2017 Renfrewshire Council election

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2017 Renfrewshire Council election
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All 43 seats to Renfrewshire Council
22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout48.0% Increase2.svg5.5%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
SNP
Lab
Con
LeaderIain NicolsonMark MacMillan
(retiring)		James MacLaren
Party SNP Labour Conservative
Leader's seat Erskine and Inchinnan Paisley Southwest Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank
Last election15 seats, 35.3%22 seats, 47.6%1 seat, 9.1%
Seats before15191
Seats won19138
Seat changeIncrease2.svg4Decrease2.svg9Increase2.svg7
Popular vote23,46717,59913,124
Percentage37.6%28.2%21.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg2.3%Decrease2.svg19.4%Increase2.svg11.9%
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
LD
Ind
LeaderEileen McCartinN/A
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Leader's seat Paisley Southwest N/A
Last election1 seat, 4.4%1
Seats before13
Seats won12
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg1
Popular vote2,5803,319
Percentage4.1%5.3%
SwingDecrease2.svg0.3Increase2.svg3.7%
Renfrewshire Council 2017.svg
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.

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Election result

Renfrewshire Local Election Result 2017 [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SNP 1962+444.1937.6323,467+2.33
  Labour 13110-930.2328.2217,599-19.38
  Conservative 870+718.621.0413,124+11.94
  Liberal Democrats 10002.334.142,580-0.26
  Independent 210+14.655.323,319+3.72
  Scottish Green 0----3.262,030New
  Scottish Socialist 0----0.20125-1.00
  TUSC 0----0.1489-0.60
  UKIP 0----0.0532New

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

Renfrew North and Braehead

Renfrew North and Braehead - 4 seats [1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
SNP John Shaw24.631,335     
Labour Bill Brown (incumbent)20.371,104     
Conservative Jane Strang19.991,0841,087.37    
SNP Lisa-Marie Hughes15.358321,049.78 1,050.58 1,050.64 1,065.58 1,087.77
Labour Alexander Murrin (incumbent)11.9645652.68 667.86 668.52 696.99 736.99
Independent Peter Morton2.82153155.8 156.47 156.79 178.51  
Scottish Green Nathalie Rosset2.67145148.93 149.17 149.24 180.56 222.68
Liberal Democrats Ross Stalker2.27123125.62 126.03 126.48   
Electorate: TBC  Valid: 5,421  Spoilt: 137  Quota: 1,085  Turnout: 5,558 (45.9%)  

    Renfrew South and Gallowhill

    Renfrew South and Gallowhill - 3 seats [1]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    SNP Cathy McEwan (incumbent)26.981,079      
    Conservative Mark Dougan17.88715715.51 717.51 735.58 774.73 825.09  
    SNP Jim Paterson (incumbent)17.73709773.57 785.08 828.96 855.98 889.3 1,004.46
    Labour Edward Grady17.70708712.32 717.39 727.39 1,238.56  
    Labour Margaret Devine (incumbent)15.65626628.49 634.49 656.86    
    Scottish Green Graham Batin2.85114115.61 130.76     
    TUSC Richard Neville1.24848.95      
    Electorate: TBC  Valid: 3,999  Spoilt: 106  Quota: 1,000  Turnout: 4,105 (44.2%)  

      Paisley Northeast and Ralston

      Paisley Northeast and Ralston - 3 seats [1]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      Conservative Neill Graham22.71,0911,091 1,095 1,099 1,103 1,311   
      SNP Jennifer Adam-McGregor18.2874881 888 932 941 1,009 1,020.72 1,024.12 1,882.34
      SNP John Clark17.9862863 865 899 905 946 958.89 964.13  
      Labour Jim Sharkey (incumbent)17.4835839 845 871 1,167 1,311   
      Liberal Democrats Catriona Campbell11.7562566 577 606 618     
      Labour Maureen Sharkey (incumbent)6.6316316 318 339      
      Scottish Green Duncan Macintosh3.53170185 201       
      Independent Billy Carlin1.055058        
      Scottish Socialist Lindsay Brown0.9244        
      Electorate: TBC  Valid: 4,804  Spoilt: 86  Quota: 1,202  Turnout: 4,890 (54.6%)  

