East Renfrewshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2005 onwards

East Renfrewshire

County constituency
for the House of Commons

Interactive map of current boundaries

Boundary of East Renfrewshire in Scotland

Subdivisions of Scotland| East Renfrewshire
Electorate| 72,959 (March 2020)[1]
Major settlements| Barrhead, Busby, Clarkston, Eaglesham, Giffnock, Neilston, Netherlee, Newton Mearns, Thornliebank, Uplawmoor, Waterfoot
Current constituency
Created| 2005
Member of Parliament| Blair McDougall (Labour)
Seats| One
Created from| Eastwood[2]
1885–1983
Seats| One
Type of constituency| County constituency
Created from| Renfrewshire
Replaced by| Eastwood[3]

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. It has been represented since 2024 by Blair McDougall of Scottish Labour.

Until 1997, the constituency was the safest Conservative seat in Scotland.[4][5] At the 1997 general election, which was a landslide victory for Labour, it was won by future Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy who held the seat until being defeated by Kirsten Oswald of the Scottish National Party at the 2015 general election. In 2017, the constituency returned to Conservative control for the first time in twenty years, when it was won by Conservative candidate Paul Masterton. However, at the 2019 general election, Oswald regained the seat for the SNP once again, and in the 2024 Labour landslide, it again returned to the Labour party.

The constituency has a mostly middle-class electorate and includes affluent areas.[6][7]

## History

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The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election. It was abolished for the 1983 general election, when it was partially replaced by the new Eastwood constituency.

The East Renfrewshire constituency was re-established for the 2005 general election, with the same boundaries as the previous Eastwood constituency. Despite the change of name, it is the only constituency in mainland Scotland whose boundaries were unchanged by the 2005 revision of Scottish constituencies.

## Boundaries and local government areas

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As created in 1885, the constituency was one of four covering the area of the county of Renfrewshire (except the burgh of Renfrew and the burgh of Port Glasgow, which were components of Kilmarnock Burghs until 1918). The four constituencies were: East Renfrewshire, West Renfrewshire, Paisley and Greenock. Greenock was enlarged and renamed Greenock and Port Glasgow in 1974.

From 1885, the constituency consisted of the parishes of Eastwood, Cathcart, Mearns and Eaglesham, and part of the parish of Govan.[8]

From 1918, the constituency consisted of "The Upper County District, inclusive of all burghs situated therein, except the burghs of Paisley and Johnstone, together with so much of the burgh of Renfrew as is contained within the parish of Govan in the county of Lanark."

The constituency was abolished for the 1983 general election, eight years after the creation of local government regions and districts in 1975. The new constituency, with revised boundaries, was called Eastwood.

In 1996, the area of the Eastwood constituency became, also, the East Renfrewshire unitary council area.

In 1999, a Scottish Parliament constituency was created with the name and boundaries of the Eastwood Westminster constituency.

In the widespread redistribution of Scottish seats for the 2005 general election, the name of the Eastwood Westminster constituency was changed back to East Renfrewshire.

Under the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the boundaries were once again unchanged, being coterminous with those of East Renfrewshire Council.[9][10]

## Constituency profile and voting patterns

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An outer suburban part of the Greater Glasgow conurbation and the rural hinterland to the south-west of the city, East Renfrewshire is predominantly an affluent, middle-class commuter area with a high proportion of owner-occupiers and professionals. East Renfrewshire has the largest Jewish population of any constituency in Scotland, with almost half of Scotland's Jewish population living in that area.

At the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, East Renfrewshire returned a significant majority against Scottish independence; with a voter turnout of 90.4%, 41,690 votes were cast for "No" (63.2%) and 24,287 for "Yes" (36.8%). At the 2016 European Union membership referendum, a substantial majority of votes were cast in favour of the United Kingdom remaining in the European Union in East Renfrewshire, with a turnout of 76.1% there were 39,345 "Remain" votes (74.3%) to 13,596 "Leave" votes (25.7%).[11]

The area was looked on as a safely Conservative seat before Jim Murphy of the Labour Party gained the seat (then known as Eastwood) during their landslide victory in 1997. East Renfrewshire was then subsequently viewed as a relatively safe Labour seat until the SNP gained the seat in their 2015 landslide victory.

