The constituency itself has a mostly middle-class electorate, and takes in the East Renfrewshire council area, with the towns of Barrhead, Clarkston, Giffnock and Newton Mearns.
The constituency itself has a mostly'middle-class' electorate and takes in some notably affluent areas. The principal settlements of the East Renfrewshire council area (which it overlaps) are the towns of Barrhead, Clarkston, Giffnock and Newton Mearns.