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East Renfrewshire

Constituency

South west Scotland. About 99,440 people in 174 square kilometres.

MP for East Renfrewshire

Blair McDougallLabourMP since

They won by 8,421 votes on a 67.3% turnout.

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

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Radon Affected Area by constituency

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 15% of people in East Renfrewshire live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Majority, 2024 general election
16.8%
Joint 261st largest majority of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election
67.3%
Joint 94th highest turnout of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Population
96,825
202nd least populated of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
15%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index

2024 general election result

Candidates in East Renfrewshire at the general election on 4 July 2024, in finishing order
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Blair McDougallElectedLabour21,93543.7%
Kirsten OswaldScottish National Party13,51426.9%
Sandesh GulhaneConservative8,49416.9%
Matt AlexanderReform UK2,3604.7%
Karen SharkeyScottish Green Party1,5103.0%
Alan GrantLiberal Democrat1,1502.3%
Maria ReidScottish Family Party4871.0%
Allan SteeleLiberal4811.0%
Colette WalkerIndependence for Scotland Party2960.6%
Electorate
74,626
Turnout
67.3%
Majority
8,421 (16.8%)
Valid votes
50,227
Rejected ballots
141

Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library

How East Renfrewshire compares

Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.

East RenfrewshireMiddle
Majority, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Majority, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 60.6%. The middle area is 14.1%. East Renfrewshire is 16.8%.
16.8%joint 261st largest majority
Turnout, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 40.0% to 75.2%. The middle area is 60.0%. East Renfrewshire is 67.3%.
67.3%joint 94th highest turnout
Population650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. East Renfrewshire is 96,825.
96,825202nd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares650 constituencies, UK · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 39.0%. East Renfrewshire is 15.0%.
15%joint 217th fewest people in radon Affected Areas

Every constituency ranked: population and people in radon affected area squares.

What is the population of East Renfrewshire?

East Renfrewshire had 96,825 usual residents at the census.

East Renfrewshire is the 202nd least populated of 650 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of East Renfrewshire

Most of East Renfrewshire lies in East Renfrewshire. These figures are published for the whole of East Renfrewshire, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not East Renfrewshire itself. See East Renfrewshire

Average house price
£305,723
Up 6.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£46,279
37th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.6×
Joint 138th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
99,840
Up 0.4% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
East Renfrewshire in brief

The winner in East Renfrewshire had a majority of 16.8% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Turnout in East Renfrewshire at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 67.3%.

East Renfrewshire had 96,825 usual residents at the census.

About 15% of people in East Renfrewshire live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.