Inverclyde (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2005 onwards}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name = Inverclyde
|parliament = uk
|map1 = Inverclyde
|map2 =
|map_size = 250px
|map_entity = Scotland
|map_year =
|year = 2005
|abolished = 2024
|type = County
|elects_howmany = One
|previous = Greenock and Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
|next = Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
|electorate =
|mp = Ronnie Cowan
|party = SNP
|towns = Gourock, Greenock, Inverkip, Port Glasgow, Wemyss Bay
|region = Scotland
|county = Inverclyde
|european = Scotland
}}
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.
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.[https://www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2023_review_final/bcs_2023_review_report_web_version.pdf Boundary Commission Scotland 2023 Review Report]
Constituency profile
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.Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Inverclyde
Boundaries
{{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Inverclyde (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame=yes|frame-height=250|text=Map of boundaries 2005-2024}}
The 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
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan="2" | Election
! Member{{rayment-hc|i|date=May 2015}} ! Party |
|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 2005 | Labour |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| Labour |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" |
| 2015 |
Elections
=Elections in the 2010s=
{{Election box begin|
|title=General election 2019: Inverclyde{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/S14000038|title=Inverclyde parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Ronnie Cowan
|votes = 19,295
|percentage = 48.4
|change = +9.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour
|candidate = Martin McCluskey
|votes = 11,783
|percentage = 29.5
|change = -8.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservatives
|candidate = Haroun Malik
|votes = 6,265
|percentage = 15.7
|change = -5.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Jacci Stoyle
|votes = 2,560
|percentage = 6.4
|change = +3.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,512
|percentage = 18.9
|change = +17.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 39,903
|percentage = 65.8
|change = -0.6
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Scottish National Party
|swing = +9.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title= General election 2017: Inverclyde
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Ronnie Cowan
|votes = 15,050
|percentage = 38.5
|change = -16.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour
|candidate = Martin McCluskey{{cite web|url=https://labourlist.org/2017/04/scottish-labour-chief-named-in-new-wave-of-parliamentary-candidates/|title=Scottish Labour chief named in new wave of parliamentary candidates - LabourList|date=28 April 2017|website=labourlist.org|access-date=13 April 2018}}
|votes = 14,666
|percentage = 37.5
|change = +7.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservatives
|candidate = David Wilson
|votes = 8,399
|percentage = 21.5
|change = +11.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = David Stevens
|votes = 978
|percentage = 2.5
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 384
|percentage = 1.0
|change = -23.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 39,093
|percentage = 66.4
|change = -8.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Scottish National Party
|swing = -11.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title= General election 2015: Inverclyde
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Ronnie Cowan
|votes = 24,585
|percentage = 55.1
|change = +37.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour
|candidate = Iain McKenzie
|votes = 13,522
|percentage = 30.3
|change = -25.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Scottish Conservatives
|candidate = George Jabbour
|votes = 4,446
|percentage = 10.0
|change = -2.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = John Watson
|votes = 1,106
|percentage = 2.5
|change = -10.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Michael Burrows
|votes = 715
|percentage = 1.6
|change = +0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol
|candidate = Craig Hamilton
|votes = 233
|percentage = 0.5
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 11,063
|percentage = 24.8
|change = N/A1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 44,607
|percentage = 75.2
|change = +11.8
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Scottish National Party
|loser = Scottish Labour
|swing = +31.7
}}
{{Election box end}}
1 Change to majority not useful when seat changes hands.
{{Election box begin |
|title= By-Election 2011: Inverclyde
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour
|candidate = Iain McKenzie{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-13655868|title=Labour chooses candidate for Inverclyde by-election|publisher=BBC News|date=4 June 2011|access-date=4 June 2011}}
|votes = 15,118
|percentage = 53.8
|change = –2.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Anne McLaughlin{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/snp-selects-byelection-candidate-2292558.html | location=London | work=The Independent | title=SNP selects by-election candidate | date=3 June 2011}}
|votes = 9,280
|percentage = 33.0
|change = +15.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservatives
|candidate = David Wilson"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-13694844 Inverclyde Westminster by-election date set]", BBC News, 8 June 2011
|votes = 2,784
|percentage = 9.9
|change = –2.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Sophie Bridger
|votes = 627
|percentage = 2.2
|change = –11.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Mitch Sorbie{{cite news| url=http://www.ukip.org/scotland/articles/964-inverclyde-can-make-political-history | title=Inverclyde can make political history | work=UKIP | date=5 June 2011}}
|votes = 288
|percentage = 1.0
|change = –0.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,838
|percentage = 20.8
|change = -17.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 28,097
|percentage = 45.4
|change = –18.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Scottish Labour
|swing = -15.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title= General election 2010: Inverclyde{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010 |url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt |publisher=Electoral Calculus |access-date=17 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt |archive-date=26 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Scottish Labour
|candidate = David Cairns
|votes = 20,993
|percentage = 56.0
|change = +5.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Innes Nelson
|votes = 6,577
|percentage = 17.5
|change = -2.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Simon Hutton
|votes = 5,007
|percentage = 13.3
|change = -3.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservatives
|candidate = David Wilson
|votes = 4,502
|percentage = 12.0
|change = +1.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Peter Campbell
|votes = 433
|percentage = 1.2
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 14,416
|percentage = 38.5
|change = +7.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 37,512
|percentage = 63.4
|change = +2.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Scottish Labour
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 2000s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 2005: Inverclyde{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005 |url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt |publisher=Electoral Calculus |access-date=18 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt |archive-date=15 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour
|candidate = David Cairns
|votes = 18,318
|percentage = 50.7
|change = +0.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Stuart McMillan
|votes = 7,059
|percentage = 19.6
|change = +5.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Douglas Herbison
|votes = 6,123
|percentage = 17.0
|change = -4.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservatives
|candidate = Gordon Fraser
|votes = 3,692
|percentage = 10.2
|change = -0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|candidate = Davy Landels
|votes = 906
|percentage = 2.5
|change = -1.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 11,259
|percentage = 31.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 36,098
|percentage = 60.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Scottish Labour
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/14434.html Inverclyde UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2005 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
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