Editing Netherlee (section)

==Governance==
Netherlee is in [[East Renfrewshire]], one of the 32 [[Subdivisions of Scotland#Council areas|council areas]] of Scotland for local government purposes. East Renfrewshire Council, the unitary [[Local government in Scotland|local council]], is based in nearby [[Giffnock]] and is responsible for local government. For local electoral purposes, Netherlee was formerly a [[Wards of the United Kingdom|ward]] electing a single councillor to East Renfrewshire Council, but is now grouped with [[Clarkston, East Renfrewshire|Clarkston]] and [[Busby, East Renfrewshire|Busby]] as a larger multi-member ward electing three councillors.<ref>{{cite web|title=Councillors and democracy|url=http://eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/councillors-democracy|publisher=East Renfrewshire Council|accessdate=22 June 2016}}</ref> Netherlee and Stamperland together form one of East Renfrewshire's designated [[community council]] areas, but following the dissolution of the previous community council in 2015 there were insufficient nominations for it to be re-established at that time.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Loney|first1=Gillian|title=East Ren community councils feud continues|url=http://www.glasgowsouthandeastwoodextra.co.uk/news/local-headlines/east-ren-community-councils-feud-continues-1-3887175|accessdate=22 June 2016|work=Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra|date=15 September 2015}}</ref>

The Netherlee area has been part of the [[Counties of Scotland|historic county]] of [[Renfrewshire (historic)|Renfrewshire]] since medieval times. From 1890 onwards, Renfrewshire was an area of local government administered by a [[county council]]. Although Renfrewshire ceased to be used for local government purposes in 1975, it continues to exist as both a [[Lieutenancy areas of Scotland|Lieutenancy area]] and [[registration county]]. Netherlee is also within the ancient [[Parish (administrative division)#Scotland, Wales and Ireland|parish]] of Cathcart, which formed the lowest tier of local government between 1845 and 1930, and which continues to exist for some statistical purposes. Between 1930 and 1975, Netherlee was within the First Landward District of Renfrewshire.

Following the abolition of administrative counties in 1975, Netherlee became a part of the new [[Eastwood, Strathclyde|Eastwood District]] within [[Strathclyde Region]] under the [[Regions and districts of Scotland|two tier system of local government]] which lasted until the creation of the present unitary authorities in 1996.

In the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]], Netherlee is represented in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] as part of the [[county constituency]] of [[East Renfrewshire (UK Parliament constituency)|East Renfrewshire]]. [[Kirsten Oswald]] of the [[Scottish National Party]] was first elected as MP for East Renfrewshire in the [[List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland 2015–17|2015 General Election]]. For the [[Scottish Parliament]], Netherlee forms part of the [[Eastwood (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Eastwood]] constituency within the [[West of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|West of Scotland electoral region]]. As such it is currently represented by [[Jackson Carlaw]] of the [[Scottish Conservative Party]] as the constituency [[Member of the Scottish Parliament]] (MSP) in addition to the seven regional list MSPs.