Paisley East and Central (ward)

Paisley East and Central is one of the twelve wards used to elect members of the Renfrewshire Council. It elects three Councillors.

The ward was created in 2017 as the result of a boundary review,[1] in which it was decided to remove part of the territory and one seat each from the existing four-member wards of Paisley East and Ralston (between Seedhill Road / the Paisley Canal line railway tracks and the A726 Barrhead Road – primarily Blackhall and Seedhill – as well as most of the town centre between the Inverclyde Line railway tracks to the north, the line of Storie Street to the west and Mill Street to the east) and Paisley South (between Rowan Street / Dykebar Hospital and Barrhead Road, i.e the Charleston, Dykebar, Hawkhead and Hunterhill neighbourhoods) and form an additional ward.[2] Landmarks within the ward include Paisley Abbey, Paisley Town Hall and the Russell Institute. In 2020, its population was 12,218.[3]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2017[4] John McNaughtan
(SNP)		 Carolann Davidson
(Labour)		 Will Mylet
(SNP)

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 Renfrewshire Council election

Paisley East and Central - 3 seats[4]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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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 (incumbent)[5] 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      
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%)
    • ††††† In December 2021 Councillor Davidson was one of four members suspended from the Labour group, but this was overturned on 30 December.[6]

    References
    1. 4th Reviews - ward maps | Renfrewshire Overview, Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 21 April 2022
    2. 5th Reviews - ward maps | Renfrewshire | Ward 5 Paisley East and Central, Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 21 April 2022
    3. Electoral Ward | Paisley East and Central, Scottish Government Statistics. Retrieved 21 April 2022
    4. "Candidates declared for the Renfrewshire Council election". renfrewshire.gov.uk. Renfrewshire Council. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
    5. Sitting councillor for the preceding Paisley East and Ralston ward.
    6. Talbot, Carla. "Renfrewshire Labour councillors have suspension over unpaid fees overturned". Daily Record/Paisley Daily Express. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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