The 2017 Renfrewshire Council election took place on 4 May 2017 to elect members of Renfrewshire Council.[1] The election was first to use the twelve wards created as a result of the 2015-16 Boundary Commission review, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system, a form of proportional representation, with 43 Councillors being elected, a net increase of 3 members compared to the 2012 Council.
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.
Ward results
Renfrew North and Braehead
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
2012-2017 Change: 1 additional seat compared to 2012. SNP gain one seat from Labour. Conservative gain extra seat.
† In August 2018, Houston, Crosslee and Linwood Labour Cllr Jim Sheridan was suspended from the party following the discovery of anti-Semitic posts on Facebook.[4] He was reinstated following an investigation in January 2019.[5] In July 2021 he was suspended again.[6] In March 2022 he resigned from the Labour party[7]
†† Paisley Southeast Cllr Paul Mack was disqualified from office by the Standards Commission for Scotland, with effect from 1 October 2020.[8] A by-election was due to be held on 14 December 2021, however Paul Mack appealed the decision to the Court of Session.[9] On 11 March 2022, the Court of Session ruled to the effect that Cllr Mack's disqualification was reduced to ten months, backdated to May 2021.[10]
††††† In December 2021 Councillors Dowling, Davidson, McCulloch and Montgomery were suspended from the Labour group, but this was overturned on 30 December.[12]
†††††† In March 2022 Councillor Jim Harte was suspended from the Labour group.[13]
References
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m"Candidates declared for the Renfrewshire Council election". renfrewshire.gov.uk. Renfrewshire Council. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
^"Renfrewshire LG Election results 2017". Retrieved 30 March 2021.
^"Labour Party suspends former MP Jim Sheridan". BBC News. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
^"Anti-Semitism row former MP Jim Sheridan reinstated". BBC News. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
^Hutcheon, Paul (19 July 2021). "Scottish Labour councillor suspended for a second time over anti-semitism row". Daily Record. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
^Nicol, Jacob (25 March 2022). "Labour councillor Jim Sheridan quits party after 40 years". The Gazette. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^Dunion, Kevin (28 September 2020). "Decision of the Hearing Panel of the Standards Commission for Scotland following the Hearing held at Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley, on Thursday, 10 September 2020" (PDF). Standards Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
^team, Renfrewshire Communications. "By-election for Ward 6 - Paisley Southeast". www.renfrewshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
^Lady Dorrian, Lord Doherty, Lord Matthews. "Opinion of the Court" (PDF). www.scotcourts.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Gordon, Tom (22 October 2020). "Former SNP politicians set up new party for 'real independence' outside EU". The Herald. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
^Talbot, Carla (30 December 2021). "Renfrewshire Labour councillors have suspension over unpaid fees overturned". Daily Record/Paisley Daily Express. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^Brawn, Steph. "Councillor Jim Harte 'suspended' from Renfrewshire's Labour group". The Gazette. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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