2017 Renfrewshire Council election

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2017 Renfrewshire Council election

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All 43 seats to Renfrewshire Council 22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	48.0% 5.5%
First party Second party Third party   SNP Lab Con Leader Iain Nicolson Mark MacMillan (retiring) James MacLaren Party SNP Labour Conservative Leader's seat Erskine and Inchinnan Paisley Southwest Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank Last election 15 seats, 35.3% 22 seats, 47.6% 1 seat, 9.1% Seats before 15 19 1 Seats won 19 13 8 Seat change 4 9 7 Popular vote 23,467 17,599 13,124 Percentage 37.6% 28.2% 21.0% Swing 2.3% 19.4% 11.9%   Fourth party Fifth party   LD Ind Leader Eileen McCartin N/A Party Liberal Democrats Independent Leader's seat Paisley Southwest N/A Last election 1 seat, 4.4% 1 Seats before 1 3 Seats won 1 2 Seat change 1 Popular vote 2,580 3,319 Percentage 4.1% 5.3% Swing 0.3 3.7%
Council Leader before election Mark McMillan Labour Council Leader after election Iain Nicolson SNP

The 2017 Renfrewshire Council election took place on 4 May 2017 to elect members of Renfrewshire Council.^[1] The election was first to use the twelve wards created as a result of the 2015-16 Boundary Commission review, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system, a form of proportional representation, with 43 Councillors being elected, a net increase of 3 members compared to the 2012 Council.