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East Renfrewshire was created in 1996 under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, which replaced Scotland's previous local government structure of upper-tier regions and lower-tier districts with unitary council areas providing all local government services.
Clarkston, Netherlee and Williamwood is one of the five wards used to elect members of the East Renfrewshire Council. It elects four Councillors. It elects four Councillors. The area covers the town of Clarkston , as well as the villages of Busby and Netherlee , all within East Renfrewshire .
The district of Eastwood covered the parts of the parish outside the city of Glasgow, plus adjoining areas to the south; it was abolished in 1996 to become part of East Renfrewshire. In turn, the name was also used for the Eastwood Westminster constituency from 1983 (renamed East Renfrewshire in 2005) and the Eastwood Holyrood constituency from ...
The district was abolished in 1996 under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 which replaced regions and districts with unitary council areas. Renfrewshire council area was created covering most of the Renfrew District, but the Barrhead electoral division (roughly corresponding to the pre-1975 burgh of Barrhead and parish of Neilston ...
East Renfrewshire Council, the unitary local council, is based in Giffnock and is the Executive, deliberative and legislative body responsible for local governance. The Scottish Parliament is responsible for devolved matters such as education , health and justice , [ 27 ] while reserved matters are dealt with by the Parliament of the United ...
2012 East Renfrewshire Council election: Giffnock and Thornliebank – 3 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 Labour: Jim Fletcher 35.53 1,935 Conservative: Gordon Wallace 21.36 1,163 1,207 1,398: SNP: Vincent Waters: 19.89 1,083 1,209 1,375: Independent: Hugh Moore 11.84 645 751 994 Liberal Democrats: Alex Mackie 11.38 620 747
Organisations based in East Renfrewshire (2 C, 1 P) P. People associated with East Renfrewshire (10 C) Politics of East Renfrewshire (3 C, 11 P) R.
The council area of East Renfrewshire covers 513 square kilometres (198 sq mi), and has a population of around 89,000. The area contains five Category A listed buildings, comprising a 15th-century tower house, three 18th-century country houses, and a 19th-century water works.