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Map of Renfrewshire's 12 wards (post-2017 configuration)

Renfrewshire is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland (also known as local authorities or unitary authorities), formally established in 1996 to succeed the Renfrew district within the Strathclyde region, both of which were abolished; the headquarters are at Paisley.

The composition of the new bodies was decided in the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 and elections were held nationwide in May 1995. Initally, councillors were elected via 40 individual wards each returning one member on a plurality (First-past-the-post) basis, which was the case in 1995,[1] 1999[2] and 2003.[3]

Under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, the election format was changed to a more proportional single transferable vote, with larger wards each electing three or four councillors (depending on population size), which in Renfrewshire resulted in the creation of 11 wards, still returning 40 councillors - the format used in the 2007 elections was repeated in 2012.[4] A national review by Boundaries Scotland[5] led to a re-arrangment in Renfrewshire, with three more councillors added, an additional new ward and adjustments for others, although some remained unchanged;[6] this was put in place for the 2017 elections[7] and used again in 2022 elections.[8]

The current (post-2017) wards of Renfrewshire are summarised below (ordered as they are numbered by the council), with any changes since 2007 outlined (technically those which changed name and boundaries are new entities but in each case there is a clear continuity of members and territory).[9]

Renfrew North and Braehead[edit]

Location of the Renfrew North and Braehead ward

As its name suggests, its territory covers the northern parts of Renfrew, the northern boundary being the River Clyde. Created in 2007 as Renfrew North with three representatives, the boundary review prior to the 2017 election resulted in a minor addition – streets north of Porterfield Road – which, in combination with the building of several residential developments surrounding the Braehead retail and leisure complex, increased the population sufficiently to merit a fourth councillor;[10] the name was also amended to Renfrew North and Braehead. In 2020, the ward population was 17,827.[11]

Councillors[edit]

Election Councillors
2007 Derek Mackay
(SNP) 		Alexander Murrin
(Labour) 		Bill Perrie
(SNP) 		3 seats
2012 Bill Brown
(Labour)
2017 Jane Strang
(Conservative) 		John Shaw
(SNP) 		Lisa-Marie Hughes
(SNP)
2022 Jamie McGuire
(Labour) 		John Gray
(Conservative)

Election Results[edit]

2022 Renfrewshire Council election

Renfrew North and Braehead - 4 seats [8] [12][13]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Scottish National Lisa-Marie Hughes (incumbent) 24.48 1,376            
Scottish National John Shaw (incumbent) 24.44 1,374            
Labour Jamie McGuire 24.39 1,371            
Conservative John Gray 15.96 897 903.56 914.62 933.28 940.64 1,007.17 1,305.47
Labour Sophia Daphne Rose Dowling Sparks 5.18 291 351.56 406.83 603.13 630.38 795.03  
Liberal Democrats Ross Stalker 4.50 253 289.30 325.18 335.41 357.95    
Independent Peter Morton 1.05 59 72.68 86.09 88.24      
Electorate: 13,717   Valid: 5,621   Spoilt: 215   Quota: 1,125   Turnout: 42.5%  







2017 Renfrewshire Council election

Renfrew North and Braehead - 4 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Scottish National John Shaw 24.63 1,335          
Labour Bill Brown (incumbent) 20.37 1,104          
Conservative Jane Strang 19.99 1,084 1,087.37        
Scottish National Lisa-Marie Hughes 15.35 832 1,049.78 1,050.58 1,050.64 1,065.58 1,087.77
Labour Alexander Murrin (incumbent) 11.9 645 652.68 667.86 668.52 696.99 736.99
Independent Peter Morton 2.82 153 155.8 156.47 156.79 178.51  
Scottish Green Nathalie Rosset 2.67 145 148.93 149.17 149.24 180.56 222.68
Liberal Democrats Ross Stalker 2.27 123 125.62 126.03 126.48    
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 5,421   Spoilt: 137   Quota: 1,085   Turnout: 5,558 (45.9%)  

2012 Renfrewshire Council election

Renfrew North – 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Scottish National Bill Perrie (incumbent) 34.32 1,398            
Labour Bill Brown 25.55 1,041            
Labour Alexander Murrin (incumbent) 19.10 778 798.9 817.2 831.7 858.4 920.8 1,150.5
Scottish National John Shaw 11.71 477 802.9 803.5 818.1 833.7 880.9  
Conservative Makarand Oak 5.52 225 229.6 229.9 235.2 269.2    
Liberal Democrats Euan Campbell 2.38 97 104 104.6 111.9      
TUSC Gerry Kavanagh 1.42 58 60.9 61.4        
Electorate: 9,521   Valid: 4,074   Spoilt: 98   Quota: 1,019   Turnout: 4,172 (42.79%)  

2007 Renfrewshire Council election

Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Renfrew North
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Scottish National Derek Mackay 1,549 30.9 1 1
Labour Alexander Murrin 1,236 24.7 2 2
Scottish National Bill Perrie 673 12.4 3 6
Labour Donnie Smith 527 10.5
Independent Charlie Newlands 516 10.3
Conservative Ron Kane 286 5.7
Liberal Democrats Alan Jelfs 218 4.4

Renfrew South and Gallowhill[edit]

Location of the Renfrew South and Gallowhill ward

Renfrew South and Gallowhill returns three councillors and has existed since 2007. As its name suggests, its territory covers the southern half of the town of Renfrew and north-eastern parts of the larger town of Paisley (between the White Cart Water and the Inverclyde Line railway tracks, primarily the Gallowhill housing scheme; the 2017 re-configuration was minor, with streets north of Porterfield Road removed.[14] In 2020, the ward population was 12,232.[15]

Councillors[edit]

Election Councillors
2007 Cathy McEwan
(SNP) 		Mary Fee
(Labour) 		Eddie Grady[16]
(Labour)
2012 Margaret Devine
(Labour)
2016 Jim Paterson
(SNP)
2017 Edward Grady
(Labour)
2022

Election Results[edit]

2022 Renfrewshire Council election


Renfrew South and Gallowhill - 3 seats[8][17][18]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Scottish National Cathy McEwan (incumbent) 30.02 1,129  
Labour Edward Grady (incumbent) 26.27 1,003  
Scottish National Jim Paterson (incumbent) 22.39 842 1,007.18
Conservative Dale Nelson 11.56 446 449.00
Labour Kate Hughes 9.07 341 350.49
Electorate: 9,357   Valid: 3,761   Spoilt: 93   Quota: 941   Turnout: 41.2%  







