▁G iff no ck ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁body ▁responsible ▁for ▁local ▁govern ance . ▁For ▁local ▁elect oral ▁purposes , ▁Clark ston ▁was ▁formerly ▁a ▁w ard ▁elect ing ▁a ▁single ▁coun c ill or ▁to ▁East ▁Ren f rew shire ▁Council , ▁but ▁is ▁now ▁grouped ▁with ▁Bus by ▁and ▁Nether lee ▁as ▁a ▁larger ▁multi - member ▁w ard ▁elect ing ▁three ▁coun c ill ors . ▁Clark ston ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁East ▁Ren f rew shire ' s ▁designated ▁community ▁council ▁areas , ▁but ▁following ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁community ▁council ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁there ▁were ▁ins u fficient ▁nomin ations ▁for ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁re - est ab lished ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁Scottish ▁Parliament ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁de vol ved ▁matters ▁such ▁as ▁education , ▁health ▁and ▁justice , ▁while ▁reserved ▁matters ▁are ▁de alt ▁with ▁by ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁Clark ston ▁forms ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁constitu ency ▁of ▁East ▁Ren f rew shire , ▁elect ing ▁one ▁member ▁of ▁parliament ▁( MP ) ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁K irst en ▁O sw ald ▁of ▁the ▁SN P ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁MP ▁for ▁East ▁Ren f rew shire ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁General ▁E lection . ▁Before ▁the ▁constitu ency ' s ▁creation ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Clark ston ▁lay ▁in ▁the ▁East wood ▁Const itu ency . ▁For ▁the ▁purposes