The East Renfrewshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998

Statutory Instruments

1998 No. 3102 (S. 185)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND

The East Renfrewshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998

Made

4th December 1998

Coming into force

1st January 1999

Whereas under section 17(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973(1), as read with Schedule 5 to that Act(2), the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland on 3rd September 1998 submitted to the Secretary of State a report on a review together with its proposals for the future electoral arrangements for the area of East Renfrewshire Council;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 17(2) and 233(3) of, and Schedule 5 to, the said Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the East Renfrewshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st January 1999.

Interpretation

2.  In the Schedule to this Order–

(a) a reference to–

(i) an electoral ward is a reference to that electoral ward as constituted in this Order; and

(ii) a road, footpath, railway line, river, burn or canal shall, where the context so admits, be construed as a reference to the centre line of the feature concerned; and

(b) the following abbreviations are used:–

• “EW” for electoral ward;

• “NG Ref” for National Grid Reference as published on Ordnance Survey Maps.

Electoral arrangements

3.  The area of East Renfrewshire Council shall be divided into 20 wards, having the names, contents and boundaries set forth in the Schedule to this Order.

Henry B McLeish

Minister of State, Scottish Office

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

4th December 1998

Article 3

SCHEDULE ELECTORAL WARDS

Ward 1 Liboside

Commencing at NG Ref NS 4516 5897 on the northern boundary of East Renfrewshire Council where it crosses the Killoch Water; then generally southeastward and eastward along the said water to where it is crossed by an unnamed road at NG Ref NS 4688 5818; then southeastward along the said unnamed road to its junction with Fereneze Road at NG Ref NS 4709 5792; then southeastward and eastward along the said road to and generally southwestward and southward along Station Brae to its junction with Lochlibo Road at NG Ref NS 4725 5747; then northeastward along the said road to and southeastward along Holehouse Brae to its junction with Main Street at NG Ref NS 4759 5702; then northeastward along the said street to and southeastward along Station Road to its junction with Kingston Road at NG Ref NS 4797 5710; then southward along the said road to where it is crossed by the Glasgow/Neilston Railway Line at NG Ref NS 4797 5707; then generally eastward along the said railway line to where it meets the former council boundary of Eastwood District at NG Ref NS 5043 5721; then generally southwestward along the said former council boundary to the southern boundary of East Renfrewshire Council at NG Ref NS 4695 5176; then generally northwestward, northeastward and eastward along the said Council boundary to the point of commencement.

Ward 2 Barrhead North

Commencing at NG Ref NS 4516 5897 where the northern boundary of EW 1 meets the northern boundary of East Renfrewshire Council; then generally northeastward, southeastward and southwestward along the said Council boundary to where it is crossed by the Glasgow/Dumfries Railway Line at NG Ref NS 5126 6023; then southwestward along the said railway line to the northern boundary of EW 1 at NG Ref NS 4727 5754; then generally northwestward along the said EW boundary to the point of commencement.

Ward 3 North Neilston and West Arthurlie

Commencing at NG Ref NS 4727 5755 where the northern boundary of EW 1 meets the southern boundary of EW 2; then northeastward along the said EW boundary to where it crosses Cross Arthurlie Street at NG Ref NS 4979 5930; then generally southward along the said street to and southwestward along Kelburn Street to its junction with Kirkton Avenue at NG Ref NS 4965 5856; then generally southward and eastward along the said avenue to a point in line with the rear curtilage of No 1 Kirktonside at NG Ref NS 4969 5844; then southward to and southeastward along the said curtilage to and continuing southeastward along the rear curtilages of Nos 3-11 Kirktonside to and southeastward along the rear curtilages of Nos 45-67 Colinbar Circle to and northeastward along the rear curtilages of Nos 18-2 Park Avenue to Springhill Road at NG Ref NS 4995 5818; then generally southward along the said road to the northern boundary of EW 1 at NG Ref NS 4988 5727; then generally westward and northwestward along the said EW boundary to the point of commencement.

