Glasgow would be 'rubbing their hands with glee'
Concerns that proposed parliamentary boundary changes are a “precursor to the removal of East Renfrewshire Council” have been branded “scaremongering”.
A new Glasgow Priesthill and Giffnock constituency would include Giffnock, Thornliebank, Clarkston and Busby as well as Carnwadric, Kennishead and Priesthill. “The great thing about East Renfrewshire is we’ve taken all the strengths of that relative prosperity and managed to invest in areas where there have been difficulties, Barrhead being a prime example.
“I’m not suggesting that’s a bad thing as far as Glasgow is concerned, but as far as the residents of East Renfrewshire and our more challenged communities are concerned, it’s a big, big minus.” Cllr David Macdonald, an independent councillor, said the proposals were “purely about redressing boundary lines” and potentially to “create future constituencies that represent a larger kaleidoscope of economic demographic within them”.
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