Scottish local election
2017 Renfrewshire Council election
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Brian Lawson
Mark MacMillan
James MacLaren
Party
SNP
Labour
Conservative
Leader's seat
Paisley East and Ralston
Paisley South West
Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank
Last election
15 seats, 37.5%
22 seats, 55%
1 seat, 2.5%
Seats before
15
19
1
Seats after
19
13
8
Seat change
+4
-9
+7
Fourth party
Fifth party
Leader
Eileen McCartin
Paul Mack
Party
Liberal Democrats
Independent
Leader's seat
Paisley Southwest
Paisley South
Last election
1 seat, 2.5%
1 seat, 2.5%
Seats before
1
3
Seats after
1
2
Seat change
-
+1
Council Leader before election
Mark McMillan
Labour
Council Leader after election
Iain Nicolson
SNP
The 2017 Renfrewshire Council election took place on 4 May 2017 to elect members of Renfrewshire Council .[ 1] 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.
Election result
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.
Ward results
Renfrew North and Braehead
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
2012-2017 Change: 1 additional seat compared to 2012. SNP gain one seat from Labour. Conservative gain extra seat.
Renfrew North and Braehead - 4 seats[ 1]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
SNP
John Shaw
24.63
1,335
Labour
Bill Brown (incumbent )
20.37
1,104
Conservative
Jane Strang
19.99
1,084
1,087.37
SNP
Lisa-Marie Hughes
15.35
832
1,049.78
1,050.58
1,050.64
1,065.58
1,087.77
Labour
Alexander Murrin (incumbent )
11.9
645
652.68
667.86
668.52
696.99
736.99
Independent
Peter Morton
2.82
153
155.8
156.47
156.79
178.51
Scottish Green
Nathalie Rosset
2.67
145
148.93
149.17
149.24
180.56
222.68
Liberal Democrats
Ross Stalker
2.27
123
125.62
126.03
126.48
Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,421 Spoilt: 137 Quota: 1,085 Turnout: 5,558 (45.9%)
Renfrew South and Gallowhill
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab
2012-2017 Change: SNP gain one seat from Labour
Renfrew South and Gallowhill - 3 seats[ 1]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
SNP
Cathy McEwan (incumbent )
26.98
1,079
Conservative
Mark Dougan
17.88
715
715.51
717.51
735.58
774.73
825.09
SNP
Jim Paterson (incumbent )
17.73
709
773.57
785.08
828.96
855.98
889.3
1,004.46
Labour
Edward Grady
17.70
708
712.32
717.39
727.39
1,238.56
Labour
Margaret Devine (incumbent )
15.65
626
628.49
634.49
656.86
Scottish Green
Graham Batin
2.85
114
115.61
130.76
TUSC
Richard Neville
1.2
48
48.95
Electorate: TBC Valid: 3,999 Spoilt: 106 Quota: 1,000 Turnout: 4,105 (44.2%)
Paisley Northeast and Ralston
2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
2017: 1xCon; 1xLab; 1xSNP
New ward 1 less seat compared to 2012. Conservative gain one seat from Labour. SNP lose additional seat.
Paisley Northeast and Ralston - 3 seats[ 1]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Conservative
Neill Graham
22.7
1,091
1,091
1,095
1,099
1,103
1,311
SNP
Jennifer Adam-McGregor
18.2
874
881
888
932
941
1,009
1,020.72
1,024.12
1,882.34
SNP
John Clark
17.9
862
863
865
899
905
946
958.89
964.13
Labour
Jim Sharkey (incumbent )
17.4
835
839
845
871
1,167
1,311
Liberal Democrats
Catriona Campbell
11.7
562
566
577
606
618
Labour
Maureen Sharkey (incumbent )
6.6
316
316
318
339
Scottish Green
Duncan Macintosh
3.53
170
185
201
Independent
Billy Carlin
1.05
50
58
Scottish Socialist
Lindsay Brown
0.92
44
Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,804 Spoilt: 86 Quota: 1,202 Turnout: 4,890 (54.6%)
Paisley Northwest
2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
2012-2017 Change: Conservative gain one seat from Labour
Paisley Northwest - 4 seats[ 1]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
SNP
Kenny MacLaren (incumbent )
26.8
1,303
Labour
Karen Kennedy
17.48
850
859.12
870.43
877.63
901.29
924.09
971.21
1,065.92
SNP
Mags MacLaren (incumbent )
16.68
811
1,100.22
Conservative
John McIntyre
13.51
657
