Scottish local election
2017 Renfrewshire Council election Turnout 48.0% 5.5% First party Second party Third party SNP
Lab
Con
Leader Iain Nicolson Mark MacMillan (retiring ) James MacLaren Party SNP Labour Conservative Leader's seat Erskine and Inchinnan Paisley Southwest Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank Last election 15 seats, 35.3% 22 seats, 47.6% 1 seat, 9.1% Seats before 15 19 1 Seats won 19 13 8 Seat change 4 9 7 Popular vote 23,467 17,599 13,124 Percentage 37.6% 28.2% 21.0% Swing 2.3% 19.4% 11.9% Fourth party Fifth party LD
Ind
Leader Eileen McCartin N/A Party Liberal Democrats Independent Leader's seat Paisley Southwest N/A Last election 1 seat, 4.4% 1 Seats before 1 3 Seats won 1 2 Seat change 1 Popular vote 2,580 3,319 Percentage 4.1% 5.3% Swing 0.3 3.7%
Council Leader before election Mark McMillan Labour
Council Leader after election Iain Nicolson SNP
The 2017 Renfrewshire Council election took place on 4 May 2017 to elect members of Renfrewshire Council .[1] The election was first to use the twelve wards created as a result of the 2015-16 Boundary Commission review, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system, a form of proportional representation , with 43 Councillors being elected, a net increase of 3 members compared to the 2012 Council.
Election result [ edit ] Renfrewshire Local Election Result 2017[2] Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− SNP 19 6 2 +4 44.19 37.63 23,467 +2.33 Labour 13 1 10 -9 30.23 28.22 17,599 -19.38 Conservative 8 7 0 +7 18.6 21.04 13,124 +11.94 Liberal Democrats 1 0 0 0 2.33 4.14 2,580 -0.26 Independent 2 1 0 +1 4.65 5.32 3,319 +3.72 Scottish Green 0 - - - - 3.26 2,030 New Scottish Socialist 0 - - - - 0.20 125 -1.00 TUSC 0 - - - - 0.14 89 -0.60 UKIP 0 - - - - 0.05 32 New
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 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.
Ward results [ edit ] Renfrew North and Braehead [ edit ] 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon 2012-2017 Change: 1 additional seat compared to 2012. SNP gain one seat from Labour. Conservative gain extra seat. Renfrew North and Braehead - 4 seats[1] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 SNP John Shaw 24.63 1,335 Labour Bill Brown (incumbent ) 20.37 1,104 Conservative Jane Strang 19.99 1,084 1,087.37 SNP 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%)
Renfrew South and Gallowhill [ edit ] 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab 2012-2017 Change: SNP gain one seat from Labour Renfrew South and Gallowhill - 3 seats[1] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SNP Cathy McEwan (incumbent ) 26.98 1,079 Conservative Mark Dougan 17.88 715 715.51 717.51 735.58 774.73 825.09 SNP 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%)
Paisley Northeast and Ralston [ edit ] 2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP 2017: 1xCon; 1xLab; 1xSNP 2012-2017 Change (vs Paisley East and Ralston): 1 less seat compared to 2012. Conservative gain one seat from Labour. SNP lose additional seat. Paisley Northeast and Ralston - 3 seats[1] 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 SNP Jennifer Adam-McGregor 18.2 874 881 888 932 941 1,009 1,020.72 1,024.12 1,882.34 SNP 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%)
Paisley Northwest [ edit ] 2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon 2012-2017 Change: Conservative gain one seat from Labour Paisley Northwest - 4 seats[1] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 SNP 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 SNP 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%)
Paisley East and Central [ edit ] 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab New ward Paisley East and Central - 3 seats[1] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SNP 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 SNP Will Mylet (incumbent )[3] 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%)
Paisley Southeast [ edit ] 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent 2017: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent 2012-2017 Change (vs Paisley South): 1 less seat compared to 2012. Labour lose seat. Paisley Southeast - 3 seats[1] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SNP 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 SNP 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%)
Paisley Southwest [ edit ] 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem 2012-2017 Change: SNP gain one seat from Labour Paisley Southwest - 4 seats[1] 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 SNP 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 SNP Stephen Burns 12.9 724 740.05 757.34 759.13 917.9 1,182.18 SNP 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%)
Johnstone South and Elderslie [ edit ] 2012: 3xLab; 1xSNP 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon 2012-2017 Change: SNP & Conservative each gain one seat from Labour. Johnstone South and Elderslie - 4 seats[1] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Labour John Hood (incumbent ) 26.15 1,448 SNP Jacqueline Cameron 25.14 1,392 Conservative Alistair MacKay 17.37 962 978.67 982.34 995.75 1,151.48 SNP 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%)
Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch [ edit ] 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2017: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xIndependent 2012-2017 Change: 1 extra seat compared to 2012. Labour lose one seat to Conservative. Independent gain extra seat. Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch - 4 seats[1] 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 SNP 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 SNP 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%)
Houston, Crosslee and Linwood [ edit ] 2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP 2017: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon 2012-2017 Change: Conservative gain one seat from SNP. Houston, Crosslee and Linwood - 4 seats[1] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Conservative Scott Kerr 27.96 1,574 SNP 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 SNP 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%)
Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank [ edit ] 2012: 1xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP 2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab 2012-2017 Change: No change
Erskine and Inchinnan [ edit ] 2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon 2012-2017 Change: Conservative gain one seat from Labour Erskine and Inchinnan - 4 seats[1] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SNP 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 SNP 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%)
Changes since Election [ edit ] †† Paisley Southeast Cllr Paul Mack was disqualified from office by the Standards Commission for Scotland , with effect from 1 October 2020.[8] A by-election was due to be held on 14 December 2021, however Paul Mack appealed the decision to the Court of Session.[9] 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.[10] ††††† In December 2021 Councillors Dowling, Davidson, McCulloch and Montgomery were suspended from the Labour group, but this was overturned on 30 December.[12] †††††† In March 2022 Councillor Jim Harte was suspended from the Labour group.[13] References [ edit ] ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Candidates declared for the Renfrewshire Council election" . renfrewshire.gov.uk . Renfrewshire Council. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017 . ^ "Renfrewshire LG Election results 2017" . Retrieved 30 March 2021 . ^ Sitting councillor for the preceding Paisley East and Ralston ward. ^ "Labour Party suspends former MP Jim Sheridan" . BBC News . 18 August 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2021 . ^ "Anti-Semitism row former MP Jim Sheridan reinstated" . BBC News . 25 January 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2021 . ^ Hutcheon, Paul (19 July 2021). "Scottish Labour councillor suspended for a second time over anti-semitism row" . Daily Record. Retrieved 7 February 2022 . ^ Nicol, Jacob (25 March 2022). "Labour councillor Jim Sheridan quits party after 40 years" . The Gazette . Retrieved 31 March 2022 . ^ Dunion, Kevin (28 September 2020). "Decision of the Hearing Panel of the Standards Commission for Scotland following the Hearing held at Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley, on Thursday, 10 September 2020" (PDF) . Standards Commission for Scotland . Retrieved 22 October 2020 . ^ team, Renfrewshire Communications. "By-election for Ward 6 - Paisley Southeast" . www.renfrewshire.gov.uk . Retrieved 26 November 2021 . ^ Lady Dorrian, Lord Doherty, Lord Matthews. "Opinion of the Court" (PDF) . www.scotcourts.gov.uk . Retrieved 31 March 2022 . {{cite web }}
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