Renfrewshire is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland.
Annabelle Janet Ewing is a Scottish politician and lawyer who has served as Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament,alongside Liam McArthur,since May 2021. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP),she has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Cowdenbeath constituency since 2016,having previously been an MSP for the Mid Scotland and Fife region from 2011 to 2016.
Sandra White is a retired Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. She was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Glasgow electoral region from 1999 until 2011,and then the MSP for the Glasgow Kelvin constituency from 2011 until she stood down from the Scottish Parliament at the May 2021 election.
Michael Stephen Matheson is a Scottish politician serving as Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery,Health and Social Care since 2023. He previously served in Nicola Sturgeon's cabinet as Cabinet Secretary for Justice from 2014 to 2018 and as Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero,Energy and Transport from 2018 to 2023.
Paisley and Renfrewshire North is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 2005 general election,replacing most of Paisley North and Renfrewshire West.
Cunninghame North is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council area of North Ayrshire. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is also one of ten constituencies in the West Scotland electoral region,which elects seven additional members,in addition to the ten constituency MSPs,to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
Dumbarton is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering parts of the council areas of Argyll and Bute and West Dunbartonshire. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is also one of ten constituencies in the West Scotland electoral region,which elects seven additional members,in addition to the ten constituency MSPs,to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
David Jackson Carlaw is a Scottish politician who served as Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party from 2019 to 2020. He previously served as Deputy Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party from 2011 to 2019. He has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) since 2007,first as an additional member for the West Scotland region and later for the Eastwood constituency since 2016.
Renfrewshire North and West is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is also one of ten constituencies in the West Scotland electoral region,which elects seven additional members,in addition to ten constituency MSPs,to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
Humza Haroon Yousaf is a Scottish politician who has served as First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) since March 2023. He served under his predecessor Nicola Sturgeon as justice secretary from 2018 to 2021 and then as health secretary from 2021 to 2023. He has been Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Glasgow Pollok since 2016,having previously been a regional MSP for Glasgow from 2011 to 2016.
The 2016 Scottish parliament election was held on Thursday,5 May 2016 to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament. It was the fifth election held since the devolved parliament was established in 1999. It was the first parliamentary election in Scotland in which 16 and 17 year olds were eligible to vote,under the provisions of the Scottish Elections Act. It was also the first time the three largest parties were led by women.
Derek Mackay is a former Scottish politician who served as Cabinet Secretary for Finance,Economy and Fair Work from 2016 to 2020. A former member of the Scottish National Party (SNP),he was Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Renfrewshire North and West from 2011 to 2021. Mackay served as a government minister from 2011 to 2020 under the administrations of Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon.
Mairi Angela Gougeon is a Scottish politician who has served as Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs,Land Reform and Islands since 2021. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP),she has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Angus North and Mearns since 2016.
Clare Joan Haughey is a Scottish politician who served as Minister for Children and Young People from 2021 to 2023,having previously served as Minister for Mental Health from 2018 to 2021. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP),she has served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Rutherglen since in the 2016.
Thomas Compton Arthur MSP is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He is the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the constituency of Renfrewshire South,having been first elected in 2016 and re-elected in 2021. He has served as Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance since May 2021 in the Scottish Government.
Kate Elizabeth Forbes is a Scottish politician. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP),she has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Skye,Lochaber and Badenoch constituency since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election. She also served as the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy from 2020 to 2023.
The 2017 Renfrewshire Council election took place on 4 May 2017 to elect members of Renfrewshire Council. 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.
Scotia Future was a political party in Scotland which supported Scottish independence. The party was in favour of what it considered "Real Independence and a Scotland of Equals" outside both the United Kingdom and the European Union with a Swiss-style relationship within EFTA. On social and economic issues,the Party looked to an older radical nationalist tradition in Scotland than the Scottish National Party (SNP),such as to the economic radicalism of the Scots National League,the Co-operative Movement,and the Highland Land League. Its colours were purple and white,and its logo was a triquetra superimposed on a map of Scotland. Following a discussion with its members its Nominating Officer,Cllr Andy Doig,dissolved the Party in March 2023. The Party Leader and Treasurer,Chic Brodie,former MSP,having died in September 2022. The remaining party funds were donated to the pro-independence campaign group,Salvo Scotland,in April 2023.
Siobhian Brown is a politician in Scotland,serving as Minister for Victims and Community Safety since 2023 and a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Ayr since 2021. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP),she was a councillor for the Ayr West ward of South Ayrshire Council.
The 2022 Renfrewshire Council elections took place on 5 May 2022,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 part of the 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.
