# Renfrewshire North and West (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Renfrewshire North and West is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is one of ten constituencies in the West Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
The seat has been held by Natalie Don-Innes of the Scottish National Party since the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.

## Electoral region

The other nine constituencies of the West Scotland region are: Clydebank and Milngavie, Cunninghame North, Cunninghame South, Dumbarton, Eastwood, Greenock and Inverclyde, Paisley, Renfrewshire South and Strathkelvin and Bearsden.
The region covers part of the Argyll and Bute council area, the East Dunbartonshire council area, the East Renfrewshire council area, the Inverclyde council area, North Ayrshire council area, the Renfrewshire council area and the West Dunbartonshire council area.

## Constituency boundaries and council area

Renfrewshire is represented in the Scottish Parliament by three constituencies: Paisley, Renfrewshire North and West, and Renfrewshire South.
The Renfrewshire North and West constituency overlaps with the Inverclyde council area and uses the following electoral wards:
* In full:
** Renfrew North and Braehead
** Renfrew South and Gallowhill
** Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank
** Erskine and Inchinnan
* In part:
** Inverclyde East (shared with Greenock and Inverclyde constituency)
** Paisley Northwest (shared with Paisley constituency)
** Houston, Crosslee and Linwood (shared with Renfrewshire South constituency)

## Constituency profile

BBC 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.

## Member of the Scottish Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from: West Renfrewshire ||||
| | 2011 | Derek Mackay | SNP |
| | 2020 | Derek Mackay | Independent |
| | 2021 | Natalie Don-Innes | SNP |

## Elections
### 2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Renfrewshire North and West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Natalie Don | 17,704 | 46.3 | 1.5 | 15,023 | 39.2 | 3.8 |
| | Labour | Johanna Baxter | 10,397 | 27.2 | 3.7 | 8,664 | 22.6 | 1.4 |
| | Conservative | Julie Pirone | 8,734 | 22.8 | 1.0 | 9,394 | 24.5 | 0.0 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 2,513 | 6.5 | 1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ross Stalker | 993 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 1,003 | 2.6 | 0.2 |
| | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | 489 | 1.3 | New |
| | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | 345 | 0.9 | New |
| | Scottish Family | Marty Bell | 410 | 1.1 | New | 285 | 0.7 | New |
| | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | 209 | 0.5 | New |
| | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | 102 | 0.3 | New |
| | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | 82 | 0.2 | New |
| | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | 55 | 0.1 | New |
| | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | 54 | 0.1 | New |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | 51 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 44 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| | Scotia Future | Scotia Future | Scotia Future | Scotia Future | Scotia Future | 18 | 0.047 | New |
| | Independent | James Morrison | James Morrison | James Morrison | James Morrison | 17 | 0.044 | New |
| | Renew | Renew | Renew | Renew | Renew | 13 | 0.034 | New |
| | Independent | Maurice Campbell | Maurice Campbell | Maurice Campbell | Maurice Campbell | 11 | 0.029 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,307 | 19.1 | 4.9 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 38,238 | | | 38,372 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 129 | | | 62 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,367 | 67.9 | 6.8 | 38,372 | 68.1 | 7.0 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | | | | |
| Notes |||||||||

### 2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Renfrewshire North and West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Derek Mackay | 14,718 | 47.8 | 5.9 | 13,246 | 43.0 | 1.4 |
| | Conservative | David Wilson | 7,345 | 23.8 | 3.8 | 7,560 | 24.5 | 9.3 |
| | Labour | Mary Fee | 7,244 | 23.5 | 12.7 | 6,530 | 21.2 | 11.3 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 1,496 | 4.9 | 2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rod Ackland | 888 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 737 | 2.4 | 0.4 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 630 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
| | TUSC | Jim Halfpenny | 414 | 1.3 | New | | | |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 250 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 237 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| | Independent | Peter Morton | 198 | 0.6 | New | | | |
| | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | 190 | 0.3 | New |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | 54 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,373 | 24.0 | 18.3 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 30,807 | | | 30,830 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 63 | | | 34 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,870 | 61.1 | 4.9 | 30,864 | 61.1 | 4.9 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | | | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency ↑ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency |||||||||
2011 Scottish Parliament election: Renfrewshire North and West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Derek Mackay | 11,510 | 41.9 | N/A | 11,443 | 41.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Stuart Clark | 9,946 | 36.2 | N/A | 8,930 | 32.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Annabel Goldie | 5,489 | 20.0 | N/A | 4,182 | 15.2 | N/A |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 712 | 2.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Page | 550 | 2.0 | N/A | 563 | 2.0 | N/A |
| | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | 439 | 1.6 | N/A |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 228 | 0.8 | N/A |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 215 | 0.8 | N/A |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 188 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 179 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | 121 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Ban Bankers Bonuses | Ban Bankers Bonuses | Ban Bankers Bonuses | Ban Bankers Bonuses | Ban Bankers Bonuses | 120 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Pirate | Pirate | Pirate | Pirate | Pirate | 79 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Richard Vassie | Richard Vassie | Richard Vassie | Richard Vassie | 50 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 40 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,564 | 5.7 | N/A | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 27,495 | | | 27,489 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 92 | | | 92 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,587 | 56.2 | N/A | 27,581 | 56.2 | N/A |
| | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency |||||||||