Ward 4 Barrhead Central

Commencing at NG Ref NS 4979 5928 on the eastern boundary of EW 3 at its junction with Cross Arthurlie Street and Carlibar Road; then northeastward and southeastward along the said road to and generally southward along Glen Street to its junction with Main Street at NG Ref NS 5015 5888; then northeastward along the said street to and southward along Arthurlie Street to a point in line with the northern curtilage of No 21 Arthurlie Street at NG Ref NS 5037 5886; then northeastward to and along the said curtilage to and generally southeastward along the rear curtilages of Nos 21-91 Arthurlie Street to and southwestward along the southern curtilage of No 91 Arthurlie Street to Arthurlie Street at NG Ref NS 5060 5851; then southeastward along the said street to and southwestward along Aurs Drive to its junction with Roebank Drive at NG Ref NS 5045 5827; then southeastward and southwestward along the said drive to a point in line with the northern curtilage of No 2 Newton Avenue at NG Ref NS 5038 5811; then southwestward to and along the said curtilage to and northwestward along the western boundary of St. Marks' Primary School to and southwestward along the southern curtilage of No 417 Aurs Glen to and southwestward across a path to the eastern curtilage of No 410 Aurs Glen; then southeastward along the said curtilage to and southwestward along the rear curtilages of Nos 410-402 Aurs Glen to and southeastward along the rear curtilages of Nos 119 and 121 Aurs Glen to and southwestward along the southern curtilage of No 121 Aurs Glen to and southwestward across a path to the eastern curtilage of No 102 Aurs Glen at NG Ref NS 5027 5798; then southwestward along the said curtilage to and southwestward along the rear curtilages of Nos 102-98 Aurs Glen to an unnamed stream at NG Ref NS 5022 5796; then generally southward along the said unnamed stream to where it is crossed by a path at NG Ref NS 5022 5789; then generally westward along the said path to the eastern boundary of EW 3 at NG Ref NS 4995 5799; then generally northward, westward and northward along the said EW boundary to the point of commencement.

Ward 5 Barrhead East

Commencing at NG Ref NS 4979 5930 where the eastern boundary of EW 3 meets the southern boundary of EW 2; then northeastward along the said EW boundary to the northern boundary of East Renfrewshire Council at NG Ref NS 5126 6023; then generally southeastward, southwestward and southeastward along the said Council boundary to Aurs Road at NG Ref NS 5107 5870; then northwestward along the said road to and southwestward along Aurs Drive to the eastern boundary of EW 4 at NG Ref NS 5066 5843; then generally northward and westward along the said EW boundary to and northward along the eastern boundary of EW 3 to the point of commencement.

Ward 6 Auchenback

Commencing at NG Ref NS 5107 5870 where the southern boundary of EW 5 meets the northern boundary of East Renfrewshire Council; then southeastward and eastward along the said Council boundary to the former council boundary of Eastwood District on the Brock Burn at NG Ref NS 5212 5820; then generally southward and westward along the said former council boundary to the northern boundary of EW 1 at NG Ref NS 5043 5721; then westward along the said EW boundary to and generally northward along the eastern boundary of EW 3 to the southern boundary of EW 4 at NG Ref NS 4995 5799; then generally southeastward and northeastward along the said EW boundary to and northeastward and southeastward along the southern boundary of EW 5 to the point of commencement.

Ward 7 Greenfarm

Commencing at NG Ref NS 5212 5820 where the eastern boundary of EW 6 meets the northern boundary of East Renfrewshire Council; then generally eastward along the said Council boundary to the B769 road at NG Ref NS 5380 5797; then southwestward and southward along the said road to and generally southeastward along Crookfur Road to its junction with Greenlaw Road at NG Ref NS 5343 5639; then generally southward and southeastward along the said road to and generally southwestward, northwestward and southwestward along Capelrig Road to its junction with Barrhead Road at NG Ref NS 5347 5576; then northwestward along the said road to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NS 5310 5590; then southwestward to and along the said field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NS 5287 5569; then southeastward along the said field boundary to Netherplace Road at NG Ref NS 5299 5556; then generally southwestward along the said road to and continuing southwestward and westward along Malletsheugh Road to its junction with the B769 road at NG Ref NS 5109 5503; then generally southwestward along the said road to the southern boundary of East Renfrewshire Council at NG Ref NS 4803 5094; then northwestward along the said Council boundary to the former council boundary of Eastwood District at NG Ref NS 4695 5176; then generally northeastward, northwestward and northeastward along the said former council boundary to the point of commencement.

