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Renfrewshire 2022
Local elections held 5 May 2022.
Each race compares the marginal winner's share of valid ballots to the proportional quota — the share they'd need under any common proportional method. How the numbers are derived →
If votes were counted by party
Across the 12 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 43 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish National Party | 25,624 | 41.7% | 21 | 48.8% | 19 | 44.2% | +2 |
| Labour Party | 19,860 | 32.3% | 15 | 34.9% | 15 | 34.9% | 0 |
| Conservative Party | 9,999 | 16.3% | 5 | 11.6% | 7 | 16.3% | -2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2,371 | 3.9% | 1 | 2.3% | 1 | 2.3% | 0 |
| Independent | 2,240 | 3.6% | 1 | 2.3% | 1 | 2.3% | 0 |
| Green Party | 949 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Scottish Family Party | 187 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Alba Party | 53 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 46 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Scottish Libertarian Party | 45 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Scottish Socialist Party | 44 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 61,418 | 100.0% | 43 | 100.0% | 43 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Council composition: what this election replaced
The 2022 cycle was an all-out election — every seat was contested. The two opencouncildata snapshots below show the council immediately after the 2022 election (current) and on the eve of it (2021), so you can see what the result replaced.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Paisley East and Central · 3 seats · won at 12.7% · −12.3 pts below quota
- Johnstone South and Elderslie · 4 seats · won at 11.4% · −8.6 pts below quota
- Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch · 4 seats · won at 11.8% · −8.2 pts below quota
- Paisley Southeast · 3 seats · won at 17.0% · −8.0 pts below quota
- Paisley Northwest · 4 seats · won at 14.2% · −5.8 pts below quota
- Paisley Southwest · 4 seats · won at 14.3% · −5.7 pts below quota
- Paisley Northeast and Ralston · 3 seats · won at 19.8% · −5.2 pts below quota
- Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank · 3 seats · won at 20.6% · −4.4 pts below quota
- Renfrew North and Braehead · 4 seats · won at 16.0% · −4.0 pts below quota
- Renfrew South and Gallowhill · 3 seats · won at 22.4% · −2.6 pts below quota
- Erskine and Inchinnan · 4 seats · won at 17.7% · −2.3 pts below quota
- Houston, Crosslee and Linwood · 4 seats · won at 18.2% · −1.8 pts below quota
Race results
Paisley East and Central · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 12.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −12.3 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 3,829
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John McNaughtan | Scottish National Party | 1,241 | 32.4% | 32.4% | +7.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Carolann Davidson | Labour Party | 1,040 | 27.2% | 27.2% | +2.2 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Will Mylet | Scottish National Party | 486 | 12.7% | 12.7% | −12.3 pts | Elected |
| 4 | John Cameron | Conservative Party | 418 | 10.9% | 10.9% | — | |
| 5 | Jonathan Smith | Labour Party | 306 | 8.0% | 8.0% | — | |
| 6 | Athol Bond | Green Party | 293 | 7.7% | 7.7% | — | |
| 7 | Duncan Grant | Scottish Libertarian Party | 45 | 1.2% | 1.2% | — |
Johnstone South and Elderslie · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~4× smaller. 11.4% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.6 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 5,563
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 4 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 4. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacqueline Cameron | Scottish National Party | 1,613 | 29.0% | 29.0% | +9.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | John Hood | Labour Party | 1,310 | 23.5% | 23.5% | +3.5 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Iain McMillan | Labour Party | 1,270 | 22.8% | 22.8% | +2.8 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Andy Steel | Scottish National Party | 634 | 11.4% | 11.4% | −8.6 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Brian Jackson | Conservative Party | 595 | 10.7% | 10.7% | — | |
| 6 | Robert MacIntyre | Liberal Democrats | 141 | 2.5% | 2.5% | — |
Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~4× smaller. 11.8% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.2 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 5,821
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 4 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 4. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Doig | Independent | 1,416 | 24.3% | 24.3% | +4.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Emma Rodden | Scottish National Party | 1,215 | 20.9% | 20.9% | +0.9 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Chris Gilmour | Labour Party | 968 | 16.6% | 16.6% | −3.4 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Gillian Graham | Labour Party | 689 | 11.8% | 11.8% | −8.2 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Louise Reid | Conservative Party | 628 | 10.8% | 10.8% | — | |
| 6 | Graeme Stockton | Scottish National Party | 582 | 10.0% | 10.0% | — | |
| 7 | Heather Hudson | Green Party | 234 | 4.0% | 4.0% | — | |
| 8 | Andrew Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 89 | 1.5% | 1.5% | — |
Paisley Southeast · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 17.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.0 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 4,080
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce MacFarlane | Scottish National Party | 862 | 21.1% | 21.1% | −3.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Eddie Devine | Labour Party | 800 | 19.6% | 19.6% | −5.4 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Marie McGurk | Scottish National Party | 693 | 17.0% | 17.0% | −8.0 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Jim McIlroy | Conservative Party | 496 | 12.2% | 12.2% | — | |
| 5 | Paul Mack | Independent | 452 | 11.1% | 11.1% | — | |
| 6 | Stuart Alexander McAusland | Labour Party | 385 | 9.4% | 9.4% | — | |
| 7 | David Richard Laffan | Green Party | 194 | 4.8% | 4.8% | — | |
| 8 | Allan Heron | Liberal Democrats | 154 | 3.8% | 3.8% | — | |
| 9 | Sandra Webster | Scottish Socialist Party | 44 | 1.1% | 1.1% | — |
Paisley Northwest · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~4× smaller. 14.2% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.8 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 4,779