        Paisley Northwest

        Paisley Northwest - 4 seats [1]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678910
        SNP Kenny MacLaren (incumbent)26.81,303         
        Labour Karen Kennedy17.48850859.12 870.43 877.63 901.29 924.09 971.21 1,065.92  
        SNP Mags MacLaren (incumbent)16.688111,100.22        
        Conservative John McIntyre13.51657659.28 661.31 664.34 691.71 717.14 751.54 779.71 786.23 941.29
        Labour Tommy Williams (incumbent)10.14493498.32 505.61 512.38 526.86 555.85 593.33 639.63 703.45  
        No labelAndy Doyle4.34211214.79 222.79 227.22 232.70 284.63     
        Scottish Green Beth Douglas3.87188196.36 237.56 251.96 283.14 296.06 359.55    
        Independent John Goudie McIntyre3.8185187.79 195.10 197.70 200.76      
        Liberal Democrats Jack Clark2.53123124.52 128.06 130.18       
        Scottish Socialist Sandra Webster0.864242.51 48.83        
        Electorate: TBC  Valid: 4,863  Spoilt: 126  Quota: 973  Turnout: 4,989 (39.4%)  

          Paisley East and Central

          Paisley East and Central - 3 seats [1]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567
          SNP John McNaughtan26.511,007      
          Labour Carolann Davidson†††††21.62821822.53 849.64 884.87 1,242.15  
          Conservative John Cameron16.8638638.28 666.34 677.34 691.34 746.62  
          SNP Will Mylet (incumbent) [3] 16.01608658.09 669.32 792.11 805.51 842.67 937.67
          Labour Stuart McAusland10.82411411.85 417.91 438.97    
          Scottish Green Daniel Speirs5.48208209.53 226.64     
          Liberal Democrats Samantha Allan2.77105105.62      
          Electorate: TBC  Valid: 3,798  Spoilt: 87  Quota: 950  Turnout: 3,885 (42.6%)  

            Paisley Southeast

            Paisley Southeast - 3 seats [1]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456789
            SNP Marie McGurk (incumbent)22.781,0471,053 1,059 1,101 1,112 1,117.77 1,748.69  
            Labour Eddie Devine (incumbent)21.951,0091,009 1,031 1,048 1,207    
            Conservative Sheila Fulton15.12695695 717 728 751 758.69 765.69 792.15 1,047
            SNP Janette Swanson14.44664667 671 708 720 721.96    
            Independent Paul Mack (incumbent)††14.09648649 666 687 730 738.53 765.69 950.59 1,248.79
            Labour Ben Smith5.44250250 273 296      
            Scottish Green Emma McShane3.39156157 171       
            Liberal Democrats Michael Wilson2.48114115        
            Scottish Socialist John Miller0.3014        
            Electorate: TBC  Valid: 4,597  Spoilt: 92  Quota: 1,150  Turnout: 4,689 (50.7%)  

              Paisley Southwest

              Paisley Southwest - 4 seats [1]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              123456
              Labour Kevin Montgomery†††††25.951,457     
              Liberal Democrats Eileen McCartin (incumbent)17.699931,091.11 1,149.57   
              SNP Lorraine Cameron (incumbent)17.31972998.59 1,041.11 1,043.71 1,432.22 
              Conservative James Halpin13.38751793.87 803.25 813.41 819.65 824.78
              SNP Stephen Burns12.9724740.05 757.34 759.13 917.9 1,182.18
              SNP Brian McGuire9.98560581.78 601.47 603.2   
              Scottish Green Sean Lafferty2.8157184.05     
              Electorate: TBC  Valid: 5,614  Spoilt: 103  Quota: 1,123  Turnout: 5,717 (48.8%)  

