Renfrewshire Council elections

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.

Council elections

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
  1. ^ New ward boundaries.[1]
  2. ^ Change to single transferable vote system and new ward boundaries.
  3. ^ New ward boundaries.[2]

Results maps

  • 2003 results map
    2003 results map
  • 2007 results map
    2007 results map
  • 2012 results map
    2012 results map

By-elections

2003-2007

Elderslie By-Election 7 December 2006[3]
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

Paisley South By-Election 17 March 2011[5]
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

Renfrew South and Gallowhill By-Election 11 August 2016[6]
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

  1. ^ "Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements - Renfrewshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements Final Recommendations - Renfrewshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Elderslie Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  4. ^ Kelly, Rick. "December 2006 – Renfrewshire News, sports and events". Renfrewshire News. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Paisley South, 2011". Scottish Elections. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  6. ^ "BY ELECTION 11-08-2016 Election Results Renfrew South and Gallowhill" (PDF). Renfrewshire Council. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
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