659.28
661.31
664.34
691.71
717.14
751.54
779.71
786.23
941.29
Labour
Tommy Williams (incumbent )
10.14
493
498.32
505.61
512.38
526.86
555.85
593.33
639.63
703.45
No label
Andy Doyle
4.34
211
214.79
222.79
227.22
232.70
284.63
Scottish Green
Beth Douglas
3.87
188
196.36
237.56
251.96
283.14
296.06
359.55
Independent
John Goudie McIntyre
3.8
185
187.79
195.10
197.70
200.76
Liberal Democrats
Jack Clark
2.53
123
124.52
128.06
130.18
Scottish Socialist
Sandra Webster
0.86
42
42.51
48.83
Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,863 Spoilt: 126 Quota: 973 Turnout: 4,989 (39.4%)
Paisley East and Central
2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab
New ward
Paisley East and Central - 3 seats[ 1]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
SNP
John McNaughtan
26.51
1,007
Labour
Carolann Davidson
21.62
821
822.53
849.64
884.87
1,242.15
Conservative
John Cameron
16.8
638
638.28
666.34
677.34
691.34
746.62
SNP
Will Mylet
16.01
608
658.09
669.32
792.11
805.51
842.67
937.67
Labour
Stuart McAusland
10.82
411
411.85
417.91
438.97
Scottish Green
Daniel Speirs
5.48
208
209.53
226.64
Liberal Democrats
Samantha Allan
2.77
105
105.62
Electorate: TBC Valid: 3,798 Spoilt: 87 Quota: 950 Turnout: 3,885 (42.6%)
Paisley Southeast
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
2017: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
2012-2017 Change (vs Paisley South): 1 less seat compared to 2012. Labour lose seat.
Paisley Southeast - 3 seats[ 1]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
SNP
Marie McGurk (incumbent )
22.78
1,047
1,053
1,059
1,101
1,112
1,117.77
1,748.69
Labour
Eddie Devine (incumbent )
21.95
1,009
1,009
1,031
1,048
1,207
Conservative
Sheila Fulton
15.12
695
695
717
728
751
758.69
765.69
792.15
1,047
SNP
Janette Swanson
14.44
664
667
671
708
720
721.96
Independent
Paul Mack (incumbent )††
14.09
648
649
666
687
730
738.53
765.69
950.59
1,248.79
Labour
Ben Smith
5.44
250
250
273
296
Scottish Green
Emma McShane
3.39
156
157
171
Liberal Democrats
Michael Wilson
2.48
114
115
Scottish Socialist
John Miller
0.30
14
Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,597 Spoilt: 92 Quota: 1,150 Turnout: 4,689 (50.7%)
Paisley Southwest
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem
2012-2017 Change: SNP gain one seat from Labour
Paisley Southwest - 4 seats[ 1]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Labour
Kevin Montgomery
25.95
1,457
Liberal Democrats
Eileen McCartin (incumbent )
17.69
993
1,091.11
1,149.57
SNP
Lorraine Cameron (incumbent )
17.31
972
998.59
1,041.11
1,043.71
1,432.22
Conservative
James Halpin
13.38
751
793.87
803.25
813.41
819.65
824.78
SNP
Stephen Burns
12.9
724
740.05
757.34
759.13
917.9
1,182.18
SNP
Brian McGuire
9.98
560
581.78
601.47
603.2
Scottish Green
Sean Lafferty
2.8
157
184.05
Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,614 Spoilt: 103 Quota: 1,123 Turnout: 5,717 (48.8%)
Johnstone South and Elderslie
2012: 3xLab; 1xSNP
2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
2012-2017 Change: SNP & Conservative each gain one seat from Labour.
Johnstone South and Elderslie - 4 seats[ 1]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Labour
John Hood (incumbent )
26.15
1,448
SNP
Jacqueline Cameron
25.14
1,392
Conservative
Alistair MacKay
17.37
962
978.67
982.34
995.75
1,151.48
SNP
Andy Steel
11.63
644
659.73
907.41
973.39
1,052.27
1,054.46
1,235.16
No label
John Caldwell (incumbent )
8.94
495
512.84
518.35
542.7
Labour
Thomas Dempster Wallace
8.02
444
682.79
687.28
726.79
867.85
883.07
Scottish Green
Megan Tait
2.76
153
161.92
171.91
Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,538 Spoilt: 167 Quota: 1,108 Turnout: 5,705 (45.5%)
Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
2017: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xIndependent
2012-2017 Change: 1 extra seat compared to 2012. Labour lose one seat to Conservative. Independent gain extra seat.
Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch - 4 seats[ 1]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Labour
Derek Bibby (incumbent )
19.75
1,204
1,207
1,209
1,228
SNP
Emma Rodden
18.03
1,099
1,106
1,108
1,111
1,111.2
1,198.22
1,263.58
Conservative
Bill Binks
17.42
1,062
1,062
1,082
1,099
1,099.5
1,107.5
1,204.19
1,204.6
1,232.8
Independent
Andy Doig (incumbent )†††
14.63
892
892
898
912
912.99
966.02
1,101.02
1,102.47
1,430.32
SNP
Graeme Ramsay Stockton
13.6
829
830
830
833
833.19
881.2
906.28
944.49
Labour
Christopher Gilmour (incumbent )
10.06
613
616
616
621
626.13
657.2
Scottish Green
Sarah Anderson
4.25
259
263
264
281
281.2
Liberal Democrats
William Duff
1.35
82
83
83
UKIP
Cheryl O'Brien
0.53
32
33
Scottish Socialist
Geoff Knowles
0.41
25
Electorate: TBC Valid: 6,095 Spoilt: 143 Quota: 1,220 Turnout: 6,238 (54.1%)
Houston, Crosslee and Linwood
2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
2017: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
2012-2017 Change: Conservative gain one seat from SNP.
Houston, Crosslee and Linwood - 4 seats[ 1]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Conservative
Scott Kerr
27.96
1,574
SNP
Audrey Doig (incumbent )
21.39
1,204
Labour
Jim Sheridan †
16.61
935
993.78
996.21
1,023.71
1,078.51
1,221.98
Labour
Alison Dowling
13.96
786
853.30
857.65
884.82
974.53
1,210.50
SNP
Robert Innes
13.75
774
787.63
848.89
928.70
954.76
Scottish Green
Helen Speirs
3.46
195
221.41
224.99
Liberal Democrats
Allan Heron
2.88
162
271.62
272.9
318.61
Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,630 Spoilt: 112 Quota: 1,127 Turnout: 5,742 (48.1%)
Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank
2012: 1xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP
2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
2012-2017 Change: No change
Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank - 3 seats[ 1]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
Conservative
James MacLaren (incumbent )
45.47
2,552
SNP
Natalie Don
31.77
1,783
Labour
Colin McCulloch
15.96
896
1,212.69
1,289
1,407.35
Liberal Democrats
Elliot Harrison
3.78
212
537.68
578.49
733.70
Scottish Green
Ellen Höfer-Franz
3.03
170
230.72
406.93
Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,613 Spoilt: 44 Quota: 1,404 Turnout: 5,657 (55.1%)
Erskine and Inchinnan
2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
2012-2017 Change: Conservative gain one seat from Labour
Erskine and Inchinnan - 4 seats[ 1]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
SNP
Iain Nicolson (incumbent )
22.54
1,441
Conservative
Tom Begg
20.85
1,333
Labour
Jim Harte (incumbent )
14.45
924
928.05
936.11
947.19
973.08
994.73
1,173.1
1,910.16
SNP
Michelle Campbell
14.3
914
1,043.40
1,044.82
1,049.93
1,059.46
1,125.24
1,277.61
1,323.5
Labour
Sam Mullin (incumbent )
13.05
834
841.53
846.84
852.92
862.91
868.1
998.43
Independent
Andy Cameron
10.75
687
693.86
706.34
711.65
743.08
771.94
Scottish Green
Mairi Cranie
1.80
115
119.27
120.2
131.47
145.22
Liberal Democrats
John Boyd
1.63
104
107.35
116.34
117.34
TUSC
Jim Halfpenny
0.64
41
41.56
41.92
Electorate: TBC Valid: 6,393 Spoilt: 136 Quota: 1,279 Turnout: 6,529 (49.4%)
Changes since Election
† In August 2018, Houston, Crosslee and Linwood Labour Cllr Jim Sheridan was suspended from the party following the discovery of anti-Semitic posts on Facebook.[ 3] He was reinstated following an investigation in January 2019.[ 4]
†† Paisley South East Cllr Paul Mack was disqualified from office by the Standards Commission for Scotland , with effect from 1 October 2020.[ 5]
††† On 22 October 2020 Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch Cllr Andy Doig joined the Scotia Future party.[ 6]
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