Renfrewshire Council elections
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Local government elections in Renfrewshire, Scotland
Renfrewshire Council in Scotland holds elections every five years, previously holding them every four years from its creation as a single-tier authority in 1995 to 2007.
| Year | SNP | Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Independent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999[a] | 15 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007[b] | 17 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | 15 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017[c] | 19 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Results maps
By-elections
2003-2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Caldwell[4] | 608 | 39.0 | −19.9 | |
| SNP | 543 | 34.9 | +12.3 | ||
| Conservative | 198 | 12.7 | +2.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 159 | 10.2 | +1.9 | ||
| Scottish Socialist | 50 | 3.2 | +3.2 | ||
| Majority | 65 | 4.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,558 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2007-2012
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Labour | Roy Glen | 49.3 | 2,081 | 2,102 | 2,121 | |
| SNP | 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 SNP | ||||||
| Valid: 4,215 Spoilt: 31 Quota: 2,108 Turnout: 4,246 | ||||||
2012-2017
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| SNP | Jim Paterson | 47.8 | 1,309 | 1,318 | 1,356 | 1,809 | |
| Labour | Edward Grady | 36.9 | 1,012 | 1,030 | 1,180 | ||
| Conservative | Mark Dougan | 13.4 | 366 | 377 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Ross Stalker | 1.9 | 53 | ||||
| SNP gain from Labour | |||||||
| Valid: 2,740 Spoilt: 22 Quota: 1,371 Turnout: 2,762 | |||||||
References
- ↑ "Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements - Renfrewshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ↑ "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements Final Recommendations - Renfrewshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Elderslie Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ↑ Kelly, Rick. "December 2006 – Renfrewshire News, sports and events". Renfrewshire News. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ↑ "Paisley South, 2011". Scottish Elections. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ↑ "BY ELECTION 11-08-2016 Election Results Renfrew South and Gallowhill" (PDF). Renfrewshire Council. Retrieved 11 August 2025.