2017 Renfrewshire Council election

Renfrew South and Gallowhill - 3 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Scottish National Cathy McEwan (incumbent) 26.98 1,079            
Conservative Mark Dougan 17.88 715 715.51 717.51 735.58 774.73 825.09  
Scottish National Jim Paterson (incumbent) 17.73 709 773.57 785.08 828.96 855.98 889.3 1,004.46
Labour Edward Grady 17.70 708 712.32 717.39 727.39 1,238.56    
Labour Margaret Devine (incumbent) 15.65 626 628.49 634.49 656.86      
Scottish Green Graham Batin 2.85 114 115.61 130.76        
TUSC Richard Neville 1.2 48 48.95          
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 3,999   Spoilt: 106   Quota: 1,000   Turnout: 4,105 (44.2%)  

2012 Renfrewshire Council election

Renfrew South and Gallowhill – 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Scottish National Cathy McEwan (incumbent) 28.87 1,258          
Labour Eddie Grady (incumbent)† 28.20 1,229          
Labour Margaret Devine 19.94 869 875 992.9 1,013.1 1,054.1 1,105.2
Scottish National Garry Quigley 14.43 629 773.2 777.7 788.4 805.6 824.4
Conservative Helen Mathie 4.52 197 198.9 200.2 228.1 235.2  
Scottish Socialist Douglas Canning 2.07 90 93.5 96.5 99.7    
Liberal Democrats Michael Hanley 1.97 86 87.9 90.1      
Electorate: 10,342   Valid: 4,358   Spoilt: 100   Quota: 1,090   Turnout: 4,458 (42.14%)  

2016 By-election

  • † Renfrew South and Gallowhill Labour Cllr Eddie Grady died on 23 May 2016.[16] A by-election was held on 11 August 2016 and the seat was won by the SNP's Jim Paterson.
Renfrew South and Gallowhill By-election (11 August 2016) – 1 Seat[19]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Scottish National Jim Paterson 47.8% 1,309
Labour Edward Grady 36.9% 1,012
Conservative Mark Dougan 13.4% 366
Liberal Democrats Ross Stalker 1.9% 53
Electorate: 10,466   Valid: 2,740   Spoilt: 22   Quota: 1,371   Turnout: 2,762 (26.18%)  

2007 Renfrewshire Council election

Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Renfrew South and Gallowhill
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Labour Mary Fee 1,452 26.5 1 1
Scottish National Cathy McEwan 1,339 24.4 2 4
Labour Eddie Grady 896 16.3 3 8
Scottish National David Mylet 748 13.6
Independent Tommy Dyer 294 5.4
Conservative Jim Foster 291 5.3
Liberal Democrats Angela McGarrigle 246 4.5
Solidarity Gillie MacDonald 127 2.3
Scottish Socialist Douglas Canning 90 1.6


Paisley Northeast and Ralston[edit]

Created in 2007 as Paisley East and Ralston with four representatives and territory including the parts of eastern Paisley between the Inverclyde Line railway tracks to the north and Barrhead Road / Hurlet Road (the A726) to the south, plus much of the town centre up to the line of Storie Street, the 2017 boundary review led to a large part of its territory (south of Seedhill Road and the Paisley Canal line railway tracks, plus the town centre territory west of Mill Street) being combined with part of the Paisley South ward to form an additional entity, Paisley East and Central, the existing wards losing one seat each. The 2017 definition includes the Ralston and Oldhall neighbourhoods up to the local authority border with Glasgow, plus Barshaw, Whitehaugh and Williamsburgh further into Paisley on either side of the A761 Glasgow Road, where St Mirin's Cathedral and Paisley Grammar School are both situated.[20] In 2020, the ward population was 12,810.[21]

Councillors[edit]

Election Councillors
2007 Jim Sharkey
(Labour) 		Brian Lawson
(SNP) 		Celia Lawson
(SNP) 		Susan McDonald
(Lib Dem)
2012 Will Mylet[22]
(SNP) 		Maureen Sharkey
(Labour)
2017 Jennifer Adam-McGregor
(SNP) 		Neill Graham
(Conservative) 		3 seats
2022 Graeme Clark
(Labour)

Election Results[edit]

2022 Renfrewshire Council election


Paisley Northeast and Ralston - 3 seats[8][23][24]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Scottish National Jennifer Adam-McGregor (incumbent) 40.23 1,843      
Labour Graeme Clark 33.97 1,556      
Conservative Neill Graham (incumbent) 19.84 909 943.79 1,033.64 1,429.46
Liberal Democrats Alan McInnes 5.96 273 626.98 818.01  
Electorate: 9,141   Valid: 4,581   Spoilt: 70   Quota: 1,146   Turnout: 50.9%  






2017 Renfrewshire Council election

Paisley Northeast and Ralston - 3 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Conservative Neill Graham 22.7 1,091 1,091 1,095 1,099 1,103 1,311      
Scottish National Jennifer Adam-McGregor 18.2 874 881 888 932 941 1,009 1,020.72 1,024.12 1,882.34
Scottish National John Clark 17.9 862 863 865 899 905 946 958.89 964.13  
Labour Jim Sharkey (incumbent) 17.4 835 839 845 871 1,167 1,311      
Liberal Democrats Catriona Campbell 11.7 562 566 577 606 618        
Labour Maureen Sharkey (incumbent) 6.6 316 316 318 339          
Scottish Green Duncan Macintosh 3.53 170 185 201            
Independent Billy Carlin 1.05 50 58              
Scottish Socialist Lindsay Brown 0.92 44                
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 4,804   Spoilt: 86   Quota: 1,202   Turnout: 4,890 (54.6%)  

2012 Renfrewshire Council election

Paisley East and Ralston – 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour Jim Sharkey (incumbent) 32.69 1,832            
Scottish National Brian Lawson (incumbent) 27.80 1,558            
Conservative Robert Evans 10.28 576 584.1 593.1 602.9 603.2 827.7  
Scottish National Will Mylet 9.44 529 545.7 900.8 940.8 941.7 1,042.2 1,196.4
Liberal Democrats John Boyd 9.08 509 522.9 543.4 563.9 564.8    
Labour Maureen Sharkey 8.21 460 1,071.9 1,086.8 1,128.1      
Scottish Socialist Andy Bowden 2.52 141 153.4 160.9        
Electorate: 12,687   Valid: 5,605   Spoilt: 115   Quota: 1,120   Turnout: 5,720 (44.18%)  

