to all levels of government. He has however special interest in employment legislation, foreign affairs, international development and home affairs.


Government Posts

Jim resigned his post as the Parliamentary Private Secretary of the Defence Team on 9th August 2006 in protest of the Government's policy on the Middle East.

All Party-Parliamentary Groups

Jim is a member of a number of All Party-Parliamentary Groups and is the Chair of the Scottish Football Group.

Committees

Jim Sheridan currently sits on the Chairmen's Panel Committee. Jim has previously served on the Information Committee, the Broadcasting Committee, the Public Accounts Committee and the International Development Committee.

 

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