As the traditional county town, Renfrew once was a centre of local government for the surrounding area. Whilst the county remained, the focus of local government in Renfrewshire gradually shifted from Renfrew to the larger neighbouring town of Paisley. Following the reorganisation of 1975, the county of Renfrewshire was divided for local government purposes into three modern council areas: Renfrewshire, with considerably smaller boundaries than the county, including Renfrew and with its administrative centre at Paisley; East Renfrewshire, with its centre at Giffnock and Inverclyde with its centre at Greenock. The boundaries of the historic county of Renfrewshire remain for a number of ceremonial and administrative purposes.