2007 Renfrewshire Council election

Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Paisley East and Ralston
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Liberal Democrats Susan McDonald 1,608 21.9 1 1
Scottish National Brian Lawson 1,583 21.6 2 1
Labour Rayleen Kelly 1,033 14.1
Labour Jim Sharkey 1,012 13.8 4 6
Scottish National Celia Lawson 934 12.7 3 6
Conservative Alistair Campbell 798 10.9
Solidarity Sean Hurl 199 2.7
Scottish Socialist Andy Bowden 170 2.3

Paisley Northwest[edit]

Location of the Paisley Northwest ward

Paisley Northwest was created in 2007 and elects four councillors. As its name suggests, it covers the north-western areas of Paisley including part of the town centre (west of the line of Storie Street / Canal Terrace) and the Castlehead, Ferguslie Park, Gockston, Maxwellton, Millarston and Shortroods neighbourhoods. Coats Memorial Church, Glasgow International Airport, Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Paisley Sheriff Court, the Royal Alexandra Hospital, St Mirren Park football stadium and the main campus of the University of the West of Scotland also lie within the ward, the north-eastern boundary of which is the White Cart Water, the southern boundary along the course of the old Paisley Canal line and Potterhill branch railway tracks, and the eastern boundary Calside / Stanely Road.[25]

The 2017 boundary review led to the removal of some territory to the west of the course of the former Paisley and Barrhead District Railway tracks at Barskiven Road to the Johnstone South and Elderslie ward, but with only a small reduction in population as most of the developed land comprises the non-residential Phoenix Retail Park and St James Business Park. In 2020, the population was 17,018.[26]

Councillors[edit]

Election Councillors
2007 Kenny McLaren
(SNP) 		Terry Kelly
(Labour) 		Tommy Williams
(Labour) 		Mike Dillon
(Lib Dem)
2012 Mags McLaren
(SNP)
2017 Karen Kennedy
(Labour) 		John McIntyre
(Conservative)
2022 Janis McDonald
(Labour) 		Ben Smith
(Labour)

Election Results[edit]

2022 Renfrewshire Council election



Paisley Northwest - 4 seats[8][27][28]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Scottish National Kenny MacLaren (incumbent) 27.31 1,305                    
Labour Janis McDonald 17.83 852 860.29 885.96 898.48 901.57 918.00 956.15        
Scottish National Mags MacLaren (incumbent) 17.81 851 1,151.32                  
Labour Ben Smith 14.21 679 684.62 697.96 697.96 703.26 708.87 723.88 723.99 764.21 892.17 1,089.34
Conservative Fraser Paul 9.27 443 443.27 444.69 444.69 444.74 453.74 477.58 477.59 503.07 515.67  
Scottish Green Cara Rae 4.77 228 243.24 314.99 322.85 338.29 343.92 360.82 360.83 391.98    
Liberal Democrats Mark Bailey 2.68 128 129.34 135.28 138.49 140.70 150.14          
Independent John McIntyre (incumbent) 2.49 119 121.94 131.11 141.64 156.68 176.20 191.82        
Scottish Family Rosa Grieve 1.57 75 75.80 78.99 82.25 88.81            
Alba Samuel Oludare Yerokun 1.11 53 54.87 63.85 66.11              
TUSC Jim Halfpenny 0.96 46 46.80 50.90                
Electorate: 13,728   Valid: 4,779   Spoilt: 177   Quota: 956   Turnout: 36.1%  






2017 Renfrewshire Council election

Paisley Northwest - 4 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Scottish National Kenny MacLaren (incumbent) 26.8 1,303                  
Labour Karen Kennedy 17.48 850 859.12 870.43 877.63 901.29 924.09 971.21 1,065.92    
Scottish National Mags MacLaren (incumbent) 16.68 811 1,100.22                
Conservative John McIntyre 13.51 657 659.28 661.31 664.34 691.71 717.14 751.54 779.71 786.23 941.29
Labour Tommy Williams (incumbent) 10.14 493 498.32 505.61 512.38 526.86 555.85 593.33 639.63 703.45  
No label Andy Doyle 4.34 211 214.79 222.79 227.22 232.70 284.63        
Scottish Green Beth Douglas 3.87 188 196.36 237.56 251.96 283.14 296.06 359.55      
Independent John Goudie McIntyre 3.8 185 187.79 195.10 197.70 200.76          
Liberal Democrats Jack Clark 2.53 123 124.52 128.06 130.18            
Scottish Socialist Sandra Webster 0.86 42 42.51 48.83              
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 4,863   Spoilt: 126   Quota: 973   Turnout: 4,989 (39.4%)  

2012 Renfrewshire Council election

Paisley North West – 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Labour Terry Kelly (incumbent) 29.82 1,349              
Scottish National Kenny MacLaren (incumbent) 23.98 1,085              
Labour Tommy Williams (incumbent) 15.89 719 1,045.5            
Scottish National Mags MacLaren 10.68 483 498.5 654.4 667.1 702.2 747.9 791.7 939.5
Conservative Allison Cook 6.34 287 293.6 297.6 303.7 310.5 365.7    
Independent David Murdoch 5.37 243 256.5 261.9 281.9 321.2 376.9 497.9  
Liberal Democrats Mike Dillon (incumbent) 4.66 211 226.8 230.9 244.5 257.1      
Scottish Socialist Jimmy Kerr 3.25 147 162.5 164.8 177        
Electorate: 12,944   Valid: 4,524   Spoilt: 80   Quota: 905   Turnout: 4,604 (34.95%)  

2007 Renfrewshire Council election

Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Paisley North West
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Labour Terry Kelly 1,671 28.5 1 1
Scottish National Kenny McLaren 1,387 23.6 2 1
Labour Tommy Williams 873 14.9 3 2
Conservative Alison Cook 546 9.3
Liberal Democrats Mike Dillon†† 506 8.6 4 8
Scottish National Will Mylet 427 7.3
Scottish Socialist Iain Hogg 225 3.8
Solidarity Robert Muir 139 2.4
Independent Gordon Mackie 97 1.7

Paisley East and Central[edit]

Paisley East and Central was created in 2017 as the result of the boundary review, in which it was decided to remove part of the territory and one seat each from the existing four-member wards of Paisley East and Ralston (between Seedhill Road / the Paisley Canal line railway tracks and the A726 Barrhead Road – primarily Blackhall and Seedhill – as well as most of the town centre between the Inverclyde Line railway tracks to the north, the line of Storie Street to the west and Mill Street to the east) and Paisley South (between Rowan Street / Dykebar Hospital and Barrhead Road, i.e the Charleston, Dykebar, Hawkhead and Hunterhill neighbourhoods) and form an additional ward.[29] Landmarks within the ward include Paisley Abbey, Paisley Town Hall and the Russell Institute. In 2020, its population was 12,218.[30]

