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Renfrewshire 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

12 ward races

43 seats

18 elected below the proportional quota

41.9% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

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.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

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.

Current (2022)

Previous (2021)

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 12.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −12.3 pts Valid ballots 3,829

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	John McNaughtan	Scottish National Party	1,241	32.4%	+7.4 pts	Elected
2	Carolann Davidson	Labour Party	1,040	27.2%	+2.2 pts	Elected
3	Will Mylet	Scottish National Party	486	12.7%	−12.3 pts	Elected
4	John Cameron	Conservative Party	418	10.9%	—
5	Jonathan Smith	Labour Party	306	8.0%	—
6	Athol Bond	Green Party	293	7.7%	—
7	Duncan Grant	Scottish Libertarian Party	45	1.2%	—

Electorate 10,103 · Ballots cast 3,973 · Invalid 144 · EC ward code gss-S13003079 · Back to ward index

Johnstone South and Elderslie · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 11.4% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −8.6 pts Valid ballots 5,563

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jacqueline Cameron	Scottish National Party	1,613	29.0%	+9.0 pts	Elected
2	John Hood	Labour Party	1,310	23.5%	+3.5 pts	Elected
3	Iain McMillan	Labour Party	1,270	22.8%	+2.8 pts	Elected
4	Andy Steel	Scottish National Party	634	11.4%	−8.6 pts	Elected
5	Brian Jackson	Conservative Party	595	10.7%	—
6	Robert MacIntyre	Liberal Democrats	141	2.5%	—

Electorate 13,298 · Ballots cast 5,723 · Invalid 160 · EC ward code gss-S13003082 · Back to ward index

Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 11.8% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −8.2 pts Valid ballots 5,821

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Andy Doig	Independent	1,416	24.3%	+4.3 pts	Elected
2	Emma Rodden	Scottish National Party	1,215	20.9%	+0.9 pts	Elected
3	Chris Gilmour	Labour Party	968	16.6%	−3.4 pts	Elected
4	Gillian Graham	Labour Party	689	11.8%	−8.2 pts	Elected
5	Louise Reid	Conservative Party	628	10.8%	—
6	Graeme Stockton	Scottish National Party	582	10.0%	—
7	Heather Hudson	Green Party	234	4.0%	—
8	Andrew Jackson	Liberal Democrats	89	1.5%	—

Electorate 11,956 · Ballots cast 5,957 · Invalid 136 · EC ward code gss-S13003083 · Back to ward index

Paisley Southeast · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −8.0 pts Valid ballots 4,080

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Bruce MacFarlane	Scottish National Party	862	21.1%	−3.9 pts	Elected
2	Eddie Devine	Labour Party	800	19.6%	−5.4 pts	Elected
3	Marie McGurk	Scottish National Party	693	17.0%	−8.0 pts	Elected
4	Jim McIlroy	Conservative Party	496	12.2%	—
5	Paul Mack	Independent	452	11.1%	—
6	Stuart Alexander McAusland	Labour Party	385	9.4%	—
7	David Richard Laffan	Green Party	194	4.8%	—
8	Allan Heron	Liberal Democrats	154	3.8%	—
9	Sandra Webster	Scottish Socialist Party	44	1.1%	—

Electorate 9,546 · Ballots cast 4,185 · Invalid 105 · EC ward code gss-S13003080 · Back to ward index

Paisley Northwest · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 14.2% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −5.8 pts Valid ballots 4,779

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Kenny MacLaren	Scottish National Party	1,305	27.3%	+7.3 pts	Elected
2	Janis McDonald	Labour Party	852	17.8%	−2.2 pts	Elected
3	Mags MacLaren	Scottish National Party	851	17.8%	−2.2 pts	Elected
4	Ben Smith	Labour Party	679	14.2%	−5.8 pts	Elected
5	Fraser Paul	Conservative Party	443	9.3%	—
6	Cara Rae	Green Party	228	4.8%	—
7	Mark Bailey	Liberal Democrats	128	2.7%	—
8	John McIntyre	Independent	119	2.5%	—
9	Rona Grieve	Scottish Family Party	75	1.6%	—
10	Samuel Oludare Yerokun	Alba Party	53	1.1%	—
11	Jim Halfpenny	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	46	1.0%	—

Electorate 13,728 · Ballots cast 4,956 · Invalid 177 · EC ward code gss-S13003078 · Back to ward index

Paisley Southwest · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 14.3% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −5.7 pts Valid ballots 5,264