In 2017, during what would prove to be their best performance at a general election in Scotland for 34 years, the Conservatives subsequently gained the East Renfrewshire seat at the 2017 snap general election; with Paul Masterton being elected with a majority of 4,712 (8.8%) votes over Kirsten Oswald of the Scottish National Party. However, at the 2019 general election; Oswald regained the seat for the SNP with a majority of 5,426 or 9.8%, establishing the seat as an SNP-Conservative marginal battleground.

In the 2024 Labour landslide, Labour retook the seat from the SNP, along with most other seats in Scotland, with the increase in their vote (31.3%) being both the party's highest in Scotland and the General Election as a whole.

## Members of Parliament

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Election | Member[12] | Party

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| 1885 | James Finlayson | Liberal
| 1886 | Hugh Shaw-Stewart | Conservative
| 1906 | Sir Robert Laidlaw | Liberal
| Jan 1910 | John Gilmour | Unionist
| 1918 | Joseph Johnstone | Coalition Liberal
| 1922 | Robert Nichol | Labour
| 1924 | Alexander Munro MacRobert | Unionist
| 1930 | Douglas Douglas-Hamilton | Unionist
| 1940 | Guy Lloyd | Unionist
| 1959 | Betty Harvie Anderson | Unionist/Conservative
| 1979 | Allan Stewart | Conservative
1983 | constituency abolished: see Eastwood
| 2005 | Jim Murphy | Labour
| 2015 | Kirsten Oswald | SNP
| 2017 | Paul Masterton | Conservative
| 2019 | Kirsten Oswald | SNP
| 2024 | Blair McDougall | Labour

## Election results

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### Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: East Renfrewshire[13][14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Blair McDougall | 21,935  | 43.7  | +31.3
| SNP | Kirsten Oswald | 13,514  | 26.9  | −18.0
| Conservative | Sandesh Gulhane | 8,494  | 16.9  | −18.2
| Reform UK | Matt Alexander  | 2,360  | 4.7  | New
| Scottish Green | Karen Sharkey  | 1,510  | 3.0  | New
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Grant  | 1,150  | 2.3  | −5.2
| Scottish Family | Maria Reid  | 487  | 1.0  | New
| Liberal | Allan Steele  | 481  | 1.0  | New
| ISP | Colette Walker  | 296  | 0.6  | New
Majority | 8,421  | 16.8  | N/A
Turnout | 50,227  | 68.4  | −7.5
Registered electors | 73,380  |  |
| Labour gain from SNP | Swing | +24.7  |

### Elections in the 2010s

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General election 2019: East Renfrewshire[15][16] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| SNP | Kirsten Oswald | 24,877  | 44.9  | +13.7
| Conservative | Paul Masterton | 19,451  | 35.1  | −4.9
| Labour | Carolann Davidson  | 6,855  | 12.4  | −14.3
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew McGlynn  | 4,174  | 7.5  | +5.4
Majority | 5,426  | 9.8  | N/A
Turnout | 55,357  | 76.6  | −0.2
| SNP gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.3  |
General election 2017: East Renfrewshire  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Paul Masterton | 21,496  | 40.0  | +18.0
| SNP | Kirsten Oswald | 16,784  | 31.2  | −9.4
| Labour | Blair McDougall | 14,346  | 26.7  | −7.3
| Liberal Democrats | Aileen Morton  | 1,112  | 2.1  | +0.2
Majority | 4,712  | 8.8  | N/A
Turnout | 53,805  | 76.8  | −4.3
| Conservative gain from SNP | Swing | +13.7  |

See also: Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 § East Renfrewshire

General election 2015: East Renfrewshire[17][18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| SNP | Kirsten Oswald[19] | 23,013  | 40.6  | +31.7
| Labour | Jim Murphy[20] | 19,295  | 34.0  | −16.8
| Conservative | David Montgomery[21] | 12,465  | 22.0  | −8.4
| Liberal Democrats | Graeme Cowie[22] | 1,069  | 1.9  | −7.3
| UKIP | Robert Malyn[23] | 888  | 1.6  | +0.9
Majority | 3,718  | 6.6  | N/A
Turnout | 56,730  | 81.1  | +3.8
| SNP gain from Labour | Swing | +24.3  |
General election 2010: East Renfrewshire[24] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Jim Murphy | 25,987  | 50.8  | +6.9
| Conservative | Richard Cook  | 15,567  | 30.4  | +0.5
| Liberal Democrats | Gordon MacDonald  | 4,720  | 9.2  | −9.1
| SNP | Gordon Archer  | 4,535  | 8.9  | +2.1
| UKIP | Donald McKay  | 372  | 0.7  | New
Majority | 10,420  | 20.4  | +6.4
Turnout | 51,181  | 77.3  | +5.2
| Labour hold | Swing | +3.2  |

### Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: East Renfrewshire[25] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Jim Murphy | 20,815  | 43.9  | −3.7
| Conservative | Richard Cook  | 14,158  | 29.9  | +1.1
| Liberal Democrats | Gordon MacDonald  | 8,659  | 18.3  | +5.4
| SNP | Osama Bhutta  | 3,245  | 6.8  | −1.7
| Scottish Socialist | Ian Henderson  | 528  | 1.1  | −0.6
Majority | 6,657  | 14.0  | −4.9
Turnout | 47,405  | 72.1  | +1.4
| Labour hold | Swing | −2.4  |

### Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1979: East Renfrewshire  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Allan Stewart | 25,910  | 49.89  | +8.54
| Labour | E Sullivan  | 12,672  | 24.40  | +4.57
| Liberal | WGA Craig  | 9,366  | 18.03  | +3.41
| SNP | J Pow  | 3,989  | 7.68  | −15.52
Majority | 13,238  | 25.49  | +7.34
Turnout | 51,937  | 80.58  | +2.93
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election October 1974: East Renfrewshire  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Betty Harvie Anderson | 19,847  | 41.35  |
| SNP | I Jenkins  | 11,137  | 23.20  |
| Labour | CJ Roberts  | 9,997  | 20.83  |
| Liberal | WGA Craig  | 7,015  | 14.62  |
Majority | 8,710  | 18.15  |
Turnout | 47,996  | 77.65  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election February 1974: East Renfrewshire  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Betty Harvie Anderson | 25,713  | 50.62  |
| Labour | RS Stewart  | 10,227  | 20.13  |
| Liberal | WGA Craig  | 9,588  | 18.88  |
| SNP | S Watterson  | 5,268  | 10.37  |
Majority | 15,486  | 30.49  |
Turnout | 50,796  | 80.66  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1970: East Renfrewshire  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Betty Harvie Anderson | 29,163  | 52.07  |
| Labour | Jessie Carnegie  | 16,062  | 28.68  |
| Liberal | Olivia Watt  | 7,053  | 12.59  |
| SNP | John M. Buchanan  | 3,733  | 6.66  | New
Majority | 13,101  | 23.39  |
Turnout | 56,011  | 76.16  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1966: East Renfrewshire  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Betty Harvie Anderson | 28,017  | 53.17  |
| Labour | Robert Lochrie  | 17,426  | 33.07  |
| Liberal | James W McHardy  | 7,252  | 13.76  |
Majority | 10,591  | 20.10  |
Turnout | 52,695  | 79.88  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1964: East Renfrewshire  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Betty Harvie Anderson | 27,846  | 52.54  |
| Labour | James Gordon | 16,503  | 31.14  |
| Liberal | Derek M H Starforth  | 8,655  | 16.33  |
Majority | 11,343  | 21.40  |
Turnout | 53,004  | 82.63  |
| Unionist hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1959: East Renfrewshire  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Betty Harvie Anderson | 29,672  | 58.65  |
| Labour | Arthur J Houston  | 14,579  | 28.82  |
| Liberal | Derek M H Starforth  | 6,339  | 12.53  | New
Majority | 15,093  | 29.83  |
Turnout | 50,590  | 82.85  |
| Unionist hold | Swing |  |
General election 1955: East Renfrewshire  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Guy Lloyd | 30,959  | 68.30  |
| Labour | David J Phillips  | 14,371  | 31.70  |
Majority | 16,588  | 36.60  |
Turnout | 45,330  | 78.12  |
| Unionist hold | Swing |  |
General election 1951: East Renfrewshire  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Guy Lloyd | 31,908  | 65.80  |
| Labour | David J Phillips  | 16,588  | 34.20  |
Majority | 15,320  | 31.60  |
Turnout | 48,496  | 81.74  |
| Unionist hold | Swing |  |
General election 1950: East Renfrewshire  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Guy Lloyd | 31,650  | 65.44  |
| Labour | William L Taylor  | 16,716  | 34.56  |
Majority | 14,934  | 30.88  |
Turnout | 48,366  | 78.87  |
| Unionist hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1940s

