Renfrew North and Braehead (ward)

Renfrew North and Braehead is one of the twelve wards used to elect members of the Renfrewshire Council. It elects four councillors. As its name suggests, its territory covers the northern parts of Renfrew.

Location of the ward in Renfrewshire[1]

Created in 2007 as Renfrew North with three representatives,[2] a boundary review prior to the 2017 Renfrewshire Council election led to a minor addition – streets north of Porterfield Road – which, in combination with the building of several residential developments surrounding the Braehead retail and leisure complex, increased the population sufficiently to merit a fourth Councillor;[3] the name was also amended. In 2020, the ward population was 17,827.[4]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Derek Mackay
(SNP)		 Alexander Murrin
(Labour)		 Bill Perrie
(SNP)		 3 seats
2012 Bill Brown
(Labour)
2017[5] Jane Strang
(Conservative)		 John Shaw
(SNP)		 Lisa-Marie Hughes
(SNP)

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 Renfrewshire Council election

Renfrew North and Braehead - 4 seats[5]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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SNP John Shaw 24.63 1,335          
Labour Bill Brown (incumbent) 20.37 1,104          
Conservative Jane Strang 19.99 1,084 1,087.37        
SNP Lisa-Marie Hughes 15.35 832 1,049.78 1,050.58 1,050.64 1,065.58 1,087.77
Labour Alexander Murrin (incumbent) 11.9 645 652.68 667.86 668.52 696.99 736.99
Independent Peter Morton 2.82 153 155.8 156.47 156.79 178.51  
Green Nathalie Rosset 2.67 145 148.93 149.17 149.24 180.56 222.68
Liberal Democrats Ross Stalker 2.27 123 125.62 126.03 126.48    
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 5,421   Spoilt: 137   Quota: 1,085   Turnout: 5,558 (45.9%)

    2012 Election

    2012 Renfrewshire Council election

    Renfrew North - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    SNP Bill Perrie (incumbent) 34.32 1,398            
    Labour Bill Brown 25.55 1,041            
    Labour Alexander Murrin (incumbent) 19.10 778 798.9 817.2 831.7 858.4 920.8 1,150.5
    SNP John Shaw 11.71 477 802.9 803.5 818.1 833.7 880.9  
    Conservative Makarand Oak 5.52 225 229.6 229.9 235.2 269.2    
    Liberal Democrats Euan Campbell 2.38 97 104 104.6 111.9      
    TUSC Gerry Kavanagh 1.42 58 60.9 61.4        
    Electorate: 9,521   Valid: 4,074   Spoilt: 98   Quota: 1,019   Turnout: 4,172 (42.79%)

      2007 Election

      2007 Renfrewshire Council election

      Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Renfrew North
      Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
      SNP Derek Mackay 1,549 30.9 1 1
      Labour Alexander Murrin 1,236 24.7 2 2
      SNP Bill Perrie 673 12.4 3 6
      Labour Donnie Smith 527 10.5
      Independent Charlie Newlands 516 10.3
      Conservative Ron Kane 286 5.7
      Liberal Democrats Alan Jelfs 218 4.4

      References
      1. "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
      2. 4th Reviews - ward maps | Renfrewshire Overview, Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 21 April 2022
      3. 5th Reviews - ward maps | Renfrewshire | Ward 1 Renfrew North and Braehead, Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 21 April 2022
      4. Electoral Ward | Renfrew North and Braehead, Scottish Government Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2022
      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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