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 4 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 4. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenny MacLaren | Scottish National Party | 1,305 | 27.3% | 27.3% | +7.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Janis McDonald | Labour Party | 852 | 17.8% | 17.8% | −2.2 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Mags MacLaren | Scottish National Party | 851 | 17.8% | 17.8% | −2.2 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Ben Smith | Labour Party | 679 | 14.2% | 14.2% | −5.8 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Fraser Paul | Conservative Party | 443 | 9.3% | 9.3% | — | |
| 6 | Cara Rae | Green Party | 228 | 4.8% | 4.8% | — | |
| 7 | Mark Bailey | Liberal Democrats | 128 | 2.7% | 2.7% | — | |
| 8 | John McIntyre | Independent | 119 | 2.5% | 2.5% | — | |
| 9 | Rona Grieve | Scottish Family Party | 75 | 1.6% | 1.6% | — | |
| 10 | Samuel Oludare Yerokun | Alba Party | 53 | 1.1% | 1.1% | — | |
| 11 | Jim Halfpenny | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 46 | 1.0% | 1.0% | — |
Paisley Southwest · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~4× smaller. 14.3% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.7 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 5,264
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 4 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 4. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Montgomery | Labour Party | 1,384 | 26.3% | 26.3% | +6.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Stephen Burns | Scottish National Party | 1,288 | 24.5% | 24.5% | +4.5 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Lorraine Cameron | Scottish National Party | 1,120 | 21.3% | 21.3% | +1.3 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Anne Hannigan | Liberal Democrats | 754 | 14.3% | 14.3% | −5.7 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Marc Schmitz | Conservative Party | 524 | 10.0% | 10.0% | — | |
| 6 | Richard Vassie | Independent | 108 | 2.1% | 2.1% | — | |
| 7 | Scott Kerr | Independent | 86 | 1.6% | 1.6% | — |
Paisley Northeast and Ralston · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 19.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.2 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 4,581
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer Marion Adam-McGregor | Scottish National Party | 1,843 | 40.2% | 40.2% | +15.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Graeme Clark | Labour Party | 1,556 | 34.0% | 34.0% | +9.0 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Neill Graham | Conservative Party | 909 | 19.8% | 19.8% | −5.2 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Alan McInnes | Liberal Democrats | 273 | 6.0% | 6.0% | — |
Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 20.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.4 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 6,565
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiona Airlie-Nicolson | Scottish National Party | 2,384 | 36.3% | 36.3% | +11.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Colin McCulloch | Labour Party | 1,534 | 23.4% | 23.4% | −1.6 pts | Elected |
| 3 | James MacLaren | Conservative Party | 1,353 | 20.6% | 20.6% | −4.4 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Mark Dougan | Conservative Party | 902 | 13.7% | 13.7% | — | |
| 5 | Grant Toghill | Liberal Democrats | 392 | 6.0% | 6.0% | — |
Renfrew North and Braehead · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~4× smaller. 16.0% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.0 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 5,621
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 4 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 4. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa-Marie Hughes | Scottish National Party | 1,376 | 24.5% | 24.5% | +4.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | John Shaw | Scottish National Party | 1,374 | 24.4% | 24.4% | +4.4 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Jamie McGuire | Labour Party | 1,371 | 24.4% | 24.4% | +4.4 pts | Elected |
| 4 | John Gray | Conservative Party | 897 | 16.0% | 16.0% | −4.0 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Sophia Daphne Rose Dowling Sparks | Labour Party | 291 | 5.2% | 5.2% | — | |
| 6 | Ross Stalker | Liberal Democrats | 253 | 4.5% | 4.5% | — | |
| 7 | Peter Morton | Independent | 59 | 1.0% | 1.0% | — |
Renfrew South and Gallowhill · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 22.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.6 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 3,761
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cathy McEwan | Scottish National Party | 1,129 | 30.0% | 30.0% | +5.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Edward Grady | Labour Party | 1,003 | 26.7% | 26.7% | +1.7 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Jim Paterson | Scottish National Party | 842 | 22.4% | 22.4% | −2.6 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Dale Nelson | Conservative Party | 446 | 11.9% | 11.9% | — | |
| 5 | Kate Hughes | Labour Party | 341 | 9.1% | 9.1% | — |
Erskine and Inchinnan · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~4× smaller. 17.7% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.3 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 5,945
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 4 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 4. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Mullin | Labour Party | 1,998 | 33.6% | 33.6% | +13.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Iain Nicolson | Scottish National Party | 1,381 | 23.2% | 23.2% | +3.2 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Michelle Campbell | Scottish National Party | 1,213 | 20.4% | 20.4% | +0.4 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Alec Leishman | Conservative Party | 1,054 | 17.7% | 17.7% | −2.3 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Alan Jelfs | Liberal Democrats | 187 | 3.1% | 3.1% | — | |
| 6 | Robert Irwin | Scottish Family Party | 112 | 1.9% | 1.9% | — |
Houston, Crosslee and Linwood · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~4× smaller. 18.2% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.8 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 5,609
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 4 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 4. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alison Dowling | Labour Party | 1,568 | 28.0% | 28.0% | +8.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | David McGonigle | Conservative Party | 1,334 | 23.8% | 23.8% | +3.8 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Audrey Doig | Scottish National Party | 1,172 | 20.9% | 20.9% | +0.9 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Robert Innes | Scottish National Party | 1,020 | 18.2% | 18.2% | −1.8 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Connor Cunningham | Labour Party | 515 | 9.2% | 9.2% | — |