| Election Name: | 2022 East Renfrewshire Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2017 East Renfrewshire Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2017 |
| Next Election: | 2027 East Renfrewshire Council election |
| Next Year: | 2027 |
| Seats For Election: | All 18 seats to East Renfrewshire Council |
| Majority Seats: | 10 |
| Turnout: | 52.7% |
| Leader1: | Tony Buchanan |
| Party1: | Scottish National Party |
| Leaders Seat1: | Newton Mearns North and Neilston |
| Last Election1: | 5 |
| Seats1: | 6 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 11,249 |
| Percentage1: | 28.6% |
| Leader2: | Gordon Wallace[1] |
| Party2: | Scottish Conservatives |
| Leaders Seat2: | Giffnock and Thornliebank |
| Last Election2: | 7 |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Popular Vote2: | 11,599 |
| Percentage2: | 29.5% |
| Leader4: | Owen O'Donnell[2] |
| Party4: | Scottish Labour |
| Leaders Seat4: | Newton Mearns North and Neilston |
| Last Election4: | 4 |
| Seats4: | 5 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 7,973 |
| Percentage4: | 20.2% |
| Leader5: | N/A |
| Party5: | Independent (politician) |
| Leaders Seat5: | N/A |
| Last Election5: | 2 |
| Seats5: | 2 |
| Seat Change5: | 0 |
| Popular Vote5: | 5,571 |
| Percentage5: | 14.1% |
| Council Leader | |
| Before Election: | Tony Buchanan |
| Before Party: | Scottish National Party |
| Posttitle: | Council Leader after election |
| After Election: | Owen O'Donnell |
| After Party: | Scottish Labour |
The 2022 East Renfrewshire Council election took place on 5 May 2022 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. The election used the 5 wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 18 councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.[3]
At the last election in 2017, the Conservatives won the most seats, but a coalition administration was formed between the SNP and Labour.[4] This also included 1 independent.
| Party | 2017 result | Dissolution | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | 5 | 5 | ||
| Labour | 4 | 4 | ||
| Conservative | 7 | 5 | ||
| Independent | 2 | 4 |
Barrhead, Liboside & Uplawmoor Conservative Cllr Paul Aitken resigned from the Scottish Conservatives and became an Independent on 22 January 2018.[5]
Clarkston, Netherlee & Williamwood Conservative Cllr Stewart Miller resigned from the Scottish Conservatives and became an Independent on 10 September 2020.[6]
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After this election, a minority coalition was formed with the five Labour councillors and the two Independent councillors, David Macdonald and Danny Devlin. The SNP accused Labour of a 'backroom deal' with the Conservatives.[8]
On 4 July 2022, Macdonald left the coalition, and the council's administration.[9] Responding to a query on social media, he said: "The agreement I reached with the Labour group leader for my support to install a minority Labour, Independent administration was not going to be delivered. I lost trust and confidence and for that reason I could not, in good faith, continue."[10]
In April 2024, SNP councillor Annette Ireland resigned from the SNP group and became an Independent.