Scotland · 74,626Boundary · 2023

East Renfrewshire

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May 2026

Represented by Lab since 2024.

Blair McDougall made his most visible mark in June 2025 by voting against his party on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill -- opposing Third Reading and backing amendments to tighten eligibility criteria, including closing a loophole that could have allowed voluntary self-starvation to qualify someone as terminally ill. All five of his rebel votes fell on the same day and on the same bill, making assisted dying his sole departure from Labour discipline. Outside parliament, his most prominent recent action has been as Minister for Small Business and Economic Transformation, where in March 2026 he unveiled rules requiring companies to pay suppliers within 60 days or face fines -- billed as the toughest late-payment crackdown in over 25 years.

A 96.9% party-line voter, McDougall participates in 77% of votes -- slightly below the Commons average. His stance data shows strong alignment with workers' rights and progressive taxation, but he scores near zero on pro-business, parliamentary scrutiny, and Lords scrutiny measures, reflecting consistent support for government positions against Lords amendments. His 247 contributions across 85 debates skew heavily toward economy and jobs, defence, and local government, consistent with his ministerial brief and -- given his background running the Better Together campaign -- a long-standing interest in constitutional questions.

389
Commons votes
This parliament
£32k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
74.6k
Electorate
2024 GE

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§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

McDougall’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.391 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where McDougall has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
80
Economy
77
Employment
45
Crime & Policing
34
Education
30
Welfare and Benefits
25
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1620 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 7720 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading20 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
§ 08The local picture.5 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Barrhead Liboside UplawmoorAngela Convery1,639Scottish
Barrhead Liboside UplawmoorBetty Cunningham1,355Labour P
Barrhead Liboside UplawmoorChris Lunday616Scottish
Barrhead Liboside UplawmoorDanny Devlin1,753Independ
Clarkston Netherlee WilliamwoodAnnette Ireland2,119Scottish
Clarkston Netherlee WilliamwoodDavid Macdonald1,407Independ
Clarkston Netherlee WilliamwoodKate Campbell1,692Conserva
Clarkston Netherlee WilliamwoodKatie Pragnell1,647Labour P
Giffnock ThornliebankColm Merrick1,888Scottish
Giffnock ThornliebankGordon Wallace1,816Conserva
Giffnock ThornliebankMary Montague1,608Labour P
Newton Means North NeilstonAndy Morrison1,579Conserva
Median income
£32,400
HMRC SPI 2024
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