Summary
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.
| Renfrewshire North and West | |
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| County constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
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 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 |
The seat has been held by Natalie Don of the Scottish National Party since the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.
Electoral region edit
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 edit
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:
- 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 edit
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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 edit
| Election | Member | Party | ||
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| Constituency created from: West Renfrewshire | ||||
| 2011 | Derek Mackay | SNP | ||
| 2020[3] | Independent | |||
| 2021 | Natalie Don | SNP | ||
Elections edit
2020s edit
| Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
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| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| SNP | Natalie Don | 17,704 | 46.3 |  1.5
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15,023 | 39.2 | 3.8
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| Labour | Johanna Baxter | 10,397 | 27.2 |  3.7
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8,664 | 22.6 | 1.4
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| Conservative | Julie Pirone | 8,734 | 22.8 | 1.0
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9,394 | 24.5 |  0.0
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| Scottish Green | 2,513 | 6.5 | 1.6
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| Liberal Democrats | Ross Stalker | 993 | 2.6 | 0.3
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1,003 | 2.6 | 0.2
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| 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 | |||||
| Libertarian | 51 | 0.1 | 0.1
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| UKIP | 44 | 0.1 | 1.9
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| 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
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| Valid Votes | 38,238 | 38,372 | ||||||
| Invalid Votes | 129 | 62 | ||||||
| Turnout | 38,367 | 67.9 | 6.8
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38,372 | 68.1 | 7.0
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| SNP hold | Swing | |||||||
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2010s edit
| Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
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| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| SNP | Derek Mackay[a] | 14,718 | 47.8 | 5.9
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13,246 | 43.0 | 1.4
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| Conservative | David Wilson | 7,345 | 23.8 | 3.8
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7,560 | 24.5 | 9.3
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| Labour | Mary Fee[b] | 7,244 | 23.5 | 12.7
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6,530 | 21.2 | 11.3
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| Scottish Green | 1,496 | 4.9 | 2.3
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| Liberal Democrats | Rod Ackland | 888 | 2.9 | 0.9
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737 | 2.4 | 0.4
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| UKIP | 630 | 2.0 | 1.3
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| TUSC | Jim Halfpenny | 414 | 1.3 | New | ||||
| Scottish Christian | 250 | 0.8 | 0.0
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| Solidarity | 237 | 0.8 | 0.7
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| Independent | Peter Morton | 198 | 0.6 | New | ||||
| RISE | 190 | 0.3 | New | |||||
| Libertarian | 54 | 0.2 | New | |||||
| Majority | 7,373 | 24.0 | 18.3
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| Valid Votes | 30,807 | 30,830 | ||||||
| Invalid Votes | 63 | 34 | ||||||
| Turnout | 30,870 | 61.1 | 4.9
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30,864 | 61.1 | 4.9
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| SNP hold | Swing | |||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
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| 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
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References edit
- ^ Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
- ^ "Renfrewshire North and West - Scottish Parliament constituency - Election 2016 - BBC News" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Scots finance secretary quits over messages to boy". BBC News. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ Constituencies A-Z | Renfrewshire North & West, BBC News; retrieved 7 May 2021
- ^ "2021 - Scottish Parliamentary Election - Results". Renfrewshire Council. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "2016 - Scottish Parliamentary Election - Results". Renfrewshire Council. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "2011 - Scottish Parliamentary Election - Results". Renfrewshire Council. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
External links edit
- "Renfrewshire North and West constituency map" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 7 July 2021.