Johnstone South and Elderslie (ward)

Johnstone South and Elderslie 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 southern half of the town of Johnstone and the adjacent village of Elderslie.[2]

Election Results

2017 Election[3]
Johnstone South and Elderslie - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Labour John Hood (incumbent) 26.15 1,448            
SNP Jacqueline Cameron 25.14 1,392            
Conservative Alistair MacKay 17.37 962 978.67 982.34 995.75 1,151.48    
SNP Andy Steel 11.63 644 659.73 907.41 973.39 1,052.27 1,054.46 1,235.16
No label John Caldwell (incumbent) 8.94 495 512.84 518.35 542.7      
Labour Thomas Dempster Wallace 8.02 444 682.79 687.28 726.79 867.85 883.07  
Green Megan Tait 2.76 153 161.92 171.91        
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 5,538   Spoilt: 167   Quota: 1,108   Turnout: 5,705 (45.5%)

    References
    1. "Local government electoral boundaries". www.renfrewshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
    2. "Electoral boundaries- interactive map". www.renfrewshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
    3. "Ward 08- Johnstone South and Elderslie". Renfrewshire Council. Retrieved 18 Aug 2021.
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