Renfrewshire North and Cardonald (Scottish Parliament constituency)

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Renfrewshire North and Cardonald
Burgh constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Electorate63,745 (2022) [1]
Major settlements Cardonald
Future constituency
Created 2026
Seats1
Council area Renfrewshire, Glasgow
Created from Renfrewshire North and West, Glasgow Pollok

Renfrewshire North and Cardonald is a burgh constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering parts of the council areas of Renfrewshire and Glasgow. [2] Under the additional-member electoral system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, 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. [3]

Contents

The seat was created by the Second Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries in 2025, and is expected to be first contested at the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.

Electoral region

The other nine constituencies of the West Scotland region are: Cunninghame North, Cunninghame South, Clydebank and Milngavie, Dumbarton, Eastwood, Inverclyde, Paisley, Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley, and Strathkelvin and Bearsden. [3] The region covers the whole of the council areas of East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, and West Dunbartonshire; and parts of the council areas of Argyll and Bute, East Ayrshire, and Glasgow. [4]

Constituency boundaries

The constituency was formed at the Second Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries in 2025, when Boundaries Scotland determined that due to a relative decline in population compared to other parts of Scotland, the Glasgow and Greater Renfrewshire region was required to lose one seat. As a result, a seat crossing the boundary between Renfrewshire and Glasgow was established. [5] Renfrewshire North and Cardonald is largely a replacement for Renfrewshire North and West, but also including areas that were formerly in the Glasgow Pollok constituency. Both of these constituencies were abolished as a result of the second periodic review. [6] Following this review, the Renfrewshire North and Cardonald seat is comprised of the following electoral wards of Renfrewshire Council and Glasgow City Council: [2]

Election results

2020s

2026 Scottish Parliament election: Renfrewshire North and Cardonald
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional
Votes%±%Votes%±%
SNP Michelle Campbell
Labour Stuart Clark
Majority
Valid Votes
Invalid Votes
Turnout

References

Citations

  1. Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 27.
  2. 1 2 Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 142.
  3. 1 2 Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 29.
  4. Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 143.
  5. Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 89-97.
  6. "Boundary Maps". Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 27 November 2025.

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