West Renfrewshire (UK Parliament constituency)
| West Renfrewshire | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons |
|
| Subdivisions of Scotland | Renfrewshire |
| 1997–2005 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by |
Inverclyde Paisley & Renfrewshire North Paisley & Renfrewshire South |
| 1885–1983 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by |
Renfrew West & Inverclyde Paisley North Paisley South |
West Renfrewshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1983 and again from 1997 until 2005. In 2005 the constituency was abolished and the area is now represented by Inverclyde, Paisley and Renfrewshire North and Paisley and Renfrewshire South.
The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 provided that the Western division should consist of "the parishes of Inverkip, Greenock, Port Glasgow, Kilmalcolm, Erskine, Inchinnan, Houston, Kilbarchan, Lochwinnoch, Renfrew, Abbey, Neilston, Beith, and Dunlop".
From 1918 the constituency consisted of "The Lower county District, inclusive of all burghs situated therein, except the burgh of Greenock, together with the burgh of Johnstone."
From 1997 to 2005 the constituency consisted of the Renfrew District electoral divisions of Bargarran and Gryffe, and the Inverclyde District electoral division of Port Glasgow and Kilmacolm.
In 1999 with the creation of the devolved Scottish Parliament, a Scottish Parliamentary constituency of West Renfrewshire was created with the same name and boundaries as the UK Parliament constituency.
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