Eastwood (Scottish Parliament constituency)

For the former Westminster constituency, seeEastwood (UK Parliament constituency).

Eastwood(Gaelic:A' Choille Shear) is aconstituencyof theScottish Parliament(Holyrood) covering part of thecouncil areaofEast Renfrewshire.It elects oneMember of the Scottish Parliament (MSP)by thefirst past the postmethod of election. It is also one of ten constituencies in theWest Scotlandelectoral region,which elects sevenadditional members,in addition to the ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form ofproportional representationfor the region as a whole.

Eastwood
Countyconstituency for theScottish Parliament
Eastwood shown within theWest Scotland electoral regionand the region shown withinScotland
Population	71,066 (2019)
Current constituency
Created	1999
Party	Conservative
MSP	Jackson Carlaw
Council area	East Renfrewshire

The seat has been held byJackson Carlawof theScottish Conservativessince the2016 Scottish Parliament election.

Electoral region

See also:West Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

The other nine constituencies of the West Scotland region are:Clydebank and Milngavie,Cunninghame North,Cunninghame South,Dumbarton,Greenock and Inverclyde,Paisley,Renfrewshire North and West,Renfrewshire SouthandStrathkelvin and Bearsden.

The region covers part of theArgyll and Bute council area,theEast Dunbartonshire council area,theEast Renfrewshire council area,theInverclyde council area,North Ayrshire council area,theRenfrewshire council areaand theWest Dunbartonshire council area.

Constituency boundaries and council area

The Eastwood constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in1999,with the name and boundaries of an existingWestminster constituency.In2005,however, the name of the Westminster (House of Commons) constituency was changed toEast Renfrewshire.

In boundary changes in time for the2011 Scottish Parliament election,the constituency of Eastwood was redrawn to be formed from the following electoral wards:

• In full:
  • Giffnock and Thornliebank
  • Netherlee,StamperlandandWilliamwood
  • Newton Mearns South and Eaglesham
  • Clarkston, Netherlee and Williamwood
• In part:
  • Newton Mearns North and Neilston(shared withRenfrewshire South)

Constituency profile

The Eastwood constituency is a highly affluent, middle-class commuter seat located south-west ofGlasgow.It covers a majority of theEast Renfrewshirecouncil area, based principally around the towns ofNewton Mearns,Eaglesham,Giffnock,Thornliebank,Netherlee,BusbyandClarkstonwhich adjoin the City of Glasgow. According to data derived from the Scottish Index for Multiple Deprivation 60% of the seat's datazones are among the 10% most affluent areas in Scotland, with a further 15% of the seat's datazones being among the 20% most affluent areas in Scotland.

Data from the 2011 Scottish Census suggests that the seat has a substantial number of home-owners residing in large bungalows in comparison to the national average,with large portion of the seat's working population being employed in managerial, administrative and professional occupations.

Member of the Scottish Parliament

The MSP for this constituency from its creation in 1999 wasKen MacintoshofLabour.In the 2016 election, Macintosh lost the seat, finishing third behind theConservativevictorJackson Carlaw;however, he was returned as an additional MSP for the West Scotland region, following which he was elected as the Scottish Parliament's fifthPresiding Officer.

Election		Member	Party
	1999	Ken Macintosh	Labour
	2016	Jackson Carlaw	Conservative

Election results

2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election:Eastwood

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jackson Carlaw	17,911	41.9	6.2	15,369	35.9	2.5
	SNP	Colm Merrick	15,695	36.8	5.6	12,433	29.0	0.4
	Labour	Katie Pragnell	6,759	15.8	14.8	8,449	19.7	0.3
	Scottish Green					3,524	8.2	1.6
	Independent	David Macdonald	1,352	3.2	New
	Liberal Democrats	Tahir Jameel	911	2.1	0.4	1,243	2.9	0.2
	Alba					502	1.2	New
	All for Unity					354	0.8	New
	Scottish Family					307	0.7	New
	Independent Green Voice					232	0.5	New
	Abolish the Scottish Parliament					91	0.2	New
	Freedom Alliance (UK)					71	0.2	New
	Reform UK					64	0.1	New
	Independent	James Morrison				43	0.1	New
	Scottish Libertarian					42	0.1	0.1
	UKIP	Janice MacKay	75	0.2	New	41	0.1	1.2
	Independent	Maurice Campbell				27	0.1	New
	TUSC					26	0.1	New
	Scotia Future					12	0.0	New
	Renew					10	0.0	New
Majority			2,216	5.1	0.6
Valid Votes			42,703			42,840
Invalid Votes			141			85
Turnout			42,844	76.4	7.9	42,925	76.6	8.0
	Conservativehold		Swing		0.8
Notes

This was the smallest Conservative majority at the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.

