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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.
It covers a majority of the East Renfrewshire council area, based principally around the towns of Newton Mearns, Eaglesham, Giffnock, Thornliebank, Netherlee, Busby and Clarkston which adjoin the City of Glasgow. According to data derived from the Scottish Index for Multiple Deprivation 60% of the seat's datazones are among the 10% most ...
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.
Map of places in East Renfrewshire compiled from this list See the list of places in Scotland for places in other counties. This is a list of articles about places/areas in the East Renfrewshire council area of Scotland
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
East Renfrewshire (known as Eastwood from 1983 to 2005) is a constituency of the UK House of Commons, to the south of Glasgow, Scotland. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post system of voting. Until 1997, the constituency was the safest Conservative seat in Scotland.
Clarkston, Netherlee and Williamwood is one of the five wards used to elect members of the East Renfrewshire Council. It elects four Councillors. The area covers the town of Clarkston, as well as the villages of Busby and Netherlee, all within East Renfrewshire.