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General election 1945: East Renfrewshire  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Guy Lloyd | 42,310  | 53.6  | −2.0
| Labour Co-op | D. McArthur  | 36,634  | 46.4  | +12.4
Majority | 5,676  | 7.2  | −14.4
Turnout | 78,944  | 67.2  | −8.7
| Unionist hold | Swing |  |
1940 by-election: East Renfrewshire[26] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Guy Lloyd | 34,316  | 80.7  | +25.1
| Ind. Labour Party | Annie Maxton | 8,206  | 19.3  | N/A
Majority | 26,110  | 61.4  | +39.8
Turnout | 42,522  | 43.4  | −32.5
| Unionist hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1930s

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General election 1935: East Renfrewshire[27] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Douglas Douglas-Hamilton | 35,121  | 55.6  | −3.8
| Labour Co-op | James Barr  | 21,475  | 34.0  | +7.3
| SNP | Oliver Brown | 6,593  | 10.4  | −3.5
Majority | 13,646  | 21.6  | −11.1
Turnout | 63,189  | 75.9  | −4.8
| Unionist hold | Swing | −6.6  |
General election 1931: East Renfrewshire[28][29] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Douglas Douglas-Hamilton | 27,740  | 59.38  |
| Labour Co-op | James Strain  | 12,477  | 26.71  |
| National (Scotland) | Oliver Brown | 6,498  | 13.91  | N/A
Majority | 15,263  | 32.67  |
Turnout | 46,715  | 80.67  |
| Unionist hold | Swing |  |
1930 by-election: East Renfrewshire  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Douglas Douglas-Hamilton | 19,753  | 53.6  | +1.4
| Ind. Labour Party | Thomas Irwin  | 12,293  | 33.3  | New
| National (Scotland) | William Brown | 4,818  | 13.1  | New
Majority | 7,460  | 20.3  | +15.9
Turnout | 36,864  | 69.0  | −8.8
| Unionist hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1920s

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General election 1929: East Renfrewshire  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Alexander Munro MacRobert | 18,487  | 52.2  | −3.5
| Labour | John Martin Munro  | 16,924  | 47.8  | +3.5
Majority | 1,563  | 4.4  | −7.0
Turnout | 35,411  | 77.8  | −5.7
Registered electors | 45,525  |  |
| Unionist hold | Swing | −3.7  |
1926 by-election: East Renfrewshire[30] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Alexander Munro MacRobert | 11,817  | 52.0  | −3.7
| Labour | John Martin Munro  | 10,889  | 48.0  | +3.7
Majority | 928  | 4.0  | −7.4
Turnout | 22,706  | 75.2  | −8.3
Registered electors | 30,211  |  |
| Unionist hold | Swing | −3.7  |

Alexander Munro MacRobert was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland on 31 December 1925.[30]

General election 1924: East Renfrewshire[30] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Alexander Munro MacRobert | 13,716  | 55.7  | +13.4
| Labour | Robert Nichol | 10,903  | 44.3  | −0.3
Majority | 2,813  | 11.4  | N/A
Turnout | 24,619  | 83.5  | +7.6
Registered electors | 29,493  |  |
| Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +6.9  |
General election 1923: East Renfrewshire[31] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Robert Nichol | 9,857  | 44.6  | +2.1
| Unionist | Frederick Lobnitz  | 9,349  | 42.3  | +2.3
| Liberal | William Crawford  | 2,887  | 13.1  | −4.4
Majority | 508  | 2.3  | −0.2
Turnout | 22,093  | 75.9  | −4.7
Registered electors | 29,095  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | −0.1  |
General election 1922: East Renfrewshire[32] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Robert Nichol | 9,708  | 42.5  | +14.7
| Unionist | Frederick Lobnitz  | 9,158  | 40.0  | New
| Liberal | Joseph Johnstone | 4,013  | 17.5  | −54.7
Majority | 550  | 2.5  | N/A
Turnout | 22,879  | 80.6  | +15.9
Registered electors | 28,394  |  |
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +34.7  |

