Alison Taylor (politician)

Alison Taylor
Member of Parliament for Paisley and Renfrewshire North
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byGavin Newlands
Majority6,333 (15.2%)
Personal details
Political partyLabour
Websitealisontaylor.org.uk

Alison Suzanne Watt Taylor is a Scottish Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Paisley and Renfrewshire North since 2024.[1]

Career

Alison Taylor studied land economics at a Paisley university and is a fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. She has worked as a chartered surveyor.[2]

Parliamentary career

Taylor ran for Parliament in the 2017 and 2019 general elections as the Scottish Labour candidate for Paisley and Renfrewshire North. She finished second to Gavin Newlands on both occasions.[3][4]

Taylor won Paisley and Renfrewshire North from Newlands in the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,333.[1]


References

  1. ^ a b "Election 2024 > Paisley and Renfrewshire North". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  2. ^ "It was 'clear' people wanted change, says new Renfrewshire North MP". The Gazette. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ^ "2017 General Election". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Paisley & Renfrewshire North". bbc.com. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Paisley and Renfrewshire North
2024–present 		Incumbent