The 2022 Renfrewshire Council elections took place on 5 May 2022, as part of the 2022 Scottish local elections on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local authorities were up for election. The election used the 12 wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 and last changed as a result of the 2015–16 Boundary Commission review, with 43 councillors being elected to Renfrewshire Council. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.

At the last election in 2017, the SNP won the most seats and formed a minority administration taking over from the previous Labour majority administration. This election saw the SNP grow their number of seats to 21, one short of a majority, along with seats gains by Labour to bring them up to 15. The Conservatives lost seats, reducing their representation to 5. Liberal Democrats retained their single seat and Independents on the council were reduced to also a single seat.

Background

Retiring councillors WardPartyRetiring councillorRenfrew North and BraeheadConservativeJane StrangRenfrew North and BraeheadLabourBill Brown Paisley Northeast and RalstonLabourJim Sharkey Paisley NorthwestLabourKaren KennedyPaisley NorthwestConservativeJohn McIntyrePaisley SouthwestLiberal DemocratsEileen McCartin Johnstone South and ElderslieConservativeAlistair MacKayJohnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and LochwinnochConservativeBill BinksHouston, Crosslee and LinwoodLabourJim SheridanBishopton, Bridge of Weir and LangbankSNPNatalie DonErskine and InchinnanLabourJim HarteErskine and InchinnanConservativeTom Begg

Results

|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" | style="background-color:#EAECF0; font-weight:bold; text-align:center;" colspan="2" |Total | style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:left;" |43 | style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:left;" | Electorate: 141,764 | style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:left;" | Turnout: 62,973 (44.4%) | style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:left;" | Total valid: 61,418 | style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:left;" |100.00 | style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:left;" | | style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:left;" | -

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 5 May 2017. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of council.

Ward results Renfrew North and Braehead 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon 2022: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon 2017-2022 Change: No Change

Renfrew South and Gallowhill 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 2022: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 2017-2022 Change: No Change

Paisley Northeast and Ralston 2017: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon 2022: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon 2017-2022 Change: No Change

Paisley Northwest 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon 2022: 2xSNP; 2xLab; 2017-2022 Change: Labour gain one seat from Conservative

Paisley East and Central 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab 2022: 2xSNP; 1xLab 2017-2022 Change: No change

Paisley Southeast 2017: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xIndependent 2022: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 2017-2022 Change: SNP gain one seat from Independent

Paisley Southwest 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem 2022: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem 2017-2022 Change: No Change

Johnstone South and Elderslie 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon 2022: 2xSNP; 2xLab; 2017-2022 Change: Labour gain one seat from Conservative.

Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch 2017: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xIndependent 2022: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent 2017-2022 Change: Labour gain one seat from Conservative

Houston, Crosslee and Linwood 2017: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon 2022: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon 2017-2022 Change: SNP gain one seat from Labour.

Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank 2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab 2022: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab 2017-2022 Change: No change

Erskine and Inchinnan 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon 2022: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon 2017-2022 Change: No change

Changes since election November 2022

At the start of the month Paisley Southeast Labour Cllr and former Labour Group Leader, Eddie Devine, left the party over "backstabbing that’s been going on in the past year or so" in the Labour group.

Halfway through the month, veteran Johnstone South and Elderslie Labour Cllr, John Hood, left the party over becoming "disillusioned" with his party. Hood stated his party "doesn't want him"

June 2024

At the end of the month, Paisley East and Central SNP Cllr, Will Mylet, left the party accusing the Renfrewshire Council's leader of trying to "ridicule and subdue" him.

February 2025

Halfway through the month, Erskine and Inchinnan Conservative Cllr, Alec Leishman, defected to Reform UK to become the first councillor for the party.

March 2025

At the start of the month, Renfrew North and Braehead Conservative Cllr, John Gray, became the second councillor to defect to Reform UK.

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