Latest headlines
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Victory for the SNP with 63 seats - two short of a majority
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Conservatives are the second largest party on 31 seats - but Labour on 24 lost 13 seats
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Scottish Greens are the fourth largest party with six seats, ahead of the Lib Dems who won five
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See the changing political map of Scotland
Scoreboard
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Net percentage change in seats |
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Party
SNP Scottish National Party |
Candidates Derek MacKay | Votes 14,718 | 47.8% | Net percentage change in seats +5.9 |
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CON Scottish Conservatives |
Candidates David Wilson | Votes 7,345 | 23.8% | Net percentage change in seats +3.9 |
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LAB Scottish Labour |
Candidates Mary Fee | Votes 7,244 | 23.5% | Net percentage change in seats −12.7 |
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LD Scottish Lib Dems |
Candidates Rod Ackland | Votes 888 | 2.9% | Net percentage change in seats +0.9 |
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TUSC TUSC |
Candidates Jim Halfpenny | Votes 414 | 1.3% | Net percentage change in seats +1.3 |
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IND Independent |
Candidates Peter Morton | Votes 198 | 0.6% | Net percentage change in seats +0.6 |
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Change compared with 2011 |
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Turnout and Majority
Scottish National Party Majority
7,373Turnout
60.9%Constituency Profile
The northern boundaries of this constituency hug the Clyde River and take in the historic town of Renfrew, the pre-1975 centre of local government for the county of Renfrewshire.
The constituency has within its boundaries Bishopton, home to the now defunct WWII-built Royal Ordnance factory. The land it stood on became the focus of controversy in 2008 when Renfrewshire Council granted planning permission for a housing development. As traditional industries have died in the area, new business has flourished. Renfrew's Braehead on the south of the water is a well-developed commercial enterprise featuring a large shopping centre and leisure facilities. The constituency also has within its boundaries Glasgow Airport.
Labour's Trish Godman was elected to the old Renfrewshire West seat in 1999 and again in 2003 and 2007. The SNP took the constituency with Derek MacKay in 2011, and he went on to be appointed Minister for Transport.