Inverclyde was a parliamentary constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It replaced Greenock and Inverclyde and the Port Glasgow and Kilmacolm areas from West Renfrewshire for the 2005 general election.
| Inverclyde | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Inverclyde in Scotland | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | Inverclyde |
| Major settlements | Gourock, Greenock, Inverkip, Port Glasgow, Wemyss Bay |
| 2005–2024 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Greenock and Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West |
| Replaced by | Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West |
Iain McKenzie of the Labour Party won the ensuing Inverclyde by-election following the death of the previous Labour MP, David Cairns. At the 2015 general election, the seat was gained by Ronnie Cowan of the Scottish National Party, with a majority of 11,063 votes. At the 2017 snap election, Cowan was re-elected, but with a greatly reduced majority of just 384 votes. However, at the 2019 general election he was re-elected with a significantly increased majority of 7,512 votes, making this a safe seat for the SNP.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was expanded to include western areas of Renfrewshire, including Bridge of Weir, Houston and Crosslee. As a consequence, the constituency of Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West was contested at the 2024 general election.[1]
Constituency profile
editMost of the population live along the Clyde in the north of the seat, and there is a more rural area to the south in Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park. Residents are slightly less affluent than the Scottish and UK averages.[2]
Boundaries
editThe constituency was coterminous with the Inverclyde council area. This includes the towns and villages of Gourock, Greenock, Inverkip, Kilmacolm, Port Glasgow, Quarriers Village and Wemyss Bay.
Members of Parliament
edit| Election | Member[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | David Cairns | Labour | |
| 2011 by-election | Iain McKenzie | Labour | |
| 2015 | Ronnie Cowan | Scottish National Party | |
Elections
editElections in the 2010s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Ronnie Cowan | 19,295 | 48.4 | +9.9 | |
| Labour | Martin McCluskey | 11,783 | 29.5 | −8.0 | |
| Conservative | Haroun Malik | 6,265 | 15.7 | −5.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jacci Stoyle | 2,560 | 6.4 | +3.9 | |
| Majority | 7,512 | 18.9 | +17.9 | ||
| Turnout | 39,903 | 65.8 | −0.6 | ||
| SNP hold | Swing | +9.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Ronnie Cowan | 15,050 | 38.5 | −16.6 | |
| Labour | Martin McCluskey[5] | 14,666 | 37.5 | +7.2 | |
| Conservative | David Wilson | 8,399 | 21.5 | +11.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Stevens | 978 | 2.5 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 384 | 1.0 | −23.8 | ||
| Turnout | 39,093 | 66.4 | −8.8 | ||
| SNP hold | Swing | -11.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Ronnie Cowan | 24,585 | 55.1 | +37.6 | |
| Labour | Iain McKenzie | 13,522 | 30.3 | −25.7 | |
| Conservative | George Jabbour | 4,446 | 10.0 | −2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Watson | 1,106 | 2.5 | −10.8 | |
| UKIP | Michael Burrows | 715 | 1.6 | +0.4 | |
| CISTA | Craig Hamilton | 233 | 0.5 | New | |
| Majority | 11,063 | 24.8 | N/A1 | ||
| Turnout | 44,607 | 75.2 | +11.8 | ||
| SNP gain from Labour | Swing | +31.7 | |||
1 Change to majority not useful when seat changes hands.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Iain McKenzie[6] | 15,118 | 53.8 | –2.2 | |
| SNP | Anne McLaughlin[6][7] | 9,280 | 33.0 | +15.5 | |
| Conservative | David Wilson[8] | 2,784 | 9.9 | –2.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sophie Bridger | 627 | 2.2 | –11.1 | |
| UKIP | Mitch Sorbie[9] | 288 | 1.0 | –0.2 | |
| Majority | 5,838 | 20.8 | −17.7 | ||
| Turnout | 28,097 | 45.4 | –18.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -15.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Cairns | 20,993 | 56.0 | +5.3 | |
| SNP | Innes Nelson | 6,577 | 17.5 | −2.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Hutton | 5,007 | 13.3 | −3.7 | |
| Conservative | David Wilson | 4,502 | 12.0 | +1.8 | |
| UKIP | Peter Campbell | 433 | 1.2 | New | |
| Majority | 14,416 | 38.5 | +7.4 | ||
| Turnout | 37,512 | 63.4 | +2.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 2000s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Cairns | 18,318 | 50.7 | +0.5 | |
| SNP | Stuart McMillan | 7,059 | 19.6 | +5.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Douglas Herbison | 6,123 | 17.0 | −4.2 | |
| Conservative | Gordon Fraser | 3,692 | 10.2 | −0.6 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Davy Landels | 906 | 2.5 | −1.3 | |
| Majority | 11,259 | 31.1 | |||
| Turnout | 36,098 | 60.9 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
References
edit- ^ Boundary Commission Scotland 2023 Review Report
- ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Inverclyde
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "I"
- ^ "Inverclyde parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Scottish Labour chief named in new wave of parliamentary candidates - LabourList". labourlist.org. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Labour chooses candidate for Inverclyde by-election". BBC News. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ "SNP selects by-election candidate". The Independent. London. 3 June 2011.
- ^ "Inverclyde Westminster by-election date set", BBC News, 8 June 2011
- ^ "Inverclyde can make political history". UKIP. 5 June 2011.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
External links
edit- Inverclyde UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2005 – May 2024) at MapIt UK