Renfrewshire

British  

/ -ʃə, ˈrɛnfruːʃɪə /

noun

1. a council area of W central Scotland, on the River Clyde W of Glasgow: corresponds to part of the historical county of Renfrewshire; part of Strathclyde region from 1975 to 1996: agricultural and residential, with clothing and manufacturing industries in Paisley. Administrative centre: Paisley. Pop: 170 980 (2003 est). Area: 261 sq km (101 sq miles)

2. a former county of W central Scotland, on the Firth of Clyde: became part of Strathclyde region in 1975; now covered by the council areas of Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, and Inverclyde

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Example Sentences

Over the course of nine years, the equivalent Westminster seat in East Renfrewshire passed from Labour to the SNP to the Tories, back to the SNP and then back to Labour.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

East Renfrewshire Council has also announced its budget for the coming year, with council tax going up by 6%, while South Lanarkshire Council confirmed a 6.5% hike.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Councillors in Renfrewshire and Clackmannanshire also agreed increases in council tax on Thursday morning of 7.5% and 5.6%, respectively, to help fund investments and meet rising costs.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

He was shadow defence secretary and shadow international development secretary under Ed Miliband's leadership before briefly leading Scottish Labour and then losing his East Renfrewshire seat at the 2015 general election.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

Of district collections of Minstrelsy, "The Harp of Renfrewshire," published in 1820, under the editorship of Motherwell, and "The Contemporaries of Burns," containing interesting biographical sketches and specimens of the Ayrshire bards, claim special commendation.

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Rogers, Charles