Who Is The Head Of East Renfrewshire Council?

Lorraine McMillan.
Board Member Lorraine McMillan has been Chief Executive of East Renfrewshire Council since 2008 and acts as the main policy advisor to the Council.

Who is the leader of East Renfrewshire Council?

Councillor Tony Buchanan is the Council Leader, Councillor Paul O’Kane is the Deputy Leader, while Councillor Jim Fletcher is the Provost and Betty Cunningham is the Deputy Provost.

Who is the provost of East Renfrewshire?

Councillor Mary Montague
Councillor Mary Montague has been named Provost and will be supported by Deputy Provost Councillor Kate Campbell.

Who runs Renfrewshire Council?

2022 Renfrewshire Council election

SNP Con
Leader Iain Nicolson Neill Graham
Party SNP Conservative
Leader’s seat Erskine and Inchinnan Paisley Northeast and Ralston
Last election 19 seats, 37.6% 8 seat, 21.0%

Who is my local Councillor East Renfrewshire?

Councillor Tony Buchanan – East Renfrewshire Council.

What political party runs East Renfrewshire Council?

Political structure

Party Number of councillors
Conservative 5
Independent 2
Labour 5
SNP 6

Which party controls East Renfrewshire?

Electors in East Renfrewshire were asked to elect a total of 18 councillors across 5 wards. The results mean that the political composition of the council is 6 SNP, 5 Conservative, 5 Labour, and 2 Independent.

How many Councillors are in East Renfrewshire?

The 2022 East Renfrewshire Council election took place on 5 May 2022 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. The election used the 5 wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 18 councillors being elected.

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Councillor Jacqueline McLaren
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What does Provost mean in Scotland?

Provost is a traditional title given to the person who presided over the old Burgh Councils in Scotland. The Provost of South Lanarkshire chairs meetings of the full Council of 64 elected councillors who represent the 20 multi-member wards in South Lanarkshire.

Who are the new Councillors for East Renfrewshire?

Councillor Owen O’Donnell is the Council Leader, Councillor Andrew Anderson is Deputy Leader, Councillor Mary Montague is Provost and Councillor Kate Campbell is Deputy Provost.

Is East Renfrewshire affluent?

East Renfrewshire is a largely affluent area, with only 9% of the population living in income deprivation, contrasting with Scotland as a whole where 16% live in income deprivation (see Table ER.

Who is the MP for Renfrewshire?

Gavin Andrew Stuart Newlands (born 2 February 1980) is a Scottish National Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Paisley and Renfrewshire North since the 2015 general election.

How do I contact East Renfrewshire Council?

Other useful telephone numbers

  1. Housing. Phone: 0141 577 3003 or 0800 052 0180 out of hours.
  2. Social work. Phone: 0141 577 3003 or 0300 343 1505 out of hours.
  3. Registration. Phone: 0141 577 3004 or 07798 875 297 out of hours.
  4. Ukraine refugees information – out of hours.
  5. Licensing.
  6. Repairs.
  7. Sports development.
  8. Roads and lighting.

How do I complain to East Renfrewshire Council?

You can do this online at www.spso.org.uk/complain/form or call them on Freephone 0800 377 7330.

How many councillors are there in Scotland?

Each council is made up of councillors who are directly elected by the residents of the area they represent. There are 1,227 elected councillors in Scotland, who are normally elected every five years.

Who won the East Renfrewshire seat?

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
2005 Jim Murphy Labour
2015 Kirsten Oswald SNP
2017 Paul Masterton Conservative
2019 Kirsten Oswald SNP

Is Clackmannanshire a SNP council?

Clackmannanshire Council consists of five wards, each represented by three or four elected members. Four political parties are represented on the Council. The Council is run by an SNP administration. The Council has 18 Councillors whose political make up is 9 SNP, 5 Labour, 3 Conservative and 1 Green.

How many Councillors does Renfrewshire Council have?

There are 43 councillors in Renfrewshire each representing one of 12 multi-member electoral wards. Each electoral ward has either three or four councillors.

Is SPD party left or right?

In the Godesberg Program of 1959, the SPD dropped its commitment to Marxism, becoming a big tent party of the centre-left. The SPD led the federal government from 1969 to 1982, 1998 to 2005 and again since 2021.

What districts are in East Renfrewshire?

East Renfrewshire Council
Barrhead, Liboside and Uplawmoor (4 seats) Newton Mearns North and Neilston (3 seats) Giffnock and Thornliebank (3 seats) Clarkston, Netherlee and Williamwood (4 seats)