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East Renfrewshire

Every general election in East Renfrewshire since 1955. Latest: Blair McDougall, Labour, majority 8,421.

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Member of Parliament

Blair McDougall

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 8,421

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Blair McDougall ElectedLabour21,93543.7%
Kirsten Oswald sitting MPScottish National Party13,51426.9%
Sandesh GulhaneConservative8,49416.9%
Matt AlexanderReform UK2,3604.7%
Karen SharkeyGreen
Scottish Green Party		1,5103.0%
Alan GrantLiberal Democrats1,1502.3%
Maria ReidScottish Family Party4871.0%
Allan SteeleLiberal4811.0%
Colette WalkerIndependence for Scotland Party2960.6%
Valid votes50,227
Majority8,42116.8%

Lab gain from SNP Turnout 67.3% of 74,626 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519591964196619701979200520102015201720192024Conservative, 1955: 68.3%Conservative, 1959: 58.7%Conservative, 1964: 52.5%Conservative, 1966: 53.2%Conservative, 1970: 52.1%Conservative, 1979: 49.9%Conservative, 2005: 29.9%Conservative, 2010: 30.4%Conservative, 2015: 22.0%Conservative, 2017: 40.0%Conservative, 2019: 35.1%Conservative, 2024: 16.9%Labour, 1955: 31.7%Labour, 1959: 28.8%Labour, 1964: 31.1%Labour, 1966: 33.1%Labour, 1970: 28.7%Labour, 1979: 24.4%Labour, 2005: 43.9%Labour, 2010: 50.8%Labour, 2015: 34.0%Labour, 2017: 26.7%Labour, 2019: 12.4%Labour, 2024: 43.7%Scottish National Party, 1970: 6.7%Scottish National Party, 1979: 7.7%Scottish National Party, 2005: 6.9%Scottish National Party, 2010: 8.9%Scottish National Party, 2015: 40.6%Scottish National Party, 2017: 31.2%Scottish National Party, 2019: 44.9%Scottish National Party, 2024: 26.9%Liberal, 1959: 12.5%Liberal, 1964: 16.3%Liberal, 1966: 13.8%Liberal, 1970: 12.6%Liberal, 1979: 18.0%Liberal, 2024: 1.0%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 18.3%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 9.2%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 1.9%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 2.1%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 7.5%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 2.3%
Vote share in East Renfrewshire at each general election Con Lab SNP Lib LD

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s East Renfrewshire lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Blair McDougallSNP8,42116.867.3%Lab gain from SNP
2019SNP Kirsten OswaldCon5,4269.876.6%SNP gain from Con
2017Con Paul MastertonSNP4,7128.876.7%Con gain from SNP
2015SNP Kirsten OswaldLab3,7186.681.1%SNP gain from Lab
2010Lab Jim MurphyCon10,42020.477.3%Lab hold
2005LabCon6,65714.072.1%
1979ConLab13,23825.5—
1970ConLab13,10123.476.2%Con hold
1966ConLab10,59120.179.9%Con hold
1964ConLab11,34321.482.6%Con hold
1959ConLab15,09329.882.9%Con hold
1955ConLab16,58836.678.1%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for East Renfrewshire?

Blair McDougall (Labour) won East Renfrewshire at the 2024 general election with a majority of 8,421.

Which parties have won East Renfrewshire?

At the 12 general elections held under this name since 1955: Conservative 7, Labour 3, Scottish National Party 2.

Which region is East Renfrewshire in?

East Renfrewshire is in Scotland.

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