Renfrewshire
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Renfrewshire borders Glasgow to the west and includes the town of Paisley, known for its textile heritage and as a cultural centre. The area has strong transport links via Glasgow Airport and is a mix of urban, suburban, and rural communities.
The local government for this district is: 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 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 Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire is divided into 12 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank
- Erskine and Inchinnan
- Houston, Crosslee and Linwood
- Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch
- Johnstone South and Elderslie
- Paisley East and Central
- Paisley Northeast and Ralston
- Paisley Northwest
- Paisley Southeast
- Paisley Southwest
- Renfrew North and Braehead
- Renfrew South and Gallowhill
Renfrewshire in International Geographies
In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, 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.