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
In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast thei ...
method of election. It is also 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
Proportional representation (PR) refers to a type of electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to geographical (e.g. states, regions) and political divis ...
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
The 2021 Scottish Parliament election took place on 6 May 2021, under the provisions of the Scotland Act 1998. All 129 Members of the Scottish Parliament were elected in the sixth election since the parliament was re-established in 1999. The e ...
.
Electoral region
The other nine constituencies of the West Scotland region are
Clydebank and Milngavie,
Cunninghame North,
Cunninghame South,
Dumbarton
Dumbarton (; also sco, Dumbairton; ) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. In 2006, it had an estimated population of 19,990.
Dumbarton was the ca ...
,
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
East Dunbartonshire ( sco, Aest Dunbartanshire; gd, Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Ear) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders the north of Glasgow and contains many of the affluent areas to the north of the city, including Bear ...
, 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
Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire () ( sco, Renfrewshire; gd, Siorrachd Rinn Friù) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland.
Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Re ...
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
Inverclyde ( sco, Inerclyde, gd, Inbhir Chluaidh, , "mouth of the Clyde") is one of 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland. Together with the East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire council areas, Inverclyde forms part of the hist ...
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
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