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For the former Westminster constituency, see Eastwood (UK Parliament constituency).

Eastwood Scottish Parliament county constituency


Eastwood shown within the West of Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Created:	1999
MSP:	Kenneth Macintosh
Party:	Labour
Council area:	East Renfrewshire

Eastwood is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the West of Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

1 Electoral region
2 Constituency boundaries and council area
3 Member of the Scottish Parliament
4 Election results
5 Notes and reference

Electoral region

The other eight constituencies of the West of Scotland region are Dumbarton, Clydebank and Milngavie, Cunninghame North, Greenock and Inverclyde, Paisley North, Paisley South, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, and West Renfrewshire. The region covers the West Dunbartonshire council area, the East Renfrewshire council area, the Inverclyde councila area, most of the Renfrewshire council area, most of the East Dunbartonshire council area, part of the Argyll and Bute council area and part of the North Ayrshire council area.

Constituency boundaries and council area

The Eastwood constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, however, the name of the Westminster (House of Commons) constituency was changed to East Renfrewshire.^[1] Both constituencies cover the East Renfrewshire council area.

Member of the Scottish Parliament

	Member	Party
1999	Kenneth Macintosh	Labour
2003
2007

Election results

Scottish Parliament election, 2007: Eastwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Party	Kenneth Macintosh	15,047	35.8	-0.1
	Conservative	Jackson Carlaw	14,186	33.6	+7.3
	Scottish National Party	Stewart Maxwell	7,972	18.9	+6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Gordon MacDonald	3,603	8.6	-4.4
	Independent	Frank McGhee	1,327	3.2	+3.2
Majority			891	2.1	-7.42
Turnout			42,165	63.4	+5.4
	Labour Party hold		Swing	-3.7

Scottish Parliament election, 2003: Eastwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Party	Kenneth Macintosh	13,946	35.86	-1.52
	Conservative	Jackson Carlaw	10,244	26.34	-6.36
	Liberal Democrats	Allan Steele	5,056	13.00	+3.15
	Scottish National Party	Stewart Maxwell	4,736	12.18	-7.12
	Independent	Margaret Hinds	3,163	8.13	+8.13
	Scottish Socialist	Steve Oram	1,504	3.87	+3.87
	Scottish Peoples Alliance	Martyn Greene	240	0.62	+0.62
Majority			3,702	9.52	+4.84
Turnout			38,889	58.00	-9.51
	Labour Party hold		Swing

Scottish Parliament election, 1999: Eastwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Party	Kenneth Macintosh	16,970	37.38	N/A
	Conservative	John Young	14,845	32.70	N/A
	Scottish National Party	Rachel Findlay	8,760	19.30	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Anna McCurley	4,472	9.85	N/A
	Independent	Manar Tayan	349	0.77	N/A
Majority			2,125	4.68
Turnout
	Labour Party hold		Swing

Notes and reference

^ See The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland

• • e Electoral regions and Constituencies of the Scottish Parliament
Central Scotland	Airdrie and Shotts · Coatbridge and Chryston · Cumbernauld and Kilsyth · East Kilbride · Falkirk East · Falkirk West · Hamilton North and Bellshill · Hamilton South · Kilmarnock and Loudoun · Motherwell and Wishaw
Glasgow	Glasgow Anniesland · Glasgow Baillieston · Glasgow Cathcart · Glasgow Govan · Glasgow Kelvin · Glasgow Maryhill · Glasgow Pollok · Glasgow Rutherglen · Glasgow Shettleston · Glasgow Springburn
Highlands and Islands	Argyll and Bute · Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross · Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber · Moray · Orkney · Ross, Skye and Inverness West · Shetland · Western Isles
Lothians	Edinburgh Central · Edinburgh East and Musselburgh · Edinburgh North and Leith · Edinburgh Pentlands · Edinburgh South · Edinburgh West · Linlithgow · Livingston · Midlothian
Mid Scotland and Fife	Central Fife · Dunfermline East · Dunfermline West · Kirkcaldy · North East Fife · North Tayside · Ochil · Perth · Stirling
North East Scotland	Aberdeen Central · Aberdeen North · Aberdeen South · Angus · Banff and Buchan · Dundee East · Dundee West · Gordon · West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
South of Scotland	Ayr · Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley · Clydesdale · Cunninghame South · Dumfries · East Lothian · Galloway and Upper Nithsdale · Roxburgh and Berwickshire · Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale
West of Scotland	Clydebank and Milngavie · Cunninghame North · Dumbarton · Eastwood · Greenock and Inverclyde · Paisley North · Paisley South · Strathkelvin and Bearsden · West Renfrewshire