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Encyclopedia > Eastwood, East Renfrewshire
Eastwood District 1975-96
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Eastwood (A' Choille an Ear in Scottish Gaelic) was formerly (1975-96) a local government district in the Strathclyde Region of Scotland, lying south-west of the City of Glasgow. In 1996 it was included in the (only slightly larger) East Renfrewshire unitary area. Eastwood District File links The following pages link to this file: Eastwood, Scotland Categories: GFDL images ... Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ... Strathclyde (Srath Chluaidh in Gaelic) was one of the regional council areas of Scotland from 1974 to 1996. ... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country in northwest Europe and a constituent nation of the United Kingdom. ... The City of Glasgow (Mòr-bhaile Ghlaschu in Gaelic) is one of the 32 Scottish unitary authorities and came into being in 1995. ... East Renfrewshire (Siorrachd Rinn Friù an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ...


It remains a constituency for Scottish Parliament elections. An identical constituency called Renfrewshire East is used for UK Parliament elections. Until the 1997 General Election, when Eastwood was won by the Labour candidate, Jim Murphy, it was the safest Conservative seat in Scotland. The Scottish Parliament (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba in Gaelic, Scots Pairlament in Scots) is the national unicameral legislature of Scotland. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ...



2001 UK Parliament Elections The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ...

Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Labour Jim Murphy 23,036 47%
Conservative Raymond Robertson 13,895 28%
Liberal Democrats Allan Steele 6,239 12%
SNP Stewart Maxwell 4,137 8%
SSP Peter Murray 814 1%
Independent Manar Tayan 147 0.5%


2003 Scottish Parliament Election The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Jim Murphy (born 23 August 1967) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ... This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998. ... The Scottish Parliament (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba in Gaelic, Scots Pairlament in Scots) is the national unicameral legislature of Scotland. ...

Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Labour Kenneth Macintosh 13,946 35%
Conservative Jackson Carlaw 10,244 26%
Liberal Democrats Allan Steele 5,056 13%
SNP Stewart Maxwell 4,736 12%
Independent Margaret Hinds 3,163 8%
SSP Steve Oram 1,504 3%
SSCUP Martyn Green 240 0.6%

See: Subdivisions of Scotland The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Kenneth Macintosh is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ... This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998. ... The council areas of Scotland form the local government areas of Scotland, all of them unitary authorities. ...


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East Renfrewshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (161 words)
East Renfrewshire (Siorrachd Rinn Friù an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland.
The authority was formed in 1996, as a successor to the Eastwood district, along with Barrhead, which came from Renfrew district.
East Renfrewshire is also a unified Parliamentary Constituency with Jim Murphy MP and Ken Macintosh MSP representing the area in the Westminster and Scottish Parliaments respectively.
Thomas Meiklehose Fraser (1574 words)
1881 - Marriage in the East District of the Parish of Shotts in the County of Lanark - Entry 5.
Esther Dunsheath was born in 1874/75 in Busby, Renfrewshire.
Jane Dunsheath was born in 1878/79 in Busby, Renfrewshire.
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