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Renfrewshire Council

Local authority area: Renfrewshire · Siorrachd Rinn Friù

Renfrewshire is a scottish council area in Scotland. It covers 261.5 km² and had 179,100 residents in 2019 — about 685 people per km². The authority dates from 1996. The council is based in Paisley.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Renfrewshire, 2001–2019.

Residents, 2019179,100+3.6% since 2001

Land area261.5km²101.0 sq mi

Density685/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#156of 382 UK councils · #10 in Scotland

Population estimates19 data points

171.3K171.9K172.6K173K173.7K174.7K174.3K173.9K174.2K174.6K175.9K176.8K177.8K179.1K

20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019

History

How the council came to be

1996
Created
Renfrewshire became a local authority area.

Same region, same type

Other scottish council areas in Scotland

All councils in Scotland

Glasgow City633,120 City of Edinburgh524,930 Fife373,550 North Lanarkshire341,370 South Lanarkshire320,530 Aberdeenshire261,210 Highland235,830 Aberdeen City228,670 West Lothian183,100 Falkirk160,890 Perth and Kinross151,950 Dundee City149,320

Elections

12 electoral wards

All wards of Renfrewshire

Visit

Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CInvest in RenfrewshireCouncil office · Paisley PA1 1UN CMile End CentreCouncil office · Paisley PA1 1SA CProcurator FiscalCouncil office · Paisley PA3 2DA · hours listed CRenfrewshire Community Mental Health TeamsCouncil office · Paisley PA2 6LY · hours listed

Westminster

Constituencies

Paisley and Renfrewshire North · 7 wards Paisley and Renfrewshire South · 7 wards Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West · 2 wards

Source: Wikidata Q211091 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.