(''Siorrachd Rinn Friù an Ear'' in
Gaelic ) is one of 32 unitary council regions in
Scotland . It borders onto
North Ayrshire ,
East Ayrshire ,
Renfrewshire ,
South Lanarkshire and the
City Of Glasgow .
The authority was formed in 1996, as a successor to the
Eastwood district, along with
Barrhead , which came from
Renfrew district.
The leader of East Renfrewshire Council is Cllr. Jim Fletcher (Labour - Thornliebank) and the Civic Leader is Provost Betty Cunningham (Labour - Barrhead). East Renfrewshire is also a unified Parliamentary Constituency with Jim Murphy MP and Ken Macintosh MSP representing the area in the Westminster and Scottish Parliaments respectively.
A
2001 survey showed that about half of Scotland's
Jew ish population lives in East Renfrewshire.
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