### Elections in the 1910s

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Johnstone General election 1918: East Renfrewshire[33] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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C | Liberal | Joseph Johnstone | 13,107 | 72.2 | +25.3
| Labour | Robert Spence | 5,048  | 27.8  | New
Majority | 8,059  | 44.4  | N/A
Turnout | 18,155  | 64.7  | −24.2
Registered electors | 28,066  |  |
| Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | N/A |
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.
General election December 1910: East Renfrewshire[34][35] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Gilmour | 10,063  | 53.1  | +0.7
| Liberal | Ian Macpherson | 8,883  | 46.9  | −0.7
Majority | 1,180  | 6.2  | +1.4
Turnout | 18,946  | 88.9  | +1.0
Registered electors | 21,314  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.7  |
General election January 1910: East Renfrewshire[34][35] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Gilmour | 9,645  | 52.4  | +2.7
| Liberal | Robert Laidlaw | 8,771  | 47.6  | −2.7
Majority | 874  | 4.8  | N/A
Turnout | 18,416  | 87.9  | +6.4
Registered electors | 20,947  |  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.7  |

### Elections in the 1900s

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Laidlaw General election 1906: East Renfrewshire[36][35] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Robert Laidlaw | 6,896  | 50.3  | New
| Conservative | Hugh Shaw-Stewart | 6,801  | 49.7  | N/A
Majority | 95  | 0.6  | N/A
Turnout | 13,697  | 81.5  | N/A
Registered electors | 16,797  |  |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |
General election 1900: East Renfrewshire[37][35] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Hugh Shaw-Stewart | Unopposed
| Conservative hold

### Elections in the 1890s

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General election 1895: East Renfrewshire[37][35] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Hugh Shaw-Stewart | Unopposed
| Conservative hold
General election 1892: East Renfrewshire[38][35] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Hugh Shaw-Stewart | 4,484  | 56.9  | −4.1
| Liberal | John Gloag Murdoch[39] | 3,397  | 43.1  | +4.1
Majority | 1,087  | 13.8  | −8.2
Turnout | 7,881  | 80.5  | +5.2
Registered electors | 9,792  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −4.1  |

### Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1886: East Renfrewshire[40][35] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Hugh Shaw-Stewart | 3,806  | 61.0  | +14.7
| Lib-Lab | James Samuelson | 2,438  | 39.0  | −14.7
Majority | 1,368  | 22.0  | N/A
Turnout | 6,244  | 75.3  | −6.5
Registered electors | 8,295  |  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +14.7  |
General election 1885: East Renfrewshire[40][35] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | James Finlayson | 3,642  | 53.7  | N/A
| Conservative | Allan Gilmour, jun  | 3,144  | 46.3  | N/A
Majority | 498  | 7.4  | N/A
Turnout | 6,786  | 81.8  | N/A
Registered electors | 8,295  |  |
| Liberal win (new seat)

## See also

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* 1926 East Renfrewshire by-election
* 1930 East Renfrewshire by-election
* 1940 East Renfrewshire by-election
* Eastwood (UK Parliament constituency) (1983–2005)

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* East Renfrewshire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2005 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
* East Renfrewshire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland by holding party (57)

Labour (36)|

* Airdrie and Shotts
* Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
* Bathgate and Linlithgow
* Central Ayrshire
* Coatbridge and Bellshill
* Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
* Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch
* Dunfermline and Dollar
* East Kilbride and Strathaven
* East Renfrewshire
* Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
* Edinburgh North and Leith
* Edinburgh South
* Edinburgh South West
* Falkirk
* Glasgow East
* Glasgow North
* Glasgow North East
* Glasgow South
* Glasgow South West
* Glasgow West
* Glenrothes and Mid Fife
* Hamilton and Clyde Valley
* Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
* Kilmarnock and Loudoun
* Livingston
* Lothian East
* Midlothian
* Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke
* Na h-Eileanan an Iar
* North Ayrshire and Arran
* Paisley and Renfrewshire North
* Paisley and Renfrewshire South
* Rutherglen
* Stirling and Strathallan
* West Dunbartonshire

Scottish National Party (9)|

* Aberdeen North
* Aberdeen South
* Aberdeenshire North and Moray East
* Angus and Perthshire Glens
* Arbroath and Broughty Ferry
* Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
* Dundee Central
* Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
* Perth and Kinross-shire

Liberal Democrat (6)|

* Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
* Edinburgh West
* Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
* Mid Dunbartonshire
* North East Fife
* Orkney and Shetland

Conservative (5)|

* Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
* Dumfries and Galloway
* Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
* Gordon and Buchan
* West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

Independent (1)|

* Alloa and Grangemouth

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* from 2024

Current constituencies (2024)

