# East Renfrewshire: your area

url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/east-renfrewshire/
updated: 29 September 2026
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# East Renfrewshire: your area



Last updated 29 September 2026.
Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/).





**East Renfrewshire** sets a Band D council tax of **£1,620** for 2026-27, 24 of 32 councils in Scotland from the highest. Police: Police Scotland. Fire and rescue: Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. Health: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. This page links to everything the site holds on the area; the full bill, the report card and parking each have a page of their own.



Figures for the 2026–27 financial year. Source:
[Scottish Government](https://www.gov.scot/publications/council-tax-datasets/).





## Key figures



- [£1,620Band D council tax, 2026-27](/council-tax/scotland/east-renfrewshire/)

▲
As of 6 April 2026
- [−£9,000Parking deficit, 2024-25](/parking/east-renfrewshire/)


As of 6 April 2024
- [50.9%Household waste recycled, 2024](/council-tax/scotland/east-renfrewshire/#report-card)
- [16%Reserves as a share of spending, 2024-25](/council-tax/scotland/east-renfrewshire/#report-card)




Source: [Scottish Government](https://www.gov.scot/publications/council-tax-datasets/).






## What is the council tax in East Renfrewshire?



Band D is **£1,620** a year for 2026-27, and Band A, the lowest, **£1,080**.
That is £33 below the Scotland average of £1,653, 24 of 32 in Scotland from the highest.




[Every band, who gets the money and how East Renfrewshire compares](/council-tax/scotland/east-renfrewshire/)



[Where your council tax goes: from your bill to each service](/council-tax/scotland/east-renfrewshire/where-it-goes/)






## How does the council compare?


- Council tax rise this year6.0%Lower than the Scotland figure of 7.1%
- Council tax per head£750Higher than the Scotland figure of £638
- Reserves as a share of net spending16%The same as the Scotland figure of 16%
- Recycling rate50.9%Higher than the Scotland figure of 44.3%
- Planning decisions on time37.5%Lower than the Scotland figure of 62.9%



Each figure is set against the figure for Scotland as a whole. They are plain comparisons, one measure at a
time: there is no overall score and no ranking of councils. Higher is not always better or worse; what each
measure does and does not show is on the [methodology page](/methodology/#council-report-cards).



[The full report card: complaints, finances, audit, pay and services](/council-tax/scotland/east-renfrewshire/#report-card)





## Roads, bins and planning





| Measure | Figure | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Household waste reused, recycled or compostedDetails | 50.9% | 2024 |
| Period2024 | | |
| Planning decisions made on timeDetails | 37.5% | 2024-25 |
| Period2024-25 | | |





Road condition is not published in the same form for Scotland councils. Road condition is from the
Department for Transport; each figure is compared with Scotland as a whole in the [report card](/council-tax/scotland/east-renfrewshire/#report-card).





## What does the council make from parking?





| Authority | Year | Income | Surplus |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [East Renfrewshire](/parking/east-renfrewshire/)Details | 2024-25 | £210,000 | −£9,000 |
| Year2024-25Surplus−£9,000 | | | |





What the law lets a council spend a parking surplus on is on
[parking fines and council parking income](/parking-fines-and-council-parking-income/).





## Who is your MP?




A council area can span several constituencies, so your MP depends on your address. Enter your postcode in
the box at the top of this page to see your MP and what their office cost,
[find any MP by name or constituency](/mps/), or see every constituency and its MP on
[the MP map](/mps/map/).






## How much crime is recorded here?



In April 2025 to March 2026, East Renfrewshire had **25.3 total crimes recorded (groups 1 to 5) per 1,000 residents**, against 56.9 across Scotland,
from Scottish Government, Recorded Crime in Scotland. Scotland counts crime under its own rules, so this is not comparable with figures for England and Wales.




[East Renfrewshire on the crime map](/crime/?in=S92000003&level=lad&area=S12000011)





### Your police precept



There is no police precept here: Police Scotland is funded by the Scottish Government.
Police Scotland serves the whole of Scotland, and its budget is set and spent nationally.