Ward 8 Thornliebank

Commencing at NG Ref NS 5380 5797 where the eastern boundary of EW 7 meets the northern boundary of East Renfrewshire Council; then generally northeastward, northwestward, eastward, northeastward and southeastward along the said Council boundary to NG Ref NS 5560 5971; then southward in a straight line to where Robslee Drive is crossed by the Glasgow/East Kilbride Railway Line at NG Ref NS 5560 5970; then southeastward along the said railway line to a point in line with the eastern boundary of Giffnock Business Park at NG Ref NS 5577 5967; then southward to and southeastward and southwestward along the said boundary to a point on the rear curtilage of No 10 Orchard Grove at NG Ref NS 5573 5957; then southwestward, southward, eastward and southward along the rear curtilages of Nos 10-3 Orchard Grove to and continuing southward along the rear curtilages of Nos 7-3 Clifton Road to the rear curtilage of No 62 Ravenscliffe Drive at NG Ref NS 5574 5944; then northwestward, southwestward, southeastward and southwestward along the rear curtilages of Nos 62-90 Ravenscliffe Drive to and southwestward and southward along the rear and western curtilages of No 80 Orchard Park Avenue to Orchard Park Avenue at NG Ref 5562 5937; then southeastward along the said avenue to and westward along Orchard Drive to a point in line with the rear curtilages of Nos 1-29 Glenville Avenue at NG Ref NS 5591 5924; then southwestward to and along the said curtilages to and northwestward along the southern curtilages of Nos 29 and 28 Glenville Avenue to and northwestward along the rear curtilage of No 47 Orchard Drive to the rear curtilage of No 41 Orchard Drive at NG Ref NS 5578 5916; then southwestward along the rear curtilages of Nos 41 and 43 Orchard Drive to Orchard Drive at NG Ref NS 5576 5913; then generally southwestward along the said drive to a point in line with the rear curtilages of Nos 17-1 Arden Drive at NG Ref NS 5576 5913; then southwestward to and along the said curtilages to a path at NG Ref NS 5565 5897; then northwestward along the said path to and northeastward, northwestward and southwestward along the eastern, northern and southern curtilages of a Pavilion to the western boundary of Eastwood Park at NG Ref NS 5557 5897; then generally southwestward along the said boundary of the said park to Rouken Glen Road at NG Ref NS 5532 5844; then northwestward along the said road to and generally southwestward and southeastward along Davieland Road to its junction with Ayr Road at NG Ref NS 5534 5768; then southwestward along the said road to where it is crossed by the Glasgow/Neilston Railway Line at NG Ref NS 5533 5765; then generally westward along the said railway line to the eastern boundary of EW 7 at NG Ref NS 5354 5766; then northeastward along the said EW boundary to the point of commencement.

Ward 9 Giffnock North

Commencing at NG Ref NS 5560 5971 on the northern boundary of East Renfrewshire Council; then northward and southeastward along the said Council boundary to Burnfield Road at NG Ref NS 5603 5976; then southward along the said road to where it is crossed by the Glasgow/East Kilbride Railway Line at NG Ref NS 5601 5962; then southeastward along the said railway line to a point in line with a path leading to Forres Avenue at NG Ref NS 5637 5911; then southeastward to and along the said path to and southward across Forres Avenue to a point in line with the southern curtilage of No 63 Forres Avenue at NG Ref NS 5640 5910; then southeastward to and along the said curtilage to and continuing southeastward along the rear curtilages of Nos 38-2 Eastwood Avenue to and southeastward along the rear curtilages of Nos 13-9 Huntly Avenue to and southeastward across Church Road to the rear curtilage of No 1 Bulloch Avenue at NG Ref NS 5664 5881; then southeastward along the rear curtilages of Nos 1-27 Bulloch Avenue to and southeastward along the rear curtilages of Nos 84-56 Evan Drive to and southeastward and southward along the rear curtilages of Nos 2-36 Evan Crescent to the southern curtilage of No 36 Evan Crescent at NG Ref NS 5703 5854; then southeastward in a straight line to and southwestward along the Glasgow/Neilston Railway Line to where it crosses Eastwoodmains Road at NG Ref NS 5662 5807; then northwestward and westward along the said road to and northeastward along Otterburn Road to its junction with Seyton Avenue at NG Ref NS 5621 5832; then generally westward along the said avenue to and generally southwestward, westward and southward along Fenwick Road to a roundabout junction with Rouken Glen Road at Eastwood Toll, NG Ref NS 5580 5829; then northwestward along the said road to the eastern boundary of EW 8 at NG Ref NS 5532 5844; then generally northward along the said EW boundary to the point of commencement.

Ward 10 Merrylea Park

Commencing at NG Ref NS 5603 5976 where the eastern boundary of EW 9 meets the northern boundary of East Renfrewshire Council; then generally northeastward and southeastward along the said Council boundary to where it is crossed by the Glasgow/Neilston Railway Line at NG Ref NS 5754 5967; then southwestward along the said railway line to the eastern boundary of EW 9 at NG Ref NS 5704 5852; then generally northwestward along the said EW boundary to the point of commencement.

