Renfrewshire South (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Renfrewshire South
County constituency for the Scottish Parliament
Renfrewshire South shown within the West Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Population	68,156 (2019)[1]
Current constituency
Created	2011
Party	SNP
MSP	Tom Arthur
Council area	Renfrewshire East Renfrewshire

Renfrewshire South is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering parts of the council areas of Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It forms one of ten constituencies in the West Scotland electoral region, which also elects seven additional members to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

The constituency was created for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election from parts of the former constituencies of West Renfrewshire, Paisley South and Paisley North constituencies. It also contains some areas of East Renfrewshire that were originally part of the Eastwood constituency.^[2] The seat has been held by Tom Arthur of the Scottish National Party since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.