Councillors[edit]

Election Councillors
2017 John McNaughtan
(SNP) 		Carolann Davidson
(Labour) 		Will Mylet
(SNP)
2022

Election Results[edit]

2022 Renfrewshire Council election



Paisley East and Central - 3 seats[8][31][32]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Scottish National John McNaughtan (incumbent) 32.41 1,241          
Labour Carolann Davidson (incumbent) 27.16 1,040          
Scottish National Will Mylet (incumbent) 12.69 486 730.91 734.23 742.23 918.86 1,011.63
Conservative John Cameron 10.92 418 418.91 421.99 433.14 456.76 561.64
Labour Jonathan Smith 7.99 306 312.61 377.34 384.50 445.77  
Scottish Green Athol Bond 7.65 293 310.33 314.27 322.51    
Libertarian Duncan Grant 1.18 45 45.68 46.31      
Electorate: 10,103   Valid: 3,829   Spoilt: 144   Quota: 958   Turnout: 39.3%  





2017 Renfrewshire Council election

Paisley East and Central - 3 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Scottish National John McNaughtan 26.51 1,007            
Labour Carolann Davidson††††† 21.62 821 822.53 849.64 884.87 1,242.15    
Conservative John Cameron 16.8 638 638.28 666.34 677.34 691.34 746.62  
Scottish National Will Mylet (incumbent)[33] 16.01 608 658.09 669.32 792.11 805.51 842.67 937.67
Labour Stuart McAusland 10.82 411 411.85 417.91 438.97      
Scottish Green Daniel Speirs 5.48 208 209.53 226.64        
Liberal Democrats Samantha Allan 2.77 105 105.62          
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 3,798   Spoilt: 87   Quota: 950   Turnout: 3,885 (42.6%)  
  • ††††† In December 2021 Councillor Davidson was one of four members suspended from the Labour group, but this was overturned on 30 December.[34]

Paisley Southeast[edit]

Location of the Paisley South ward (prior to 2017 boundary change)

The ward was created as Paisley South in 2007 with four representatives and territory including almost all of south-eastern Paisley between Barrhead Road / Hurlet Road (the A726) to the north-east and Calside / Park Road / Stanely Road / Gleniffer Road (but not the Langcraigs neighbourhood) to the west. The 2017 boundary review led to part of its territory (between the A726 and Rowan Street / Dykebar Hospital, i.e the Charleston, Dykebar, Hawkhead and Hunterhill neighbourhoods) being combined with part of the Paisley East and Ralston ward to form an additional entity, Paisley East and Central, the existing wards losing one seat each and being re-named. The 2017 definition of Paisley Southeast includes Carriagehill, Glenburn, Lochfield, Potterhill and Thornly Park;[35] in 2020, the ward population was 12,925.[36]

Councillors[edit]

Election Councillors
2007 Marie McGurk
(Lib Dem) /
(SNP) 		George Adam
(SNP) 		Eddie Devine
(Labour) 		Jim Mitchell
(SNP)
2011 Roy Glen
(Labour)
2012 Paul Mack
(Ind.)[a]
2017 3 seats
2022 Bruce MacFarlane
(SNP)
  1. ^ Disqualified from office from October 2020,[37] appealed successfully in March 2022.[38]

Election Results[edit]

Election Results[edit]

2022 Renfrewshire Council election




Paisley Southeast - 3 seats[8][39][40]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Scottish National Bruce MacFarlane 21.13 862 862.00 871.00 938.00 959.00 967.96 1,036.62    
Labour Eddie Devine (incumbent) 19.61 800 805.00 836.00 857.00 1,093.00        
Scottish National Marie McGurk (incumbent) 16.99 693 700.00 705.00 777.00 799.00 805.26 875.85 888.21 956.10
Conservative Jim McIlroy 12.16 496 498.00 527.00 531.00 576.00 587.07 702.32 702.44  
Independent Paul Mack (incumbent) 11.08 452 459.00 470.00 491.00 526.00 533.84      
Labour Stuart Alexander McAusland 9.44 385 389.00 415.00 429.00          
Scottish Green David Richard Laffan 4.75 194 208.00 227.00            
Liberal Democrats Allan Heron 3.77 154 157.00              
Scottish Socialist Sandra Amelia Webster 1.08 44                
Electorate: 9,546   Valid: 4,080   Spoilt: 105   Quota: 1,021   Turnout: 43.8%  





2017 Renfrewshire Council election

Paisley Southeast - 3 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Scottish National Marie McGurk (incumbent) 22.78 1,047 1,053 1,059 1,101 1,112 1,117.77 1,748.69    
Labour Eddie Devine (incumbent) 21.95 1,009 1,009 1,031 1,048 1,207        
Conservative Sheila Fulton 15.12 695 695 717 728 751 758.69 765.69 792.15 1,047
Scottish National Janette Swanson 14.44 664 667 671 708 720 721.96      
Independent Paul Mack (incumbent)†† 14.09 648 649 666 687 730 738.53 765.69 950.59 1,248.79
Labour Ben Smith 5.44 250 250 273 296          
Scottish Green Emma McShane 3.39 156 157 171            
Liberal Democrats Michael Wilson 2.48 114 115              
Scottish Socialist John Miller 0.30 14                
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 4,597   Spoilt: 92   Quota: 1,150   Turnout: 4,689 (50.7%)  
  • ††Independent Cllr Paul Mack was disqualified from office by the Standards Commission for Scotland, with effect from 1 October 2020.[37] A by-election was due to be held on the 14th of December 2021, however Paul Mack appealed the decision to the Court of Session.[41] On 11 March 2022, the Court of Session ruled to the effect that Cllr Mack's disqualification was reduced to ten months, backdated to May 2021.[38]

2012 Renfrewshire Council election

Paisley South – 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Labour Eddie Devine (incumbent) 31.66 1,827              
Scottish National Marie McGurk (incumbent) 22.98 1,326              
Labour Roy Glen 16.46 950 1,494.4            
Independent Paul Mack 11.06 638 673.7 738.2 752.9 783.4 808.3 975.9 1,206.6
Conservative Ron Garrett 7.24 418 436.4 450.5 454.1 461.3 504.1    
Scottish National Gavin Newlands 7.23 417 425.4 451.1 583.6 600.1 628.3 673.6  
Liberal Democrats Graeme McMeekin 2.05 118 125.4 141.1 145.1 149.9      
TUSC Harry Pfaff 1.32 76 81.9 102.3 103.7        
Electorate: 13,712   Valid: 5,770   Spoilt: 118   Quota: 1,155   Turnout: 5,888 (42.08%)  

