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Inverclyde Central (ward)

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Location of the ward
Location of the ward[1]

Inverclyde Central is one of the seven wards used to elect members of the Inverclyde Council. It elects three Councillors.

The ward includes eastern parts of the town of Greenock, with neighbourhoods such as Bridgend, Cartsdyke, Ladyburn, Overton and Strone, plus parts of the town centre (south of the Inverclyde Line railway tracks, east of Bank Street, south of Wellington Street and east of Broomhill Street).[2] In 2019, the ward had a population of 11,926.[3]

Councillors

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Election Councillors
2017 Jim McEleny
(SNP)
Michael McCormick
(Labour)
Colin Jackson
(Labour)
2022 Pam Armstrong
(SNP)

Election Results

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2022 Election

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2022 Inverclyde Council election[4][circular reference]

Inverclyde Central - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
SNP Pam Armstrong 968        
Labour Michael McCormick (incumbent) 753        
Labour Colin Jackson (incumbent) 599 617.26 651.09 675.42 782.88
SNP Agnes McAuley 231 450.44 452.03 509.05 516.11
Conservative Ian Bryson 169 170.07 171.09 176.36  
Alba Jim McEleny (incumbent) 108 115.79 117.82    
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 2,828   Spoilt: 108   Quota: 708   Turnout: 2,936  

2017 Election

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2017 Inverclyde Council election[5]

Inverclyde Central - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
SNP Jim McEleny 32.5 973        
Labour Michael McCormick * 32.4 970        
Labour Colin Jackson 14.53 435 443.52 600.95 622.37 751.33
Conservative Ian Bryson 9.22 276 276.92 280.57 302.93  
SNP Jayne Peberdy 8.52 255 452.29 464.59 477.97 489.66
Liberal Democrats Kenny Shepherd * 2.84 85 87.3 94.36    
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 2,994   Spoilt: 128   Quota: 749   Turnout: 3,122 (41.1%)  

References

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  1. ^ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  2. ^ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". Lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  3. ^ Electoral Ward: Inverclyde Central, Scottish Government Statistics
  4. ^ "Notice of poll and situation of polling stations". Inverclyde Council. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Inverclyde Council | Inverclyde Council Election Results". www.inverclyde.gov.uk.