East Renfrewshire Council elections

East Renfrewshire Council in Scotland holds elections every five years, previously holding them every four years from its creation as a single-tier authority in 1995 to 2007.

Council elections

Year SNP Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Residents Association Independent
1995 0 9 8 2 1 0
1999[a] 0 8 9 2 0 1
2003 0 7 8 3 0 2
2007[b] 3 7 7 1 0 2
2012 4 6 8 0 0 2
2017[c] 5 7 4 0 0 2
2022 6 5 5 0 0 2
  1. ^ New ward boundaries.[1]
  2. ^ Change to single transferable vote system and new ward boundaries.
  3. ^ New ward boundaries.[2]

Results maps

By-elections

2022-2027

Barrhead, Liboside and Uplawmoor By-Election 21 August 2025[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Labour Julie Costello McHale 41.9 1,901 1,906 1,970 2,029 2,217 2,866
SNP David McDonald 25.1 1,142 1,142 1,151 1,292 1,431  
Reform UK Andy MacGibbon 22.4 1,018 1,022 1,076 1,089    
Green Karen Sharkey 5.4 247 252 266      
Conservative Farooq Choudury 4.6 207 211        
Abolish the Scottish Parliament Gus Ferguson 0.6 27          
Labour hold
Valid: 4,542   Spoilt: 43   Quota: 2,272   Turnout: 4,585  

References

  1. ^ "Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements - East Renfrewshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements Final Recommendations - East Renfrewshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report" (PDF). East Renfrewshire Council. Retrieved 27 August 2025.