[Police Scotland: funding, precept and results for the whole force](/police/police-scotland/)





## Who runs police, fire, health and ambulances here?





| Service | Body | Latest | Per resident |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PoliceDetails | [Police Scotland](/police/police-scotland/) | £1.4bn (2024-25) | £252 |
| Latest£1.4bn (2024-25)Per resident£252 | | | |
| Fire and rescueDetails | [Scottish Fire and Rescue Service](/fire-and-rescue/scotland/) | £305m (2023-24) | £55.45 |
| Latest£305m (2023-24)Per resident£55.45 | | | |
| AmbulanceDetails | [Scottish Ambulance Service](/ambulance/scottish-ambulance-service/) | £479m (2024-25) | £86.31 |
| Latest£479m (2024-25)Per resident£86.31 | | | |
| NHSDetails | [NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde](/nhs/greater-glasgow-and-clyde/) | £4.7bn (2024-25) | £3,845 |
| Latest£4.7bn (2024-25)Per resident£3,845 | | | |
| RoadsDetails | [East Renfrewshire](/roads/east-renfrewshire/) | £7m (2024-25) | £66.37 |
| Latest£7m (2024-25)Per resident£66.37 | | | |
| SchoolsDetails | [East Renfrewshire](/education/east-renfrewshire/) | £174m (2024-25) | £1,748 |
| Latest£174m (2024-25)Per resident£1,748 | | | |
| Council spendingDetails | [East Renfrewshire](/your-area/east-renfrewshire/) | £294m (2024-25) | £2,953 |
| Latest£294m (2024-25)Per resident£2,953 | | | |
| Social careDetails | [East Renfrewshire](/social-care/east-renfrewshire/) | £75m (2024-25) | £754 |
| Latest£75m (2024-25)Per resident£754 | | | |
| HousingDetails | [East Renfrewshire](/your-area/east-renfrewshire/) | £6m (2024-25) | £61.86 |
| Latest£6m (2024-25)Per resident£61.86 | | | |
| Waste and recyclingDetails | East Renfrewshire | not published | — |
| Latestnot publishedPer resident— | | | |





Each body serves a wider area than East Renfrewshire, and its money is for the whole of that area. Its page has its
funding over time and what is recorded alongside it; [public services near you](/public-services-near-you/)
looks them up for any postcode. Water is not covered yet: see [Scottish Water](https://www.scottishwater.co.uk/).



Which bodies cover East Renfrewshire: ONS lookups of local authorities to police force areas, fire and rescue authorities,
integrated care boards and local health boards (Open Government Licence v3.0).





## How does East Renfrewshire look against other councils?



See East Renfrewshire on [the council map](/councils/map/?council=S12000011), alongside every
other council on council tax, complaints, reserves, audit and inspections, or
[browse every council](/councils/).





## Common questions


How much is council tax in East Renfrewshire?
Band D is £1,620 a year for 2026-27. [Every band](/council-tax/scotland/east-renfrewshire/).Which police force covers East Renfrewshire?
Police Scotland. Fire and rescue: Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.





## Sources for this page





| Source | Publisher | Figures as of | Updated | Licence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Council Tax Assumptions: Council Tax by Band](https://www.gov.scot/publications/council-tax-datasets/) | Scottish Government | the 2026–27 financial year | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) |
| [Scottish Local Government Finance Statistics, LFR 05 roads and transport](https://www.gov.scot/collections/local-government-finance-statistics/) | Scottish Government | the 2024–25 financial year | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) |





Each source's figures are used under the licence shown. Our own words, analysis, charts and derived calculations
are ours, under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

## Related pages

- [Back to Every council](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/councils/)
- [How much is council tax and what does it pay for?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/)
- [Who is my MP, and what does their office cost?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/mps/)
- [Where does my tax money actually go?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/for-every-100-pounds-of-tax/)

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