Ward 11 Netherlee

Commencing at NG Ref NS 5754 5967 where the eastern boundary of EW 10 meets the northern boundary of East Renfrewshire Council; then generally southeastward, northeastward, southeastward, southwestward, northeastward and southeastward along the said Council boundary to NG Ref NS 5829 5822; then westward in a straight line to and southwestward and westward along the southern curtilage of No 36 Netherview Road to Monteith Drive at NG Ref NS 5817 5822; then southward along the said drive to a point in line with the rear curtilages of Nos 96-84 Nethervale Avenue at NG Ref NS 5817 5821; then northwestward to and northwestward and westward along the said curtilages to and northwestward and westward along the rear curtilages of Nos 82-72 Nethervale Avenue to Randolph Drive at NG Ref NS 5801 5825; then generally northwestward, southwestward and westward along the said drive to and northward along Stamperland Hill to and westward along Nethervale Avenue to its junction with Clarkston Road at NG Ref NS 5760 5838; then southward along the said road to a point in line with the northern boundary of Williamwood Golf Course at NG Ref NS 5760 5838; then northwestward to and northwestward, northeastward and northwestward along the said boundary of the said golf course to the eastern boundary of EW 10 at NG Ref NS 5715 5866; then generally northward along the said EW boundary to the point of commencement.

Ward 12 Crookfur

Commencing at NG Ref NS 5354 5766 where the eastern boundary of EW 7 meets the southern boundary of EW 8; then generally eastward along the said EW boundary to Ayr Road at NG Ref NS 5533 5765; then generally southwestward along said road to and northwestward along Barrhead Road to the eastern boundary of EW 7 at NG Ref NS 5347 5576; then generally northeastward, northwestward and northeastward along the said EW boundary to the point of commencement.

Ward 13 Giffnock South

Commencing at NG Ref NS 5532 5844 where the eastern boundary of EW 8 meets the southern boundary of EW 9; then generally southeastward along the said EW boundary to where the Glasgow/Neilston Railway Line crosses Eastwoodmains Road at NG Ref NS 5662 5807; then continuing southeastward along the said road to its junction with Golf Road at NG Ref NS 5703 5774; then southwestward along the said road to and northwestward along Seres Road to and southwestward along Burnside Gardens to its junction with Kilpatrick Gardens at NG Ref NS 5657 5734; then southwestward and southeastward along the said gardens to and southwestward along Mearns Road to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NS 5598 5702; then northwestward to and along the said field boundary to and westward along a field boundary to an unnamed stream at NG Ref NS 5591 5710; then westward along the said unnamed stream to its confluence with an unnamed stream at NG Ref NS 5579 5711; then generally northwestward along the said unnamed stream to where it is crossed by the Glasgow/Neilston Railway Line at NG Ref NS 5542 5769; then southwestward along the said railway line to the eastern boundary of EW 8 at NG Ref NS 5533 5765; then generally northward and northeastward along the said EW boundary to the point of commencement.

Ward 14 Stamperland

Commencing at NG Ref NS 5715 5866 where the eastern boundary of EW 10 meets the southern boundary of EW 11; then generally southeastward along the said EW boundary to the eastern boundary of East Renfrewshire Council at NG Ref NS 5828 5822; then generally southward, westward and southeastward along the said Council boundary to the confluence of the Kittoch Water and the White Cart Water at NG Ref NS 5806 5720; then generally southwestward and westward along the White Cart Water to where it is crossed by the Glasgow/East Kilbride Railway Line at NG Ref NS 5788 5703; then northwestward along the said railway line to where it is crossed by Strawhill Road at NG Ref NS 5752 5737; then southwestward along the said road to and generally westward along Hillview Drive to its junction with Mearns Road at NG Ref NS 5663 5733; then southwestward along the said road to the southern boundary of EW 13 at NG Ref NS 5656 5727; then generally northeastward and northwestward along the said EW boundary to and northeastward along the eastern boundaries of EW 9 and EW 10 to the point of commencement.

Ward 15 Broom

Commencing at NG Ref NS 5533 5765 where the eastern boundary of EW 12 meets the southern boundary of EW 13; then northeastward and southeastward along the said EW boundary to Mearns Road at NG Ref NS 5598 5702; then southwestward along the said road to and southeastward along Broomburn Drive to and southwestward, northwestward and southwestward along Broomfield Avenue to a point in line with the southern curtilage of No 70 Broomfield Avenue at NG Ref NS 5459 5533; then southwestward to and along the said curtilage to and northward along the rear curtilage of No 70 Broomfield Avenue to and northwestward along the northern curtilages of Nos 361 and 359 Mearns Road to Mearns Road at NG Ref NS 5452 5535; then southwestward along the said road to and northwestward along Eaglesham Road to the eastern boundary of EW 12 at NG Ref NS 5369 5565; then northeastward along the said EW boundary to the point of commencement.