2007 Renfrewshire Council election

Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Paisley South
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Labour Eddie Devine 1,508 20.4 1 1
Scottish National George Adam 1,128 15.3 2 9
Scottish National Jim Mitchell 976 13.2 4 9
Liberal Democrats Marie McGurk††† 928 12.6 3 9
Labour Roy Glen 822 11.1
Independent Caroline Martin 763 10.3
Conservative Ron Garrett 513 6.9
Independent Paul Mack 404 5.5
Scottish Green Kingsley Matthews 130 1.8
Solidarity Fiona MacDonald 104 1.4
Independent John Workman 63 0.9
Scottish Socialist John Miller 46 0.6
  • †††On 17 May 2011, Cllr Marie McGurk quit the Liberal Democrats and joined the Scottish National Party.

2011 By-election

  • On 17 March 2011 Labour's Roy Glen won a by-election in Paisley South which was held to fill the vacancy that arose following the death of the SNP's Jim Mitchell.
Paisley South By-Election (17 March 2011)- 1 seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Labour Roy Glen 49.3 2,081 2,102 2,121
Scottish National David McCartney 32.4 1,366 1,382 1,404
Conservative Alison Cook 18.54 388 392 441
Independent Gary Pearson 3.9 164 179 198
Liberal Democrats Ross Stalker 3.2 134 139  
Scottish Socialist Jimmy Kerr 1.9 82    
Labour gain from Scottish National Swing
Electorate: 13,951   Valid: 4,215   Spoilt: 31   Quota: 2,108   Turnout: 4,246(30.4%)  

Paisley Southwest[edit]

Location of the Paisley Southwest ward

Paisley Southwest was created in 2007 and elects four councillors – it was unaffected by the 2017 boundary review.

As its name suggests, it covers the south-western areas of Paisley including Brediland, Durrockstock, Foxbar, Lounsdale, Meikleriggs and Stanely plus the Langcraigs neighbourhood (generally considered to be part of Glenburn), as well as most of the Gleniffer Braes Country Park on the high ground to the south of the town. Its northern boundary is along the course of the old Paisley Canal line and Potterhill branch railway tracks, and the eastern boundary along Stanely Road / Gleniffer Road to Glenburn Road, then east up to Langcraigs Drive; the south and west boundaries of the ward extend beyond the Paisley built-up area.[42] In 2020, the population was 16,505.[43]

Councillors[edit]

Election Councillors
2007 Lorraine Cameron
(SNP) 		Jackie Green
(Labour) 		Mark MacMillan
(Labour) 		Eileen McCartin
(Liberal Democrats)
2012 Jacqueline Henry
(Labour)
2017 Kevin Montgomery
(Labour) 		Stephen Burns
(SNP)
2022 Anne Hannigan
(Liberal Democrats)

Election Results[edit]

2022 Renfrewshire Council election




Paisley Southwest - 4 seats[8][44][45]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Labour Kevin Montgomery (incumbent) 26.29 1,384          
Scottish National Stephen Burns (incumbent) 24.47 1,288          
Scottish National Lorraine Cameron (incumbent) 21.28 1,120          
Liberal Democrats Anne Hannigan 14.32 754 863.54 921.19 939.55 963.67 1,055.80
Conservative Marc Schmitz 9.95 524 567.29 570.39 571.23 586.74 616.32
Independent Richard Vassie 2.05 108 134.79 149.93 156.87 226.04  
Independent Scott Kerr [HCL] 1.63 86 105.13 135.97 143.09    
Electorate: 11,998   Valid: 5,264   Spoilt: 135   Quota: 1,053   Turnout: 45.0%  




2017 Renfrewshire Council election

Paisley Southwest - 4 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Labour Kevin Montgomery††††† 25.95 1,457          
Liberal Democrats Eileen McCartin (incumbent) 17.69 993 1,091.11 1,149.57      
Scottish National Lorraine Cameron (incumbent) 17.31 972 998.59 1,041.11 1,043.71 1,432.22  
Conservative James Halpin 13.38 751 793.87 803.25 813.41 819.65 824.78
Scottish National Stephen Burns 12.9 724 740.05 757.34 759.13 917.9 1,182.18
Scottish National Brian McGuire 9.98 560 581.78 601.47 603.2    
Scottish Green Sean Lafferty 2.8 157 184.05        
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 5,614   Spoilt: 103   Quota: 1,123   Turnout: 5,717 (48.8%)  
  • ††††† In December 2021 Councillor Montgomery was one of four members suspended from the Labour group, but this was overturned on 30 December.[46]

2012 Renfrewshire Council election

Paisley South West – 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Scottish National Lorraine Cameron (incumbent) 26.57 1,335            
Labour Mark MacMillan (incumbent) 24.78 1,245            
Labour Jacqueline Henry 20.98 1,054            
Liberal Democrats Eileen McCartin (incumbent) 14.67 737 760.2 797 804.4 830.8 955 1,148.5
Scottish National Mike Loftus 5.71 287 541.8 565 569.4 596.6 623.9  
Conservative Sheila Fulton 5.17 260 266.2 277.7 280.3 287.9    
Scottish Socialist John Miller 2.13 107 115.4 140.7 145.4      
Electorate: 11,743   Valid: 5,025   Spoilt: 93   Quota: 1,006   Turnout: 5,118 (42.79%)  

2007 Renfrewshire Council election

Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Paisley South West
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Scottish National Lorraine Cameron 1,879 28.8 1 1
Labour Jackie Green 1,363 20.9 2 1
Liberal Democrats Eileen McCartin 1,263 19.3 3 3
Labour Mark MacMillan 844 12.9 4 9
Conservative Shiela Fulton 388 5.9
Scottish National David McCartney 290 4.4
Liberal Democrats Margaret McDonough 176 2.7
Independent Bob Sharkey 172 2.6
Solidarity Danny Williamson 108 1.7
Scottish Socialist Billy McNaughton 50 0.8

Johnstone South and Elderslie[edit]

