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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | Christina McKelvie | 16,761 | 46.2 | −2.1 | |
Labour | Monica Lennon | 12,179 | 33.6 | +4.1 | |
Conservative | Megan Gallacher | 6,332 | 17.5 | −1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark McGeever | 1012 | 2.8 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 4,582 | 12.6 | −6.1 | ||
Turnout | 36,420 | 60.9 | +10.6 | ||
SNP hold | Swing | -6.2 |
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Time zone | GMT | ||
Current time | Current UTC is 08:30 |
Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley | |
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County constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
File:Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency).svg | |
![]() Renfrewshire West and Lvern Valley shown within the West Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland | |
Population | 68,156 (2019)[2] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2026 |
Council area | Renfrewshire East Renfrewshire |
Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering parts of the council areas of Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It forms one of ten constituencies in the West Scotland electoral region, which also elects seven additional members to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
The constituency was created from parts of the former constituencies of Renfrewshire South, Renfrewshire North and West and Paisley. The seat will be used for the first time in the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.
The West Renfrewshire and Levern Valley constituency contains portions of both Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire and was formed from the following local electoral wards:[3]
- In full:
- Barrhead, Liboside and Uplawmoor (East Renfrewshire)
- Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch (Renfrewshire)
- Johnstone South and Elderslie (Renfrewshire; shared with Paisley constituency)
- Houston, Crosslee and Linwood (Renfrewshire)
- In part:
- Newton Mearns North and Neilston (East Renfrewshire; shared with Eastwood constituency)
- Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank; shared with Renfrewshire North and Cardonald constituency).
The rest of Renfrewshire is covered by the Paisley and Renfrewshire North and Cardonald seats, whilst the rest of East Renfrewshire forms the Eastwood seat.
- ^ "Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse". BBC News. 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
- ^ "First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries Final Report" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. May 2010. p. 128. Retrieved 7 August 2021.