Renfrewshire North and West was a county constituency of the Scottish Parliament. Under the additional-member system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, the seat elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election, and was also one of ten constituencies in the West Scotland electoral region, which elected seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole. It was created ahead of the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, as a result of the first periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries, covering areas that were formerly in the constituencies of West Renfrewshire and Paisley North, both of which were abolished at this review.
Following the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries, Renfrewshire North and West was abolished ahead of the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. The bulk of the area formed the basis of new constituency of Renfrewshire North and Cardonald, although parts were also transferred to the constituencies of Inverclyde, Paisley, and Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley.
Electoral region
During the period Renfrewshire North and West was in existence, the other nine constituencies of the West Scotland region were: Clydebank and Milngavie, Cunninghame North, Cunninghame South, Dumbarton, Eastwood, Greenock and Inverclyde, Paisley, Renfrewshire South and Strathkelvin and Bearsden. During this period, the region covered all of the East Dunbartonshire, the East Renfrewshire, the Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, and West Dunbartonshire council areas, and part of the Argyll and Bute council area.
Constituency boundaries and council area
During the period Renfrewshire North and West was in existence, Renfrewshire was represented in the Scottish Parliament by three constituencies: Paisley, Renfrewshire North and West, and Renfrewshire South.
The Renfrewshire North and West constituency overlapped with the Inverclyde council area. When created in 2011 it was defined using the following electoral wards:
Renfrewshire Council wards: Renfrew North and Braehead (entire ward) Renfrew South and Gallowhill (entire ward) Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank (entire ward) Erskine and Inchinnan (entire ward) Paisley Northwest (shared with Paisley constituency) Houston, Crosslee and Linwood (shared with Renfrewshire South constituency) Inverclyde Council wards: Inverclyde East (shared with Greenock and Inverclyde constituency)
Constituency profile The constituency covered the area on the south bank of the River Clyde including and to the west of the historic burgh of Renfrew. Besides Renfrew, other settlements in the constituency included Bishopton, Bridge of Weir, Erskine and Kilmacolm. Bishopton was the site of a major munitions factory, ROF Bishopton, which hasd since begun to be redeveloped for housing. The constituency also included the large shopping centre and leisure facilities of Braehead, near Renfrew, and Glasgow Airport. Member of the Scottish Parliament Election Member Party Constituency created from: West Renfrewshire 2011Derek MackaySNP 2020 Independent 2021Natalie Don-InnesSNP
Elections 2020s
2010s
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