Johnstone South and Elderslie elects four councillors and covers the southern half of the town of Johnstone including the neighbourhoods of Cochrane Castle, Corseford, Johnstone Castle, Quarrelton, Spateston and Thorn (the division being the Inverclyde Line railway tracks) and the adjacent village of Elderslie.[47] When the ward was created in 2007 it was named Johnstone South, Elderslie and Howwood and included the village of Howwood, but the 2017 boundary review removed Howwood (and the rural hinterland up to the local authority boundaries with East Renfrewshire and North Ayrshire) and assigned it to the Johnstone North, Kilbarchan and Lochwinnoch ward, both entities being re-named accordingly. Some territory was gained from the Paisley Northwest ward, namely streets west of the course of the former Paisley and Barrhead District Railway tracks at Barskiven Road, though most of the developed land comprises the non-residential Phoenix Retail Park and St James Business Park. In 2020, the ward's population was 15,860.[48]

Councillors[edit]

Election Councillors
2007 John Hood
(Labour) 		Iain McMillan
(Labour) 		John Caldwell
(Labour) 		Tracie McGee
(SNP)
2012 Stephen McGee
(SNP)
2017 Andy Steel
(SNP) 		Alistair MacKay
(Conservative) 		Jacqueline Cameron
(SNP)
2022 Iain McMillan
(Labour)

Election Results[edit]

2022 Renfrewshire Council election





Johnstone South and Elderslie - 4 seats[8][49][50]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Scottish National Jacqueline Cameron (incumbent) 29.00 1,613      
Labour John Hood (incumbent) 23.55 1,310      
Labour Iain McMillian 22.83 1,270      
Scottish National Andy Steel (incumbent) 11.40 634 1,077.58 1,105.10 1,129.82
Conservative Brian Jackson 10.70 595 599.65 636.19 663.39
Liberal Democrats Robert MacIntyre 2.53 141 151.85 190.65 217.72
Electorate: 13,298   Valid: 5,563   Spoilt: 160   Quota: 1,113   Turnout: 43.0%  




2017 Renfrewshire Council election

Johnstone South and Elderslie - 4 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour John Hood (incumbent) 26.15 1,448            
Scottish National Jacqueline Cameron 25.14 1,392            
Conservative Alistair MacKay 17.37 962 978.67 982.34 995.75 1,151.48    
Scottish National Andy Steel 11.63 644 659.73 907.41 973.39 1,052.27 1,054.46 1,235.16
No label John Caldwell (incumbent) 8.94 495 512.84 518.35 542.7      
Labour Thomas Dempster Wallace 8.02 444 682.79 687.28 726.79 867.85 883.07  
Scottish Green Megan Tait 2.76 153 161.92 171.91        
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 5,538   Spoilt: 167   Quota: 1,108   Turnout: 5,705 (45.5%)  

2012 Renfrewshire Council election

Johnstone South, Elderslie and Howwood – 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Labour Iain McMillan (incumbent) 24.70 1,361              
Labour John Caldwell (incumbent) 23.59 1,300              
Labour John Hood (incumbent) 14.94 823 1,032.5 1,194.1          
Scottish National Stephen McGee 13.67 753 758.9 764.2 769.9 779.3 800.5 860.9 1,511.4
Scottish National Tracie McGee (incumbent) 11.92 657 668.9 672.6 677.5 693.4 711.9 762.8  
Conservative John McIntyre 6.8 372 374.7 377.1 380.4 419.1 440.5    
Scottish Socialist Gerry McCartney 2.38 131 134.9 141 147.9 156.4      
Liberal Democrats Ryan Morrison 2.05 113 115.7 117.8 121.1        
Electorate: 12,847   Valid: 5,510   Spoilt: 129   Quota: 1,103   Turnout: 5,639 (42.89%)  

2007 Renfrewshire Council election

Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Johnstone South, Elderslie and Howwood
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Labour John Caldwell 1,524 22.5 1 1
Scottish National Tracie McGee 1,470 21.7 2 1
Labour Iain McMillan 1,135 16.8 3 8
Labour John Hood 742 11.0 4 8
Conservative John McIntyre 571 8.4
Scottish National Andrew McNair 561 8.3
Liberal Democrats Alan Heron 376 5.6
Independent Paul Gibson 199 2.9
Solidarity Gerry Kavanagh 113 1.7
Scottish Socialist Gerry McCartney 83 1.2

Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch[edit]

The ward was created as Johnstone North, Kilbarchan and Lochwinnoch in 2007, electing three councillors and covering the northern half of the town of Johnstone (including the town centre and the Cartside neighbourhood, the division being the Inverclyde Line railway tracks) and the villages of Kilbarchan, and Lochwinnoch.[51] Already consisting of a large rural hinterland up to the borders of North Ayrshire and Inverclyde local authorities to the west and north respectively, the boundary review in 2017 added the village of Howwood and its rural peripheries leading to East Renfrewshire from the existing Johnstone South, Elderslie and Howwood ward, both entities being re-named accordingly and Johnstone North gaining one further seat. In 2020, the Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch ward's population was 14,740.[52]

Councillors[edit]

Election Councillors
2007 Neil Bibby
(Labour) 		David Arthur
(SNP) 		Bruce McFee
(SNP) 		3 seats
2012 Christopher Gilmour
(Labour) 		Andy Doig
(SNP)
(Ind./
Scotia Future)[53] 		Derek Bibby[54]
(Labour)
2017 Bill Binks
(Conservative) 		Emma Rodden
(SNP)
2022 Christopher Gilmour
(Labour) 		Gillian Graham
(Labour)

Election Results[edit]

2022 Renfrewshire Council election





Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch - 4 seats[8][55][56]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Independent Andy Doig (incumbent) 24.33 1,416              
Scottish National Emma Rodden (incumbent) 20.87 1,215              
Labour Chris Gilmour 16.63 968 1,017.81 1,018.47 1,036.12 1,056.76 1,242.80    
Labour Gillian Graham 11.84 689 723.39 724.42 749.07 788.30 934.89 1,000.20 1,264.60
Conservative Louise Reid 10.79 628 667.70 667.91 686.57 696.70      
Scottish National Graeme Stockton 9.99 582 625.07 668.53 673.28 811.35 826.95 828.79  
Scottish Green Heather Hudson 4.02 234 262.36 265.28 280.16        
Liberal Democrats Andrew Jackson 1.53 89 107.43 107.60          
Electorate: 11,956   Valid: 5,821   Spoilt: 136   Quota: 1,165   Turnout: 49.8%  