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Kevin Montgomery	Labour Party	1,384	26.3%	+6.3 pts	Elected
2	Stephen Burns	Scottish National Party	1,288	24.5%	+4.5 pts	Elected
3	Lorraine Cameron	Scottish National Party	1,120	21.3%	+1.3 pts	Elected
4	Anne Hannigan	Liberal Democrats	754	14.3%	−5.7 pts	Elected
5	Marc Schmitz	Conservative Party	524	10.0%	—
6	Richard Vassie	Independent	108	2.1%	—
7	Scott Kerr	Independent	86	1.6%	—

Electorate 11,998 · Ballots cast 5,399 · Invalid 135 · EC ward code gss-S13003081 · Back to ward index

Paisley Northeast and Ralston · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 19.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −5.2 pts Valid ballots 4,581

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jennifer Marion Adam-McGregor	Scottish National Party	1,843	40.2%	+15.2 pts	Elected
2	Graeme Clark	Labour Party	1,556	34.0%	+9.0 pts	Elected
3	Neill Graham	Conservative Party	909	19.8%	−5.2 pts	Elected
4	Alan McInnes	Liberal Democrats	273	6.0%	—

Electorate 9,141 · Ballots cast 4,651 · Invalid 70 · EC ward code gss-S13003077 · Back to ward index

Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 20.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −4.4 pts Valid ballots 6,565

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Fiona Airlie-Nicolson	Scottish National Party	2,384	36.3%	+11.3 pts	Elected
2	Colin McCulloch	Labour Party	1,534	23.4%	−1.6 pts	Elected
3	James MacLaren	Conservative Party	1,353	20.6%	−4.4 pts	Elected
4	Mark Dougan	Conservative Party	902	13.7%	—
5	Grant Toghill	Liberal Democrats	392	6.0%	—

Electorate 13,065 · Ballots cast 6,636 · Invalid 71 · EC ward code gss-S13003085 · Back to ward index

Renfrew North and Braehead · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.0% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −4.0 pts Valid ballots 5,621

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Lisa-Marie Hughes	Scottish National Party	1,376	24.5%	+4.5 pts	Elected
2	John Shaw	Scottish National Party	1,374	24.4%	+4.4 pts	Elected
3	Jamie McGuire	Labour Party	1,371	24.4%	+4.4 pts	Elected
4	John Gray	Conservative Party	897	16.0%	−4.0 pts	Elected
5	Sophia Daphne Rose Dowling Sparks	Labour Party	291	5.2%	—
6	Ross Stalker	Liberal Democrats	253	4.5%	—
7	Peter Morton	Independent	59	1.0%	—

Electorate 13,717 · Ballots cast 5,836 · Invalid 215 · EC ward code gss-S13003075 · Back to ward index

Renfrew South and Gallowhill · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 22.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −2.6 pts Valid ballots 3,761

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Cathy McEwan	Scottish National Party	1,129	30.0%	+5.0 pts	Elected
2	Edward Grady	Labour Party	1,003	26.7%	+1.7 pts	Elected
3	Jim Paterson	Scottish National Party	842	22.4%	−2.6 pts	Elected
4	Dale Nelson	Conservative Party	446	11.9%	—
5	Kate Hughes	Labour Party	341	9.1%	—

Electorate 9,357 · Ballots cast 3,854 · Invalid 93 · EC ward code gss-S13003076 · Back to ward index

Erskine and Inchinnan · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.7% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −2.3 pts Valid ballots 5,945

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Sam Mullin	Labour Party	1,998	33.6%	+13.6 pts	Elected
2	Iain Nicolson	Scottish National Party	1,381	23.2%	+3.2 pts	Elected
3	Michelle Campbell	Scottish National Party	1,213	20.4%	+0.4 pts	Elected
4	Alec Leishman	Conservative Party	1,054	17.7%	−2.3 pts	Elected
5	Alan Jelfs	Liberal Democrats	187	3.1%	—
6	Robert Irwin	Scottish Family Party	112	1.9%	—

Electorate 13,097 · Ballots cast 6,051 · Invalid 106 · EC ward code gss-S13003086 · Back to ward index

Houston, Crosslee and Linwood · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 18.2% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −1.8 pts Valid ballots 5,609

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Alison Dowling	Labour Party	1,568	28.0%	+8.0 pts	Elected
2	David McGonigle	Conservative Party	1,334	23.8%	+3.8 pts	Elected
3	Audrey Doig	Scottish National Party	1,172	20.9%	+0.9 pts	Elected
4	Robert Innes	Scottish National Party	1,020	18.2%	−1.8 pts	Elected
5	Connor Cunningham	Labour Party	515	9.2%	—

Electorate 12,758 · Ballots cast 5,752 · Invalid 143 · EC ward code gss-S13003084 · Back to ward index