Renfrewshire Council

View and submit your response to the proposals on the Boundaries Scotland website. 

The consultation will close on 17 June 2023.

Boundaries Scotland is an independent, non-political body legally responsible for carrying out reviews of Scottish Parliament boundaries.

They have undertaken a Second Review of Scottish Parliament boundaries and are consulting on provisional proposals for constituencies

The proposed changes to Renfrewshire's three constituencies include:

Paisley and Renfrew (Burgh Constituency)

• New name, new boundary
• Previously known as Paisley Constituency
• Increase in electorate from 55,866 to 63,856
• Renfrew moves from the former Renfrewshire North and West Constituency

Renfrewshire South (County Constituency)

• New boundary
• Increase in electorate from 52,886 to 61,996
• Johnstone, with the exception of Milliken Park, and Elderslie move to the renamed Renfrewshire West Constituency. A larger area of East Renfrewshire, extending to Newton Mearns and Eaglesham has been  incorporated into the Renfrewshire South constituency.

Renfrewshire West (County Constituency)

• New name, new boundary
• Previously known as Renfrewshire North and West Constituency
• Increase in electorate from 55,866 to 63,856
• Johnstone and Elderslie incorporated - Kilmacolm and Quarriers are now part of a new Inverclyde Constituency.  This new Renfrewshire West Constituency is now contained wholly within Renfrewshire.

More information, including maps of the constituencies, is available via the Boundary Scotland website.