Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch (ward)

Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch is one of the twelve electoral wards in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It elects four of its forty-three Councillors using the Single Transferable Vote electoral system.[1]

As reflected in its name, the ward contains the northern half of the town of Johnstone (including the town centre and the Cartside neighbourhood, the division being the Inverclyde Line railway tracks) and the villages of Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch.[2][3] Already consisting of a large rural hinterland up to the borders of North Ayrshire and Inverclyde local authorities to the west and north respectively,[4] a boundary review in 2017 added Howwood and its rural peripheries leading to East Renfrewshire from the Johnstone South, Elderslie and Howwood ward, both entities being re-named accordingly and Johnstone North gaining one further seat. In 2020, the ward's population was 14,740.[5]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Neil Bibby
(Labour)		 David Arthur
(SNP)		 Bruce McFee
(SNP)		 3 seats
2012 Christopher Gilmour
(Labour)		 Andy Doig
(SNP)
(Ind./
Scotia Future)[6]		 Derek Bibby[7]
(Labour)
2017[8] Bill Binks
(Conservative)		 Emma Rodden
(SNP)
2020

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 Renfrewshire Council election

Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch - 4 seats[8]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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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      
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%)

    2012 Election

    2012 Renfrewshire Council election

    Johnstone North, Kilbarchan and Lochwinnoch - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Labour Derek Bibby 37.03 1,750              
    SNP Andy Doig 20.80 983 1,024.9 1,027.9 1,031.9 1,048.8 1,067.3 1,148.8 1,728.7
    Labour Christopher Gilmour 16.27 769 1,218.5            
    Conservative Wilma Begg 8.48 401 413.7 415.5 427 427.1 466.7    
    SNP Ken MacDonald 12.70 600 616.6 619.4 623.4 628.7 650.3 708.6  
    Liberal Democrats Margaret McDonough 2.52 119 125.5 127.5 134.6 141      
    Scottish Socialist Geoff Knowles 1.31 62 66.2 68.7 72.1        
    Scottish Christian Alex Lennox 0.88 42 45.2 46.8          
    Electorate: 10,048   Valid: 4,726   Spoilt: 98   Quota: 1,182   Turnout: 4,824 (47.03%)

      2007 Election

      2007 Renfrewshire Council election

      Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Johnstone North, Kilbarchan and Lochwinnoch
      Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
      SNP David Arthur 1,595 26.4 1 1
      SNP Bruce McFee 1,313 21.8 2 5
      Labour Neil Bibby 1,168 16.9 3 5
      Labour John Kenny 1,023 19.4
      Conservative Tom Begg 568 9.4
      Liberal Democrats David Jelfs 282 4.7
      Scottish Socialist Geoff Knowles 87 1.4

      References
      1. "Local government electoral boundaries". www.renfrewshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
      2. "Electoral boundaries- interactive map". www.renfrewshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
      3. 5th Reviews - ward maps | Renfrewshire | Ward 9 Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch, Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 22 April 2022
      4. 4th Reviews - ward maps | Renfrewshire Overview, Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 22 April 2022
      5. Electoral Ward | Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch, Scottish Government Statistics. Retrieved 22 April 2022
      6. Gordon, Tom (22 October 2020). "Former SNP politicians set up new party for 'real independence' outside EU". The Herald. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
      7. Labour councillor set to quit after ten years serving Johnstone and surrounding villages, Daily Record, 15 February 2022
      8. "Candidates declared for the Renfrewshire Council election". renfrewshire.gov.uk. Renfrewshire Council. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.


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