Renfrew South and Gallowhill (ward)

Renfrew South and Gallowhill is an electoral ward in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It is one of the twelve wards in Renfrewshire and elects three of its 43 Councillors using the Single Transferable Vote electoral system.[2]

Location of the ward in Renfrewshire[1]

A ward of the same name has existed since 2007, although its boundaries were reviewed and amended slightly,[3] with the new configuration (which removed streets north of Porterfield Road)[4] first used for the 2017 Renfrewshire Council election. As reflected in its name, the ward contains contains the southern half of the town of Renfrew and north-eastern parts of the larger town of Paisley (between the White Cart Water and the Inverclyde Line railway tracks, primarily the Gallowhill housing scheme).[5] In 2020, the ward population was 12,232.[6]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Cathy McEwan
(SNP)		 Mary Fee
(Labour)		 Eddie Grady[7]
(Labour)
2012 Margaret Devine
(Labour)
2016 Jim Paterson
(SNP)
2017[8] Edward Grady
(Labour)

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 Renfrewshire Council election

Renfrew South and Gallowhill - 3 seats[8]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
SNP Cathy McEwan (incumbent) 26.98 1,079            
Conservative Mark Dougan 17.88 715 715.51 717.51 735.58 774.73 825.09  
SNP Jim Paterson (incumbent) 17.73 709 773.57 785.08 828.96 855.98 889.3 1,004.46
Labour Edward Grady 17.70 708 712.32 717.39 727.39 1,238.56    
Labour Margaret Devine (incumbent) 15.65 626 628.49 634.49 656.86      
Green Graham Batin 2.85 114 115.61 130.76        
TUSC Richard Neville 1.2 48 48.95          
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 3,999   Spoilt: 106   Quota: 1,000   Turnout: 4,105 (44.2%)

    2012 Election

    2012 Renfrewshire Council election

    Renfrew South and Gallowhill - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    SNP Cathy McEwan (incumbent) 28.87 1,258          
    Labour Eddie Grady (incumbent)† 28.20 1,229          
    Labour Margaret Devine 19.94 869 875 992.9 1,013.1 1,054.1 1,105.2
    SNP Garry Quigley 14.43 629 773.2 777.7 788.4 805.6 824.4
    Conservative Helen Mathie 4.52 197 198.9 200.2 228.1 235.2  
    Scottish Socialist Douglas Canning 2.07 90 93.5 96.5 99.7    
    Liberal Democrats Michael Hanley 1.97 86 87.9 90.1      
    Electorate: 10,342   Valid: 4,358   Spoilt: 100   Quota: 1,090   Turnout: 4,458 (42.14%)

      2016 By-election
      • † Renfrew South and Gallowhill Labour Cllr Eddie Grady died on 23 May 2016.[7] A by-election was held on 11 August 2016 and the seat was won by the SNP's Jim Paterson.
      Renfrew South and Gallowhill By-election (11 August 2016) - 1 Seat[9]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234
      SNP Jim Paterson 47.8% 1,309
      Labour Edward Grady 36.9% 1,012
      Conservative Mark Dougan 13.4% 366
      Liberal Democrats Ross Stalker 1.9% 53
      Electorate: 10,466   Valid: 2,740   Spoilt: 22   Quota: 1,371   Turnout: 2,762 (26.18%)

        2007 Election

        2007 Renfrewshire Council election

        Renfrewshire council election, 2007: Renfrew South and Gallowhill
        Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
        Labour Mary Fee 1,452 26.5 1 1
        SNP Cathy McEwan 1,339 24.4 2 4
        Labour Eddie Grady 896 16.3 3 8
        SNP David Mylet 748 13.6
        Independent Tommy Dyer 294 5.4
        Conservative Jim Foster 291 5.3
        Liberal Democrats Angela McGarrigle 246 4.5
        Solidarity Gillie MacDonald 127 2.3
        Scottish Socialist Douglas Canning 90 1.6

        References
        1. "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
        2. "Local government electoral boundaries". Renfrewshire Council.
        3. 4th Reviews - ward maps | Renfrewshire Overview, Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 21 April 2022
        4. 5th Reviews - ward maps | Renfrewshire | Ward 2 Renfrew South and Gallowhill, Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 17 April 2022
        5. "Electoral boundaries- interactive map". Renfrewshire Council.
        6. Electoral Ward | Renfrew South and Gallowhill, Scottish Government Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2022
        7. "Tributes paid to Renfrewshire Labour councillor Eddie Grady". The Gazette. 24 May 2016.
        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.
        9. "Local Government By-Election – 11 July".
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