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People and place
A population and household snapshot for Paisley and Renfrewshire South, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population95,504
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationScotland
Age profile
0 to 1717.4% · 16,638 people
18 to 248.1% · 7,760 people
25 to 3414.1% · 13,510 people
35 to 4918.4% · 17,576 people
50 to 6422.2% · 21,185 people
65 and over19.7% · 18,835 people
Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗
Home ownership and renting
Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.
45,528 householdsCensus 2022
Home owners63.1% · 28,740 households
Private renters11.6% · 5,302 households
Social renters24.0% · 10,936 households
Other tenure1.2% · 550 households
“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.
Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗
Household composition
A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.
45,520 householdsCensus 2022
One-person households41.5% · 18,894 households
Families with dependent children22.1% · 10,039 households
Other single-family households34.1% · 15,543 households
Other household types2.3% · 1,044 households
Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗
Disability and day-to-day activities
The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
94,102 people in the source baseCensus 2022Source comparison: Scotland
Day-to-day activities limited a lot12.7% · 11,978 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little13.5% · 12,713 people
Non-disabled73.8% · 69,411 people
Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.
Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗
This constituency in Parliament
A high-confidence subset of current-session parliamentary records from this constituency's current MP where the full constituency name is stated explicitly in the written question, debate title or recorded section.
This is not a complete record of every local issue raised in Parliament. Project Open Gov does not currently infer a constituency connection from the MP relationship alone, speech text, nearby place names or other local entities.
Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.
Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.
Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026
Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership
Signatures in this constituency317
Signatures nationally244,689
Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026
Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗
Funding and local projects
National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.
The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.
Grants recorded68
Total awarded£2,771,069
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 16 June 2026
The Sewing Bee.
Paisley Peoples Archive
£13,552
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Paisley Peoples Archive - Community - National Lottery Awards for All Scotland
National Lottery grantAwarded 11 June 2026
CWG26 Lets Be Active in Commonwealth
Renfrewshire Effort to Empower Minorities
£10,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
This grant will fund a programme of sports and wellbeing activities designed to improve access to physical activity for families and young people from minority communities living in Renfrewshire. The project will celebrate the Games by removing barriers to participation and providing the opportunity to try a range of activities over 12 months.
National Lottery grantAwarded 11 June 2026
CWG26 Celebrating Commonwealth Cultures With Roar - Connections For Life
Roar - Connections for Life Limited
£8,426
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
This grant will fund a programme of Commonwealth themed events to be delivered across Renfrewshire the events will include activities aimed at older people and intergenerational community learning.
National Lottery grantAwarded 10 June 2026
CWG26 - Active Communities Go All In For The Commonwealth Games
Active Communities (Scotland) Limited
£10,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
The organisation will use this funding to deliver a year-long programme of free community wellbeing cultural and creative activities inspired by the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games
National Lottery grantAwarded 3 June 2026
THE ART DEPARTMENT - DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
THE ART DEPARTMENT, PAISLEY LTD
£75,000
Creative Scotland · Arts
About this award
To further develop the artistic programme of The Art Department. It is 10 years since the organisation began working in Paisley. The social, economic and artistic landscape has changed a lot since the Paisley 2021 bid. The organisation wishes to develop new sectoral relationships across the region, ones which will contribute to its programme, to artists development, to share opportunities and widen its sphere of influence. We need to address economic and social barriers for emerging artists, to provide more free opportunities and a network of support for new projects which enable longer lifespan, greater visibility and develops talent. Emerging from a year long capital refurbishment programme we need to address sustainability, environmental impact, energy use, and use of consumables and renewables. We also wish to develop our hub, creating safe landing pads for artists, allow them to challenge the nature of 'gallery' and 'community' practice, whilst promoting good guardianship, bringing ideas, creativity & vibrancy to our locale.
63 more awards are available.
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
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