* Aberdeen North
* Aberdeen South
* Aberdeenshire North and Moray East
* Airdrie & Shotts
* Alloa & Grangemouth
* Angus & Perthshire Glens
* Arbroath & Broughty Ferry
* Argyll, Bute & South Lochaber
* Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock
* Bathgate & Linlithgow
* Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk
* Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross
* Central Ayrshire
* Coatbridge & Bellshill
* Cowdenbeath & Kirkcaldy
* Cumbernauld & Kirkintilloch
* Dumfries & Galloway
* Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale
* Dundee Central
* Dunfermline & Dollar
* East Kilbride & Strathaven
* East Renfrewshire
* Edinburgh East & Musselburgh
* Edinburgh North & Leith
* Edinburgh South
* Edinburgh South West
* Edinburgh West
* Falkirk
* Glasgow East
* Glasgow North
* Glasgow North East
* Glasgow South
* Glasgow South West
* Glasgow West
* Glenrothes & Mid Fife
* Gordon & Buchan
* Hamilton & Clyde Valley
* Inverclyde & Renfrewshire West
* Inverness, Skye & West Ross-shire
* Kilmarnock & Loudoun
* Livingston
* Lothian East
* Mid Dunbartonshire
* Midlothian
* Moray West, Nairn & Strathspey
* Motherwell, Wishaw & Carluke
* Na h-Eileanan an Iar
* North Ayrshire & Arran
* North East Fife
* Orkney & Shetland
* Paisley & Renfrewshire North
* Paisley & Renfrewshire South
* Perth & Kinross-shire
* Rutherglen
* Stirling & Strathallan
* West Aberdeenshire & Kincardine
* West Dunbartonshire

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Burgh
constituencies|

* Aberdeen North
* Aberdeen South
* Coatbridge and Airdrie
* Dundee East
* Dundee West
* Dunfermline Burghs
* Edinburgh Central
* Edinburgh East
* Edinburgh Leith
* Edinburgh North
* Edinburgh Pentlands
* Edinburgh West
* Glasgow Bridgeton
* Glasgow Camlachie
* Glasgow Cathcart
* Glasgow Central
* Glasgow Gorbals
* Glasgow Govan
* Glasgow Hillhead
* Glasgow Kelvingrove
* Glasgow Maryhill
* Glasgow Pollok
* Glasgow Scotstoun
* Glasgow Shettleston
* Glasgow Springburn
* Glasgow Tradeston
* Glasgow Woodside
* Greenock
* Kirkcaldy Burghs
* Paisley
* Stirling and Falkirk Burghs

County
constituencies|

* Argyll
* Ayr
* Banffshire
* Berwick and East Lothian
* Bothwell
* Bute and Northern Ayrshire
* Caithness and Sutherland
* Central Ayrshire CC
* Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire
* Dumfriesshire
* East Aberdeenshire
* East Dunbartonshire
* East Fife
* East Renfrewshire
* Galloway
* Hamilton
* Inverness
* Kilmarnock
* Kinross and Western Perthshire
* Lanark
* Midlothian and Peebles
* Moray and Nairn
* Motherwell
* North Angus and Mearns
* North Lanarkshire
* Orkney and Shetland
* Perth and East Perthshire
* Ross and Cromarty
* Roxburgh and Selkirk
* Rutherglen
* South Angus
* South Ayrshire
* West Aberdeenshire
* West Dunbartonshire
* West Fife
* West Lothian
* West Renfrewshire
* West Stirlingshire
* Western Isles

Lists|

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* 1868–1885
* 1885–1918
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* 1950–1955
* 1955–1974
* 1974–1983
* 1983–1997
* 1997–2005
* 2005–2024
* 2024–present

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East Renfrewshire

Towns|

* Barrhead
* Clarkston
* Giffnock
* Newton Mearns

Villages|

* Busby
* Eaglesham
* Neilston
* Uplawmoor
* Waterfoot

Other settlements and suburbs|

* Arthurlie
* Caldwell
* Hurlet
* Millhall
* Muirend
* Netherlee
* Shillford
* Stamperland
* Thornliebank

See also|

* East Renfrewshire (UK Parliament constituency)
* Eastwood (Scottish Parliament constituency)
* Greater Glasgow
* List of listed buildings in East Renfrewshire
* Renfrewshire (historic)
* Renfrewshire South (Scottish Parliament constituency)
* Strathclyde

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