Paisley Northeast and Ralston (ward)

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

Created in 2007 as Paisley East and Ralston with four representatives and territory including the parts of eastern Paisley between the Inverclyde Line railway tracks to the north and Barrhead Road / Hurlet Road (the A726) to the south, plus much of the town centre up to the line of Storie Street,[1] a boundary review prior to the 2017 Renfrewshire Council election led to a large part of its territory (south of Seedhill Road and the Paisley Canal line railway tracks, plus the town centre territory west of Mill Street) being combined with part of the Paisley South ward to form an additional entity, Paisley East and Central, the existing wards losing one seat each. The 2017 definition includes the Ralston and Oldhall neighbourhoods up to the local authority border with Glasgow, plus Barshaw, Whitehaugh and Williamsburgh further into Paisley on either side of the A761 Glasgow Road, where St Mirin's Cathedral and Paisley Grammar School are both situated.[2] In 2020, the ward population was 12,810.[3]

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007 Jim Sharkey
(Labour)
Brian Lawson
(SNP)
Celia Lawson
(SNP)
Susan McDonald
(Lib Dem)
2012 Will Mylet[4]
(SNP)
Maureen Sharkey
(Labour)
2017[5] Jennifer Adam-McGregor
(SNP)
Neill Graham
(Conservative)
3 seats

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 Renfrewshire Council election

Paisley Northeast and Ralston - 3 seats[5]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Conservative Neill Graham 22.7 1,091 1,091 1,095 1,099 1,103 1,311      
SNP Jennifer Adam-McGregor 18.2 874 881 888 932 941 1,009 1,020.72 1,024.12 1,882.34
SNP John Clark 17.9 862 863 865 899 905 946 958.89 964.13  
Labour Jim Sharkey (incumbent) 17.4 835 839 845 871 1,167 1,311      
Liberal Democrats Catriona Campbell 11.7 562 566 577 606 618        
Labour Maureen Sharkey (incumbent) 6.6 316 316 318 339          
Green Duncan Macintosh 3.53 170 185 201            
Independent Billy Carlin 1.05 50 58              
Scottish Socialist Lindsay Brown 0.92 44                
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 4,804   Spoilt: 86   Quota: 1,202   Turnout: 4,890 (54.6%)

    2012 Election

    2012 Renfrewshire Council election

    Paisley East and Ralston - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Labour Jim Sharkey (incumbent) 32.69 1,832            
    SNP Brian Lawson (incumbent) 27.80 1,558            
    Conservative Robert Evans 10.28 576 584.1 593.1 602.9 603.2 827.7  
    SNP Will Mylet 9.44 529 545.7 900.8 940.8 941.7 1,042.2 1,196.4
    Liberal Democrats John Boyd 9.08 509 522.9 543.4 563.9 564.8    
    Labour Maureen Sharkey 8.21 460 1,071.9 1,086.8 1,128.1      
    Scottish Socialist Andy Bowden 2.52 141 153.4 160.9        
    Electorate: 12,687   Valid: 5,605   Spoilt: 115   Quota: 1,120   Turnout: 5,720 (44.18%)

      2007 Election

      2007 Renfrewshire Council election

      Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Paisley East and Ralston
      Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
      Liberal Democrats Susan McDonald 1,608 21.9 1 1
      SNP Brian Lawson 1,583 21.6 2 1
      Labour Rayleen Kelly 1,033 14.1
      Labour Jim Sharkey 1,012 13.8 4 6
      SNP Celia Lawson 934 12.7 3 6
      Conservative Alistair Campbell 798 10.9
      Solidarity Sean Hurl 199 2.7
      Scottish Socialist Andy Bowden 170 2.3

      References

      1. 4th Reviews - ward maps | Renfrewshire Overview, Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 21 April 2022
      2. 5th Reviews - ward maps | Renfrewshire | Ward 3 Paisley Northeast and Ralston, Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 21 April 2022
      3. Electoral Ward | Paisley Northeast and Ralston, Scottish Government Statistics. Retrieved 21 April 2022
      4. Elected for Paisley East and Central in 2017.
      5. "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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