East Renfrewshire
§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.
East Renfrewshire lies southwest of Glasgow and is one of Scotland’s most affluent areas, with towns such as Giffnock, Newton Mearns, and Barrhead. It combines suburban living with green spaces and has a strong reputation for high-quality schools.
The local government for this district is: East Renfrewshire Council (Scotland Council Area).
For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 ‘council areas’ (Scottish Gaelic: comhairlean), each administered by a single-tier authority known simply as a council.
Constituencies in East Renfrewshire
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 57 of them are in Scotland. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.
Wards in East Renfrewshire
East Renfrewshire is divided into 5 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Barrhead, Liboside and Uplawmoor
- Clarkston, Netherlee and Williamwood
- Giffnock and Thornliebank
- Newton Mearns North and Neilston
- Newton Mearns South and Eaglesham
East Renfrewshire in International Geographies
In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, East Renfrewshire is within an ITLs Level 3 area:
- (ITL 1) Scotland
- (ITL 2) ⇒ West Central Scotland
- (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.