Inverclyde is 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 | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | Inverclyde |
Major settlements | Gourock, Greenock, Inverkip, Port Glasgow, Wemyss Bay |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2005 |
Member of Parliament | Ronnie Cowan (SNP) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Greenock and 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 will be expanded to include western areas of Renfrewshire, including Bridge of Weir, Houston and Crosslee. As a consequence, it will be renamed Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West, to be first contested at the next general election.[1]
Most 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]
The constituency covers the Inverclyde council area. This includes the towns and villages of Gourock, Greenock, Inverkip, Kilmacolm, Port Glasgow, Quarriers Village and Wemyss Bay.
Election | Member[3] | Party | |
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2005 | David Cairns | Labour | |
2011 by-election | Iain McKenzie | Labour | |
2015 | Ronnie Cowan | Scottish National Party |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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) |
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