2022 Renfrewshire Council election

The 2022 Renfrewshire Council elections are due to take place on 5 May 2022,[1] as part of the 2022 Scottish local elections on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local authorities will be up for election. The election will use the 12 wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 and last changed as part of the as a result of the 2015-16 Boundary Commission review, with 43 councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.[2]

2022 Renfrewshire Council election
5 May 2022
All 43 seats to Renfrewshire Council
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
SNP
Lab
Con
Leader Iain Nicolson Eddie Devine Neill Graham
Party SNP Labour Conservative
Leader's seat Erskine and Inchinnan Paisley Southeast Paisley Northeast and Ralston
Last election 19 seats, 37.6% 13 seats, 19.4% 8 seat, 21.0%
Seats before 19 13 8
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
LD
Ind
Leader Eileen McCartin
(retiring)		 N/A
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Leader's seat Paisley Southwest N/A
Last election 1 seat, 4.1% 2
Seats before 1 2
Council Leader before election

Iain Nicolson
SNP

 Council Leader after election

TBD

At the last election in 2017, the SNP won the most seats and formed a minority administration taking over from the previous Labour majority administration.

Background

Retiring councillors
Ward Party Retiring councillor
Renfrew North and Braehead Conservative Jane Strang
Renfrew North and Braehead Labour Bill Brown
Paisley Northeast and Ralston Labour Jim Sharkey
Paisley Northwest Labour Karen Kennedy
Paisley Northwest Conservative John McIntyre
Paisley Southwest Liberal Democrats Eileen McCartin
Johnstone South and Elderslie Conservative Alistair MacKay
Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch Conservative Bill Binks
Houston, Crosslee and Linwood Labour Jim Sheridan
Houston, Crosslee and Linwood Conservative Scott Kerr
Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank SNP Natalie Don
Erskine and Inchinnan Labour Jim Harte
Erskine and Inchinnan Conservative Tom Begg

Results
Renfrewshire Council Local Election Result 2022
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SNP
  Labour
  Conservative
  Liberal Democrats
  Independent
  Green
  Scottish Socialist
  TUSC
  Scottish Family
  Alba
  Libertarian

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 5 May 2017. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of council.

Ward results

Renfrew North and Braehead
Renfrew North and Braehead - 4 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1
Conservative John Gray
SNP Lisa-Marie Hughes (incumbent)
Labour Jamie McGuire
Independent Peter Morton
SNP John Shaw (incumbent)
Labour Sophia Daphne Rose Dowling Sparks
Liberal Democrats Ross Stalker

    Renfrew South and Gallowhill
    Renfrew South and Gallowhill - 3 seats[1]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1
    Labour Edward Grady (incumbent)
    Labour Kate Hughes
    SNP Cathy McEwan (incumbent)
    Conservative Dale Nelson
    SNP Jim Paterson (incumbent)

      Paisley Northeast and Ralston
      Paisley Northeast and Ralston - 3 seats[1]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1
      SNP Jennifer Adam-McGregor (incumbent)
      Labour Graeme Clark
      Conservative Neill Graham (incumbent)
      Liberal Democrats Alan McInnes

        Paisley Northwest
        Paisley Northwest - 4 seats[1]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1
        Liberal Democrats Mark Bailey
        Scottish Family Rosa Grieve
        TUSC Jim Halfpenny
        SNP Kenny MacLaren (incumbent)
        SNP Mags MacLaren (incumbent)
        Labour Janis McDonald
        Independent John McIntyre
        Conservative Fraser Paul
        Green Cara Rae
        Labour Ben Smith
        Alba Samuel Oludare Yerokun

          Paisley East and Central
          Paisley East and Central - 3 seats[1]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1
          Green Athol Bond
          Conservative John Cameron
          Labour Carolann Davidson (incumbent)
          Libertarian Duncan Grant
          SNP John McNaughtan (incumbent)
          SNP Will Mylet (incumbent)
          Labour Jonathan Smith

            Paisley Southeast
            Paisley Southeast - 3 seats[1]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1
            Labour Eddie Devine (incumbent)
            Liberal Democrats Allan Heron
            Green David Richard Laffan
            SNP Bruce MacFarlane
            Independent Paul Mack (incumbent)
            Labour Stuart Alexander McAusland
            SNP Marie McGurk (incumbent)
            Conservative Jim McIlroy
            Scottish Socialist Sandra Amelia Webster

              Paisley Southwest
              Paisley Southwest - 4 seats[1]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              1
              SNP Stephen Burns (incumbent)
              SNP Lorraine Cameron (incumbent)
              Liberal Democrats Anne Hannigan
              Independent Scott Kerr
              Labour Kevin Montgomery (incumbent)
              Conservative Marc Schmitz
              Independent Richard Vassie

                Johnstone South and Elderslie
                Johnstone South and Elderslie - 4 seats[1]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                1
                SNP Jacqueline Cameron (incumbent)
                Labour John Hood (incumbent)
                Conservative Brian Jackson
                Liberal Democrats Robert MacIntyre
                Labour Iain McMillian
                SNP Andy Steel (incumbent)

                  Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch
                  Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch - 4 seats[1]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  1
                  Independent Andy Doig (incumbent)
                  Labour Chris Gilmour
                  Labour Gillian Graham
                  Green Heather Hudson
                  Liberal Democrats Andrew Jackson
                  Conservative Louise Reid
                  SNP Emma Rodden (incumbent)
                  SNP Graeme Stockton

                    Houston, Crosslee and Linwood
                    Houston, Crosslee and Linwood - 4 seats[1]
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    1
                    Labour Alison Ann-Dowling (incumbent)
                    Labour Connor Cunningham
                    SNP Audrey Doig (incumbent)
                    SNP Robert Innes
                    Conservative David McGonigle

                      Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank
                      Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank - 3 seats[1]
                      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                      1
                      SNP Fiona Airlie-Nicolson
                      Conservative Mark Dougan
                      Conservative James MacLaren (incumbent)
                      Labour Colin McCulloch (incumbent)
                      Liberal Democrats Grant Toghill

                        Erskine and Inchinnan
                        Erskine and Inchinnan - 4 seats[1]
                        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                        1
                        SNP Michelle Campbell (incumbent)
                        Scottish Family Robert Irwin
                        Liberal Democrats Alan Jelfs
                        Conservative Alec Leishman
                        Labour Sam Mullin
                        SNP Iain Nicolson (incumbent)

                          References
                          1. "Notice of Poll" (PDF). renfrewshire.gov.uk. Renfrewshire Council. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
                          2. "Local Government elections 2022". Renfrewshire Council. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
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