2017 Renfrewshire Council election

Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch - 4 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Labour Derek Bibby (incumbent) 19.75 1,204 1,207 1,209 1,228          
Scottish National Emma Rodden 18.03 1,099 1,106 1,108 1,111 1,111.2 1,198.22 1,263.58    
Conservative Bill Binks 17.42 1,062 1,062 1,082 1,099 1,099.5 1,107.5 1,204.19 1,204.6 1,232.8
Independent Andy Doig (incumbent)††† 14.63 892 892 898 912 912.99 966.02 1,101.02 1,102.47 1,430.32
Scottish National Graeme Ramsay Stockton 13.6 829 830 830 833 833.19 881.2 906.28 944.49  
Labour Christopher Gilmour (incumbent) 10.06 613 616 616 621 626.13 657.2      
Scottish Green Sarah Anderson 4.25 259 263 264 281 281.2        
Liberal Democrats William Duff 1.35 82 83 83            
UKIP Cheryl O'Brien 0.53 32 33              
Scottish Socialist Geoff Knowles 0.41 25                
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 6,095   Spoilt: 143   Quota: 1,220   Turnout: 6,238 (54.1%)  

2012 Renfrewshire Council election

Johnstone North, Kilbarchan and Lochwinnoch – 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Labour Derek Bibby 37.03 1,750              
Scottish National Andy Doig 20.80 983 1,024.9 1,027.9 1,031.9 1,048.8 1,067.3 1,148.8 1,728.7
Labour Christopher Gilmour 16.27 769 1,218.5            
Conservative Wilma Begg 8.48 401 413.7 415.5 427 427.1 466.7    
Scottish National Ken MacDonald 12.70 600 616.6 619.4 623.4 628.7 650.3 708.6  
Liberal Democrats Margaret McDonough 2.52 119 125.5 127.5 134.6 141      
Scottish Socialist Geoff Knowles 1.31 62 66.2 68.7 72.1        
Scottish Christian Alex Lennox 0.88 42 45.2 46.8          
Electorate: 10,048   Valid: 4,726   Spoilt: 98   Quota: 1,182   Turnout: 4,824 (47.03%)  

2007 Renfrewshire Council election

Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Johnstone North, Kilbarchan and Lochwinnoch
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Scottish National David Arthur 1,595 26.4 1 1
Scottish National Bruce McFee 1,313 21.8 2 5
Labour Neil Bibby 1,168 16.9 3 5
Labour John Kenny 1,023 19.4
Conservative Tom Begg 568 9.4
Liberal Democrats David Jelfs 282 4.7
Scottish Socialist Geoff Knowles 87 1.4

Houston, Crosslee and Linwood[edit]

Location of the Houston, Crosslee and Linwood ward

Created in 2007, its territory – which was unaffected by the boundary review in 2017 – takes in the adjoining villages of Crosslee (and Craigends) and Houston, and the nearby small town of Linwood, as well as Brookfield.[57] In 2020, the Houston, Crosslee and Linwood ward's population was 19,152.[58]

Councillors[edit]

Election Councillors
2007 Audrey Doig
(SNP) 		Allan Noon
(SNP) 		Anne Hall
(Labour) 		David Clews
(Conservative
/Labour)
2011
2012 Stuart Clark
(Labour)
2017 Scott Kerr
(Conservative) 		Alison Dowling
(Labour) 		Jim Sheridan
(Labour/
Ind.)
2021
2022 David McGonigle
(Conservative) 		Robert Innes
(SNP)

Election Results[edit]

2022 Renfrewshire Council election






Houston, Crosslee and Linwood - 4 seats[8][59][60]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Labour Alison Ann-Dowling (incumbent) 27.96 1,568        
Conservative David McGonigle 23.78 1,334        
Scottish National Audrey Doig (incumbent) 20.89 1,172        
Scottish National Robert Innes 18.19 1,020 1,033.08 1,038.17 1,082.71 1,381.70
Labour Connor Cunningham 9.18 515 909.22 1,030.16 1,032.33  
Electorate: 12,758   Valid: 5,609   Spoilt: 143   Quota: 1,122   Turnout: 45.1%  



2017 Renfrewshire Council election

Houston, Crosslee and Linwood - 4 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Conservative Scott Kerr 27.96 1,574          
Scottish National Audrey Doig (incumbent) 21.39 1,204          
Labour Jim Sheridan† 16.61 935 993.78 996.21 1,023.71 1,078.51 1,221.98
Labour Alison Dowling††††† 13.96 786 853.30 857.65 884.82 974.53 1,210.50
Scottish National Robert Innes 13.75 774 787.63 848.89 928.70 954.76  
Scottish Green Helen Speirs 3.46 195 221.41 224.99      
Liberal Democrats Allan Heron 2.88 162 271.62 272.9 318.61    
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 5,630   Spoilt: 112   Quota: 1,127   Turnout: 5,742 (48.1%)  
  • † In August 2018, Labour Cllr Jim Sheridan was suspended from the party following the discovery of anti-Semitic posts on Facebook.[61] He was reinstated following an investigation in January 2019.[62] In July 2021 he was suspended again.[63] In March 2022 he resigned from the Labour party[64]

2012 Renfrewshire Council election

Houston, Crosslee and Linwood – 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Labour Stuart Clark 28.77 1,454          
Labour Anne Hall (incumbent) 24.34 1,230          
Scottish National Allan Noon (incumbent) 17.12 865 923.2 936.4 954.1 985.2 1,089.4
Scottish National Audrey Doig (incumbent) 14.94 755 801.3 835.5 847.5 869.9 951.3
Conservative Tom Begg 11.81 597 633.9 643.3 654.5 700.9  
Liberal Democrats Allan Heron 1.84 93 124.9 135.7 153.1    
TUSC Danny Williamson 1.17 59 92.5 107.1      
Electorate: 11,743   Valid: 5,053   Spoilt: 88   Quota: 1,011   Turnout: 5,141 (43.03%)  

2007 Renfrewshire Council election

Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Houston, Crosslee and Linwood
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Labour Anne Hall 2,216 33.0 1 1
Scottish National Audrey Doig 1,205 18.0 2 4
Conservative David Clews† 1,174 17.5 3 4
Scottish National Allan Noon 1,120 16.7 4 4
Labour David Lavery 519 7.7
Liberal Democrats Sandra Jelfs 384 5.7
Scottish Socialist Stefan Kohlmorgen 89 1.3
  • †On 30 March 2011, Cllr David Clews quit the Conservative Party and joined the Labour Party.

Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank[edit]

Location of the Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank ward

Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank elects three councillors. Created in 2007, its territory – which was unaffected by the 2017 boundary review in 2017 – takes in the separate villages of Bishopton (including the modern development at Dargavel Village), Bridge of Weir and Langbank; its limitations include the border with Inverclyde local authority area to the west, the M8 and M898 motorways to the east, and the River Clyde to the north.[65] In 2020, the ward's population was 10,040.[66]

Councillors[edit]

Election Councillors
2007 Iain Langlands
(Conservative) 		Carol Puthucheary
(SNP) 		Michael Holmes
(Labour)
2012 James MacLaren
(Conservative) 		Maria Brown
(SNP)
2017 Natalie Don
(SNP) 		Colin McCulloch
(Labour)
2022 Fiona Airlie-Nicolson
(SNP)

Election Results[edit]

2022 Renfrewshire Council election






Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank - 3 seats[8][67][68]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Scottish National Fiona Airlie-Nicolson 36.31 2,384        
Labour Colin McCulloch (incumbent) 23.37 1,534 1,821.27      
Conservative James MacLaren (incumbent) 20.61 1,353 1,381.32 1,404.97 1,573.57 2,514.06
Conservative Mark Dougan 13.74 902 915.38 928.24 1,029.96  
Liberal Democrats Grant Toghill 5.97 392 579.37 676.96    
Electorate: 13,065   Valid: 6,565   Spoilt: 71   Quota: 1,642   Turnout: 50.8%  


2017 Renfrewshire Council election

Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank - 3 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Conservative James MacLaren (incumbent) 45.47 2,552      
Scottish National Natalie Don†††† 31.77 1,783      
Labour Colin McCulloch††††† 15.96 896 1,212.69 1,289 1,407.35
Liberal Democrats Elliot Harrison 3.78 212 537.68 578.49 733.70
Scottish Green Ellen Höfer-Franz 3.03 170 230.72 406.93  
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 5,613   Spoilt: 44   Quota: 1,404   Turnout: 5,657 (55.1%)  
  • ††††† In December 2021 Councillor McCulloch was one of four members suspended from the Labour group, but this was overturned on 30 December.[69]

2012 Renfrewshire Council election

Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank – 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Labour Michael Holmes (incumbent) 30.35 1,277
Conservative James MacLaren 29.25 1,231
Scottish National Maria Brown 27.80 1,170
Scottish National Margaret Dymond 6.99 294
Liberal Democrats Martin Heron 4.11 173
TUSC Warren Vale 1.50 63
Electorate: 8,974   Valid: 4,208   Spoilt: 42   Quota: 1,053   Turnout: 4,250 (46.89%)  

2007 Renfrewshire Council election

Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Conservative Iain Langlands 2,077 36.3 1 1
Scottish National Carol Puthucheary 1,375 24.0 2 2
Labour Michael Holmes 1,113 19.5 3 5
Scottish National Bill Robertson 714 12.5
Liberal Democrats Michael Hanley 360 6.3
Solidarity Harry Pfaff 83 1.5

Erskine and Inchinnan[edit]

Location of the Erskine and Inchinnan ward

Erskine and Inchinnan elects four councillors. Created in 2007, its territory – which was unaffected by the boundary review in 2017 – contains the town of Erskine and adjacent village of Inchinnan; its limitations include the M8 and M898 motorways to the west, the River Clyde to the north, the River Cart to the east and its tributary the Black Cart Water to the south.[70] In 2020, the ward's population was 18,063.[71]

Councillors[edit]

Election Councillors
2007 Jim Harte
(Labour) 		Sam Mullin
(Labour) 		James McQuade
(SNP) 		Iain Nicolson
(SNP)
2012
2017 Tom Begg
(Conservative) 		Michelle Campbell
(SNP)
2022 Sam Mullin
(Labour) 		Alec Leishman
(Conservative)

Election Results[edit]

2022 Renfrewshire Council election







Erskine and Inchinnan - 4 seats[8][72][73]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Labour Sam Mullin 33.61 1,998  
Scottish National Iain Nicolson (incumbent) 23.23 1,381  
Scottish National Michelle Campbell (incumbent) 20.40 1,213  
Conservative Alec Leishman 17.73 1,054 1,236.79
Liberal Democrats Alan Jelfs 3.15 187 442.58
Scottish Family Robert Irwin 1.88 112 167.00
Electorate: 13,097   Valid: 5,945   Spoilt: 106   Quota: 1,190   Turnout: 46.2%  


2017 Renfrewshire Council election

Erskine and Inchinnan - 4 seats[7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Scottish National Iain Nicolson (incumbent) 22.54 1,441              
Conservative Tom Begg 20.85 1,333              
Labour Jim Harte (incumbent)†††††† 14.45 924 928.05 936.11 947.19 973.08 994.73 1,173.1 1,910.16
Scottish National Michelle Campbell 14.3 914 1,043.40 1,044.82 1,049.93 1,059.46 1,125.24 1,277.61 1,323.5
Labour Sam Mullin (incumbent) 13.05 834 841.53 846.84 852.92 862.91 868.1 998.43  
Independent Andy Cameron 10.75 687 693.86 706.34 711.65 743.08 771.94    
Scottish Green Mairi Cranie 1.80 115 119.27 120.2 131.47 145.22      
Liberal Democrats John Boyd 1.63 104 107.35 116.34 117.34        
TUSC Jim Halfpenny 0.64 41 41.56 41.92          
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 6,393   Spoilt: 136   Quota: 1,279   Turnout: 6,529 (49.4%)  
  • †††††† In March 2022 Councillor Jim Harte was suspended from the Labour group.[74]

2012 Renfrewshire Council election

Erskine and Inchinnan – 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Labour James Harte (incumbent) 26.38 1,424  
Scottish National Iain Nicolson (incumbent) 21.67 1,170  
Scottish National James McQuade (incumbent) 20.41 1,102  
Labour Sam Mullin (incumbent) 19.84 1,071 1,371.8
Conservative Steven Millar 6.95 375 382.5
TUSC Jim Halfpenny 2.69 145 150.8
Liberal Democrats Ross Stalker 2.06 111 117
Electorate: 12,963   Valid: 5,398   Spoilt: 91   Quota: 1,080   Turnout: 5,489 (41.64%)  

2007 Renfrewshire Council election

Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Erskine and Inchinnan
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Labour Jim Harte 1,963 26.5 1 1
Scottish National James McQuade 1,369 18.5 3 5
Scottish National Iain Nicolson 1,240 16.7 4 5
Labour Sam Mullin 1,238 16.7 2 2
Conservative Oonagh Harper 903 12.2
Liberal Democrats John Boyd 484 6.5
Solidarity Jim Halfpenny 223 3.0

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