Notice of By-election

A By-election to elect a Councillor for the East Renfrewshire Council Electoral Ward 1: Barrhead, Liboside and Uplawmoor will be held on Thursday 21 August 2025Find out more and view the election timetable.

UK parliamentary elections 2017

Find out the UK parliamentary election results for 2017.

Declaration of results

  • The total number of eligible electors was 70,067
  • The total number of votes was 53,805
  • The turnout was 76.8%
CandidateDescriptionVotesShare
Paul MastertonScottish Conservative and Unionist21,49640.0%
Blair George McDougallScottish Labour Party14,34626.7%
Aileen MortonScottish Liberal Democrats 1,1122.1%
Kirsten Frances OswaldScottish National Party (SNP)16,78431.2%

Total valid votes

53,738

100%*

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Lack of official mark or unique identifying mark

0

Voting for more than one candidate

15

Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified

0

Unmarked or void for uncertainty

52

Total rejected votes

67

 

Last modified on 23 June 2020