Inverclyde West (ward)
Location of the ward[1]
Inverclyde West is one of the seven wards used to elect members of the Inverclyde Council. It elects three Councillors.
The ward consists entirely of the town of Gourock on the Firth of Clyde.[2] In 2019, the ward had a population of 10,411.[3]
Councillors[edit]
| Election | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Ronald Ahlfeld (Ind.) |
Terry Loughran (Labour) |
George White (Liberal Democrats) | |||||
| 2012 | Christopher McEleny (SNP) | |||||||
| 2017 | Lynne Quinn (Ind.) | |||||||
| 2022 | Martin McCluskey (Labour) |
Sandra Reynolds (SNP) | ||||||
Election Results[edit]
2022 Election[edit]
2022 Inverclyde Council election[4][circular reference]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Independent | Lynne Quinn (incumbent) | 1,440 | ||
| SNP | Sandra Reynolds | 1,271 | ||
| Labour | Martin McCluskey | 1,247 | ||
| Conservative | Ted Runciman | 453 | ||
| Alba | Christopher McEleny (incumbent) | 126 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Burleigh | 171 | ||
| Independent | William Wilson | 66 | ||
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,774 Quota: 1,194 Turnout: 4,804 | ||||
2017 Election[edit]
2017 Inverclyde Council election[5]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Independent | Ronald Ahlfeld (incumbent) | 45.13 | 2,189 | |||||||
| SNP | Christopher McEleny (incumbent) | 23.98 | 1,163 | 1,272.68 | ||||||
| Labour | Alan Holliday | 12.04 | 584 | 687.44 | 698.97 | 702.88 | 778.38 | 926.2 | ||
| Conservative | James Kelly | 10.52 | 510 | 600.06 | 601.2 | 613.92 | 663.44 | |||
| Independent | Lynne Quinn | 4.1 | 199 | 690.34 | 711.52 | 714.47 | 782.73 | 975.4 | 1,301.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | George White | 3.81 | 185 | 271.05 | 277.16 | 280.73 | ||||
| UKIP | Alan Taylor | 0.41 | 20 | 28.47 | 29.4 | |||||
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,850 Spoilt: 77 Quota: 1,213 Turnout: 4,927 (57.1%) | ||||||||||
2012 Election[edit]
2012 Inverclyde Council election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Independent | Ronald Ahlfeld (incumbent) | 44.8 | 1,951 | |||||||
| Labour | Terry Loughran (incumbent) | 22.5 | 991 | 1,157.9 | ||||||
| SNP | Christopher McEleny | 12.2 | 541 | 649.2 | 657.3 | 682.7 | 982.4 | 1,010.3 | 1,129.2 | |
| SNP | Ralph Roberts | 6.8 | 301 | 359 | 361.9 | 368.8 | ||||
| Conservative | Iain D. MacLeod | 5.7 | 253 | 331.2 | 333.9 | 383.9 | 394.7 | |||
| Liberal | George White (incumbent) | 5.1 | 227 | 383.5 | 393.2 | 463.1 | 482.6 | 604.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Gordon Anderson | 3.3 | 146 | 207.7 | 212 | |||||
| Electorate: 8,642 Valid: 4,410 Spoilt: 46 Quota: 1,103 Turnout: 4,456 (51.56%) | ||||||||||
2007 Election[edit]
2007 Inverclyde Council election
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ronald Ahlfeld | 1,256 | 23.7 | 1 | 2 | |
| Labour | Terry Loughran | 1,212 | 22.9 | 3 | 4 | |
| SNP | John Crowther | 1,028 | 19.4 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | George White† | 828 | 15.6 | 2 | 4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kenny Wilson | 577 | 10.9 | |||
| Conservative | Robert Hunter | 391 | 7.4 | |||
References[edit]
- ^ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk.
- ^ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". Lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ Electoral Ward: Inverclyde West, Scottish Government Statistics
- ^ "Notice of poll and situation of polling stations". Inverclyde Council. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "Inverclyde Council | Inverclyde Council Election Results". www.inverclyde.gov.uk.