2022 Renfrewshire Council election

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2022 Renfrewshire Council election
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All 43 seats to Renfrewshire Council
22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout44.4% Decrease3.6%
  First party Second party Third party
 
SNP
Lab
Con
Leader Iain Nicolson Eddie Devine Neill Graham
Party SNP Labour Conservative
Leader's seat Erskine and Inchinnan Paisley Southeast Paisley Northeast and Ralston
Last election 19 seats, 37.6% 13 seats, 19.4% 8 seat, 21.0%
Seats before 19 13 7
Seats won 21 15 5
Seat change Increase2 Increase2 Decrease3
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
LD
Ind
Leader Eileen McCartin
(retiring)		 N/A
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Leader's seat Paisley Southwest N/A
Last election 1 seat, 4.1% 2
Seats before 1 3
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Steady0 Decrease1
Council Leader before election

Iain Nicolson
SNP

 Council Leader after election

Iain Nicolson
SNP

The 2022 Renfrewshire Council elections took place on 5 May 2022,[1] as part of the 2022 Scottish local elections on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local authorities were up for election. The election used the 12 wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 and last changed as a result of the 2015–16 Boundary Commission review, with 43 councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.[2]

At the last election in 2017, the SNP won the most seats and formed a minority administration taking over from the previous Labour majority administration. This election saw the SNP grow their number of seats to 21, one short of a majority, along with seats gains by Labour to bring them up to 15. The Conservatives lost seats, reducing their representation to 5. Liberal Democrats retained their single seat and Independents on the council were reduced to also a single seat.

Retiring councillors

Ward Party Retiring councillor
Renfrew North and Braehead Conservative Jane Strang
Renfrew North and Braehead Labour Bill Brown
Paisley Northeast and Ralston Labour Jim Sharkey
Paisley Northwest Labour Karen Kennedy
Paisley Northwest Conservative John McIntyre
Paisley Southwest Liberal Democrats Eileen McCartin [3]
Johnstone South and Elderslie Conservative Alistair MacKay
Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch Conservative Bill Binks
Houston, Crosslee and Linwood Labour Jim Sheridan
Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank SNP Natalie Don
Erskine and Inchinnan Labour Jim Harte
Erskine and Inchinnan Conservative Tom Begg

Results

2022 Renfrewshire Council election[4]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SNP 21 2 0 Increase2 48.84 41.72 25,624 Increase4.09
  Labour 15 3 1 Increase2 34.88 32.34 19,860 Increase4.12
  Conservative 5 0 3 Decrease3 11.63 16.28 9,999 Decrease4.76
  Liberal Democrats 1 0 0 Steady0 2.33 3.86 2,371 Decrease0.28
  Independent 1 0 1 Decrease1 2.33 3.65 2,240 Decrease1.67
  Scottish Green 0 - - - - 1.55 949 Decrease1.71
  Scottish Family 0 - - - - 0.30 187 New
  Alba 0 - - - - 0.09 53 New
  TUSC 0 - - - - 0.07 46 Decrease0.07
  Scottish Libertarian 0 - - - - 0.07 45 New
  Scottish Socialist 0 - - - - 0.07 44 Decrease0.13
Total 43 Electorate: 141,764 Turnout: 62,973 (44.4%) Total valid: 61,418 100.00 -

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 5 May 2017. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of council.

Ward results

Changes since election

Notes

References

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