Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Not to be confused with West Renfrewshire (Scottish Parliament constituency).

Not to be confused with West Renfrewshire (UK Parliament constituency).

Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley
County constituency for the Scottish Parliament
Population	60,982 (2022) [1]
Major settlements	Johnstone, Barrhead
Current constituency
Created	2026
Council area	Renfrewshire East Renfrewshire
Created from	Renfrewshire South, Renfrewshire North and West, Paisley

Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley is a new constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It will elect one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It will form one of ten constituencies within the new West Scotland electoral region, which will also elect seven additional members to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

The seat was created for the 2026 Scottish Parliament election from parts of the existing Renfrewshire South, Renfrewshire North and West and Paisley constituencies. ^[2]

Boundaries

The constituency will contain settlements from both the Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire council areas. It will consist of the following electoral wards either in full or in part: ^[1]

• In full:
  • Barrhead, Liboside and Uplawmoor (East Renfrewshire)
  • Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch (Renfrewshire)
  • Johnstone South and Elderslie (Renfrewshire)
  • Houston, Crosslee and Linwood (Renfrewshire)

• In part:
  • Newton Mearns North and Neilston (East Renfrewshire; shared with Eastwood constituency)
  • Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank; shared with Renfrewshire North and Cardonald constituency)

Election results

2020s

2026 Scottish Parliament election: Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Tom Arthur
	Labour	Paul O'Kane
Majority
Valid Votes
Invalid Votes
Turnout

References

1. "Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries - Final Recommendations - Constituencies" (PDF). Scottish Boundary Commission . Retrieved 16 June 2025.
2. "Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries | Scottish Boundary Commission". boundaries.scot. Retrieved 2025-03-01.