2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election:Eastwood

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Region
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jackson Carlaw	12,932	35.7	2.3	13,929	38.3	11.4
	SNP	Stewart Maxwell	11,322	31.2	6.9	10,680	29.4	5.0
	Labour	Ken Macintosh	11,081	30.6	9.1	7,263	20.0	7.3
	Scottish Green					2,390	6.6	2.9
	Liberal Democrats	John Duncan	921	2.5	0.1	999	2.7	0.1
	UKIP					458	1.3	0.7
	Scottish Christian					286	0.1	0.1
	Solidarity					135	0.4	0.2
	RISE					129	0.4	New
	Scottish Libertarian					60	0.2	New
Majority			1,610	4.5	N/A
Valid Votes			36,256			36,329
Invalid Votes			116			58
Turnout			36,372	68.5	5.1	36,387	68.5	5.2
	ConservativegainfromLabour		Swing
Notes

2011 Scottish Parliament election:Eastwood

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Region
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ken Macintosh	12,662	39.7	+9.8	8,708	27.3	N/A
	SNP	Stewart Maxwell	7,777	24.3	+8.6	10,967	34.4	N/A
	Conservative	Jackson Carlaw	10,650	33.4	-8.3	8,584	26.9	N/A
	Scottish Green					1,170	3.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Gordon Cochrane	835	2.6	' -8.5	906	2.8	N/A
	All-Scotland Pensioners Party					365	1.1	N/A
	Scottish Christian					234	0.7	N/A
	BNP					195	0.6	N/A
	UKIP					194	0.6	N/A
	Socialist Labour					189	0.6	N/A
	Scottish Socialist					95	0.3	N/A
	Solidarity					41	0.1	N/A
	Independent	Richard Vassie				24	0.1	N/A
	Others					201	0.6	N/A
Majority			2,012	6.4	N/A
Valid Votes			31,924			31,873
Invalid Votes			98			100
Turnout			31,924	63.4	N/A	31,973	63.3	N/A
	Labourwin(new boundaries)
Notes

2000s

Scottish Parliament election, 2007 Notional Result: Eastwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		12,825	41.1
	Labour		9,337	29.9
	SNP		4,912	15.7
	Liberal Democrats		3,141	10.1
	Others		986	3.2
Majority			3,488	11.2
	ConservativegainfromLabour		Swing

Scottish Parliament election, 2007:Eastwood
Notes:		Blue backgrounddenotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink backgrounddenotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow backgrounddenotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. AYorNdenotes status of anyincumbent,win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	Labour	YKenneth Macintosh		15,077	35.76	−0.10	12,365	29.41
	Conservative	Jackson Carlaw		14,186	33.64	+7.30	11,470	27.28
	SNP	Stewart Maxwell		7,972	18.91	+6.73	9,460	22.50
	Liberal Democrats	Gordon MacDonald		3,603	8.55	−4.45	3,332	7.92
	Independent	Frank McGee		1,327	3.15	+3.15
	Scottish Green						1,515	3.60
	Scottish Senior Citizens						737	1.75
	Solidarity						631	1.50
	BNP						505	1.20
	CPA						502	1.19
	Scottish Christian						500	1.19
	Save Our NHS Group						376	0.89
	Scottish Unionist Party (modern)						156	0.37
	Scottish Socialist						143	0.34
	Socialist Labour						126	0.30
	UKIP						112	0.27
	Scottish Voice						56	0.13
	Scottish Jacobite						50	0.12
	Socialist Equality						12	0.03
Informal votes				990			1,107
Total valid votes				42,165			42,048
Turnout				43,155
	Labourhold		Majority	891	2.11	−7.5

2003 Scottish Parliament election:Eastwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kenneth Macintosh	13,946	35.9	−1.5
	Conservative	Jackson Carlaw	10,244	26.3	−6.4
	Liberal Democrats	Allan Steele	5,056	13.0	+3.2
	SNP	Stewart Maxwell	4,736	12.2	−7.1
	Independent	Margaret Hinds	3,163	8.1	New
	Scottish Socialist	Steve Oram	1,504	3.8	New
	Scottish People's	Martyn Greene	240	0.6	New
Majority			3,702	9.6	+4.9
Turnout			38,889	58.0	−1.5
	Labourhold		Swing

1990s

1999 Scottish Parliament election:Eastwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Kenneth Macintosh	16,970	37.4
	Conservative	John Young	14,845	32.7
	SNP	Rachel Findlay	8,760	19.3
	Liberal Democrats	Anna McCurley	4,472	9.9
	Independent	Manar Tayan	349	0.8
Majority			2,125	4.68
Turnout			45,396	59.5
	Labourwin(new seat)

External links

• "Eastwood constituency map"(PDF).Boundaries Scotland.Retrieved7 July2021.