Renfrewshire North and West (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Not to be confused with Paisley and Renfrewshire North (UK Parliament constituency).

Renfrewshire North and West
County constituency for the Scottish Parliament
Renfrewshire North and West shown within the West Scotland electoral region, and the region shown within Scotland
Population	66,270 (2019) [1]
Current constituency
Created	2011
Party	Scottish National Party
MSP	Natalie Don
Council area	Renfrewshire Inverclyde
Created from	West Renfrewshire

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 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.

The seat has been held by Natalie Don of the Scottish National Party since the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.

Electoral region

See also: West Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

The other nine constituencies of the West Scotland region are: Clydebank and Milngavie, Cunninghame North, Cunninghame South, Dumbarton, Eastwood, Greenock and Inverclyde, Paisley, Renfrewshire South and Strathkelvin and Bearsden.

The region covers part of the Argyll and Bute council area, the East Dunbartonshire council area, the East Renfrewshire council area, the Inverclyde council area, North Ayrshire council area, the Renfrewshire council area and the West Dunbartonshire council area.

Constituency boundaries and council area

Map of boundaries from 2011

Renfrewshire is represented in the Scottish Parliament by three constituencies: Paisley, Renfrewshire North and West, and Renfrewshire South.

The Renfrewshire North and West constituency overlaps with the Inverclyde council area and uses the following electoral wards:

• In full:
  • Renfrew North and Braehead
  • Renfrew South and Gallowhill
  • Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank
  • Erskine and Inchinnan
• In part:
  • Inverclyde East (shared with Greenock and Inverclyde constituency)
  • Paisley Northwest (shared with Paisley constituency)
  • Houston, Crosslee and Linwood (shared with Renfrewshire South constituency)

Constituency profile

BBC profile: ^[2]

The northern boundaries of this constituency hug the Clyde River and take in the historic town of Renfrew, the pre-1975 centre of local government for the county of Renfrewshire. The constituency has within its boundaries Bishopton, home to the now defunct WWII-built Royal Ordnance factory. The land it stood on became the focus of controversy in 2008 when Renfrewshire Council granted planning permission for a housing development. As traditional industries have died in the area, new business has flourished. Renfrew's Braehead on the south of the water is a well-developed commercial enterprise featuring a large shopping centre and leisure facilities. The constituency also has within its boundaries Glasgow Airport.

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Election		Member	Party
Constituency created from: West Renfrewshire
	2011	Derek Mackay	SNP
	2020 [3]		Independent
	2021	Natalie Don	SNP

Elections

2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Renfrewshire North and West ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Natalie Don	17,704	46.3	1.5	15,023	39.2	3.8
	Labour	Johanna Baxter	10,397	27.2	3.7	8,664	22.6	1.4
	Conservative	Julie Pirone	8,734	22.8	1.0	9,394	24.5	0.0
	Scottish Green					2,513	6.5	1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ross Stalker	993	2.6	0.3	1,003	2.6	0.2
	Alba					489	1.3	New
	All for Unity					345	0.9	New
	Scottish Family	Marty Bell	410	1.1	New	285	0.7	New
	Independent Green Voice					209	0.5	New
	Abolish the Scottish Parliament					102	0.3	New
	Freedom Alliance (UK)					82	0.2	New
	Reform UK					55	0.1	New
	TUSC					54	0.1	New
	Scottish Libertarian					51	0.1	0.1
	UKIP					44	0.1	1.9
	Scotia Future					18	0.047	New
	Independent	James Morrison				17	0.044	New
	Renew					13	0.034	New
	Independent	Maurice Campbell				11	0.029	New
Majority			7,307	19.1	4.9
Valid Votes			38,238			38,372
Invalid Votes			129			62
Turnout			38,367	67.9	6.8	38,372	68.1	7.0
	SNP hold		Swing
Notes

2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Renfrewshire North and West ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Derek Mackay [a]	14,718	47.8	5.9	13,246	43.0	1.4
	Conservative	David Wilson	7,345	23.8	3.8	7,560	24.5	9.3
	Labour	Mary Fee [b]	7,244	23.5	12.7	6,530	21.2	11.3
	Scottish Green					1,496	4.9	2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Rod Ackland	888	2.9	0.9	737	2.4	0.4
	UKIP					630	2.0	1.3
	TUSC	Jim Halfpenny	414	1.3	New
	Scottish Christian					250	0.8	0.0
	Solidarity					237	0.8	0.7
	Independent	Peter Morton	198	0.6	New
	RISE					190	0.3	New
	Scottish Libertarian					54	0.2	New
Majority			7,373	24.0	18.3
Valid Votes			30,807			30,830
Invalid Votes			63			34
Turnout			30,870	61.1	4.9	30,864	61.1	4.9
	SNP hold		Swing
Notes Incumbent member for this constituency Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency

2011 Scottish Parliament election: Renfrewshire North and West ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Derek Mackay	11,510	41.9	N/A	11,443	41.6	N/A
	Labour	Stuart Clark	9,946	36.2	N/A	8,930	32.5	N/A
	Conservative	Annabel Goldie [a]	5,489	20.0	N/A	4,182	15.2	N/A
	Scottish Green					712	2.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Page	550	2.0	N/A	563	2.0	N/A
	All-Scotland Pensioners Party					439	1.6	N/A
	Scottish Christian					228	0.8	N/A
	BNP					215	0.8	N/A
	Socialist Labour					188	0.7	N/A
	UKIP					179	0.7	N/A
	Scottish Socialist					121	0.4	N/A
	Ban Bankers Bonuses					120	0.4	N/A
	Pirate					79	0.3	N/A
	Independent	Richard Vassie				50	0.2	N/A
	Solidarity					40	0.1	N/A
Majority			1,564	5.7	N/A
Valid Votes			27,495			27,489
Invalid Votes			92			92
Turnout			27,587	56.2	N/A	27,581	56.2	N/A
	SNP win (new seat)
Notes Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency

References

1. Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
2. "Renfrewshire North and West - Scottish Parliament constituency - Election 2016 - BBC News" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
3. "Scots finance secretary quits over messages to boy". BBC News. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
4. Constituencies A-Z | Renfrewshire North & West, BBC News; retrieved 7 May 2021
5. "2021 - Scottish Parliamentary Election - Results". Renfrewshire Council. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
6. "2016 - Scottish Parliamentary Election - Results". Renfrewshire Council. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
7. "2011 - Scottish Parliamentary Election - Results". Renfrewshire Council. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

External links

• "Renfrewshire North and West constituency map" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland . Retrieved 7 July 2021.