Eastwood (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Eastwood (Gaelic: A' Choille Shear) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council area of East Renfrewshire. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is also one of ten constituencies in the West Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
| Eastwood | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
Eastwood shown within the West Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland | |
| Population | 71,066 (2019) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1999 |
| Party | Conservative |
| MSP | Jackson Carlaw |
| Council area | East Renfrewshire |
The seat has been held by Jackson Carlaw of the Scottish Conservatives since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.
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