Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch (ward)

Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch is an electoral ward in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It is one of the twelve wards in Renfrewshire and elects four of its forty-three Councillors using the Single Transferable Vote electoral system.[1]

Newly created for the 2017 Renfrewshire Council election, the ward, as reflected in its name, contains the northern half of the town of Johnstone and the villages of Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch in addition to rural areas.[2]

Election Results

2017 Election
Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch - 4 seats[3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Labour Derek Bibby (incumbent) 19.75 1,204 1,207 1,209 1,228          
SNP Emma Rodden 18.03 1,099 1,106 1,108 1,111 1,111.2 1,198.22 1,263.58    
Conservative Bill Binks 17.42 1,062 1,062 1,082 1,099 1,099.5 1,107.5 1,204.19 1,204.6 1,232.8
Independent Andy Doig (incumbent)††† 14.63 892 892 898 912 912.99 966.02 1,101.02 1,102.47 1,430.32
SNP Graeme Ramsay Stockton 13.6 829 830 830 833 833.19 881.2 906.28 944.49  
Labour Christopher Gilmour (incumbent) 10.06 613 616 616 621 626.13 657.2      
Green Sarah Anderson 4.25 259 263 264 281 281.2        
Liberal Democrats William Duff 1.35 82 83 83            
UKIP Cheryl O'Brien 0.53 32 33              
Scottish Socialist Geoff Knowles 0.41 25                
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 6,095   Spoilt: 143   Quota: 1,220   Turnout: 6,238 (54.1%)

    References
    1. "Local government electoral boundaries".
    2. "Electoral boundaries- interactive map".
    3. "2017- Local government elections".
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