                Johnstone South and Elderslie

                Johnstone South and Elderslie - 4 seats [1]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                1234567
                Labour John Hood (incumbent)26.151,448      
                SNP Jacqueline Cameron25.141,392      
                Conservative Alistair MacKay17.37962978.67 982.34 995.75 1,151.48  
                SNP Andy Steel11.63644659.73 907.41 973.39 1,052.27 1,054.46 1,235.16
                No labelJohn Caldwell (incumbent)8.94495512.84 518.35 542.7    
                Labour Thomas Dempster Wallace8.02444682.79 687.28 726.79 867.85 883.07  
                Scottish Green Megan Tait2.76153161.92 171.91     
                Electorate: TBC  Valid: 5,538  Spoilt: 167  Quota: 1,108  Turnout: 5,705 (45.5%)  

                  Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch

                  Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch - 4 seats [1]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  123456789
                  Labour Derek Bibby (incumbent)19.751,2041,207 1,209 1,228     
                  SNP Emma Rodden18.031,0991,106 1,108 1,111 1,111.2 1,198.22 1,263.58  
                  Conservative Bill Binks17.421,0621,062 1,082 1,099 1,099.5 1,107.5 1,204.19 1,204.6 1,232.8
                  Independent Andy Doig (incumbent)†††14.63892892 898 912 912.99 966.02 1,101.02 1,102.47 1,430.32
                  SNP Graeme Ramsay Stockton13.6829830 830 833 833.19 881.2 906.28 944.49  
                  Labour Christopher Gilmour (incumbent)10.06613616 616 621 626.13 657.2    
                  Scottish Green Sarah Anderson4.25259263 264 281 281.2     
                  Liberal Democrats William Duff1.358283 83       
                  UKIP Cheryl O'Brien0.533233        
                  Scottish Socialist Geoff Knowles0.4125        
                  Electorate: TBC  Valid: 6,095  Spoilt: 143  Quota: 1,220  Turnout: 6,238 (54.1%)  

                    Houston, Crosslee and Linwood

                    Houston, Crosslee and Linwood - 4 seats [1]
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    123456
                    Conservative Scott Kerr27.961,574     
                    SNP Audrey Doig (incumbent)21.391,204     
                    Labour Jim Sheridan †16.61935993.78 996.21 1,023.71 1,078.51 1,221.98
                    Labour Alison Dowling†††††13.96786853.30 857.65 884.82 974.53 1,210.50
                    SNP Robert Innes13.75774787.63 848.89 928.70 954.76  
                    Scottish Green Helen Speirs3.46195221.41 224.99    
                    Liberal Democrats Allan Heron2.88162271.62 272.9 318.61   
                    Electorate: TBC  Valid: 5,630  Spoilt: 112  Quota: 1,127  Turnout: 5,742 (48.1%)  

                      Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank

                      Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank - 3 seats [1]
                      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                      1234
                      Conservative James MacLaren (incumbent)45.472,552   
                      SNP Natalie Don ††††31.771,783   
                      Labour Colin McCulloch†††††15.968961,212.69 1,289 1,407.35
                      Liberal Democrats Elliot Harrison3.78212537.68 578.49 733.70
                      Scottish Green Ellen Höfer-Franz3.03170230.72 406.93  
                      Electorate: TBC  Valid: 5,613  Spoilt: 44  Quota: 1,404  Turnout: 5,657 (55.1%)  

                        Erskine and Inchinnan

                        Erskine and Inchinnan - 4 seats [1]
                        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                        12345678
                        SNP Iain Nicolson (incumbent)22.541,441       
                        Conservative Tom Begg20.851,333       
                        Labour Jim Harte (incumbent)††††††14.45924928.05 936.11 947.19 973.08 994.73 1,173.1 1,910.16
                        SNP Michelle Campbell14.39141,043.40 1,044.82 1,049.93 1,059.46 1,125.24 1,277.61 1,323.5
                        Labour Sam Mullin (incumbent)13.05834841.53 846.84 852.92 862.91 868.1 998.43  
                        Independent Andy Cameron10.75687693.86 706.34 711.65 743.08 771.94   
                        Scottish Green Mairi Cranie1.80115119.27 120.2 131.47 145.22    
                        Liberal Democrats John Boyd1.63104107.35 116.34 117.34     
                        TUSC Jim Halfpenny0.644141.56 41.92      
                        Electorate: TBC  Valid: 6,393  Spoilt: 136  Quota: 1,279  Turnout: 6,529 (49.4%)  

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