Ward 16 Kirkhill

Commencing at NG Ref NS 5598 5702 on the eastern boundary of EW 15 at its junction with Flenders Road and Mearns Road; then southeastward along Flenders Road and continuing along High Flender Road to its junction with an unnamed road at NG Ref NS 5657 5616; then southwestward along the said unnamed road to an unnamed road at NG Ref NS 5616 5552; then northwestward along the said unnamed road to a track at NG Ref NS 5615 5554; then generally southwestward along the said track, passing to the north of a property known as Barrance, to its junction with Waterfoot Road at NG Ref NS 5577 5534; then generally westward and southwestward along the said road to a point in line with a path leading to Castleton Grove at NG Ref NS 5493 5498; then northward to and along the said path to a path leading to Broomfield Avenue at NG Ref NS 5493 5504; then westward along the said path to and generally northwestward along Broomfield Avenue to the eastern boundary of EW 15 at NG Ref NS 5459 5533; then generally northeastward, northwestward and northeastward along the said EW boundary to the point of commencement.

Ward 17 Clarkston

Commencing at NG Ref NS 5598 5702 where the eastern boundary of EW 16 meets the southern boundary of EW 13; then generally northeastward along the said EW boundary to and generally eastward along the southern boundary of EW 14 to its junction with Hillview Road and Mayfield Avenue at NG Ref NS 5716 5729; then generally southward along the said avenue to and generally southeastward along Greenwood Road to its junction with Eaglesham Road at NG Ref NS 5742 5696; then southwestward along the said road to and southeastward along Waterfoot Road to the eastern boundary of East Renfrewshire Council at NG Ref NS 5695 5526; then generally southward along the said Council boundary to a point in line with the rear curtilages of Nos 11-1 Windyhill Park at NG Ref NS 5707 5460; then southwestward to and along the said curtilages to and across Glasgow Road to and southwestward along Floors Road to its junction with Humbie Road at NG Ref NS 5558 5374; then northwestward and northeastward along the said road to its junction with an unnamed road at NG Ref NS 5492 5442; then generally northeastward, northwestward and northward along the said unnamed road to the southern boundary of EW 16 at NG Ref NS 5525 5509; then generally northeastward and northwestward along the said EW boundary to the point of commencement.

Ward 18 Busby

Commencing at NG Ref NS 5716 5729 where the eastern boundary of EW 17 meets the southern boundary of EW 14; then generally northeastward, southeastward and northeastward along the said EW boundary to and generally eastward, southward and westward along the eastern boundary of East Renfrewshire Council to and northwestward, northeastward and northwestward along the eastern boundary of EW 17 to the point of commencement.

Ward 19 Mearns

Commencing at NG Ref NS 5347 5576 where the southern boundary of EW 7 meets the southern boundary of EW 12; then generally southeastward and northeastward along the said EW boundary to and generally southeastward and northeastward along the southern boundary of EW 15 to the southern boundary of EW 16; then generally southeastward along the said EW boundary to and generally southwestward along western boundary of EW 17 to where Humbie Road crosses the Earn Water at Humbie Bridge, NG Ref NS 5493 5437; then generally southwestward along the said water to the southern boundary of East Renfrewshire Council at NG Ref NS 5033 5030; then generally southwestward and northwestward along the said Council boundary to and generally northeastward along the southern boundary of EW 7 to the point of commencement.

Ward 20 Eaglesham

Commencing at NG Ref NS 5493 5437 where the eastern boundary of EW 19 meets the southern boundary of EW 17; then generally southeastward and northeastward along the said EW boundary to and generally southeastward, southward, southwestward and northwestward along the eastern and southern boundaries of East Renfrewshire Council to and generally northeastward along the eastern boundary of EW 19 to the point of commencement.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order gives effect (with minor modifications of a drafting nature) to proposals made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland for the future electoral arrangements for the area of East Renfrewshire Council. The proposals follow on the review of the whole of Scotland undertaken by the Commission in terms of Schedule 5 to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The area of East Renfrewshire Council is divided into 20 electoral wards as described in the Schedule to the Order. In terms of paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, the wards apply with effect from the ordinary election of councillors due to take place in May 1999.

(1)

1973 c. 65.

(2)

Schedule 5 was substituted by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39), Schedule 13, paragraph 92(67).