Inverclyde East (ward)
Location of the ward[1]
Inverclyde East is one of the seven wards used to elect members of the Inverclyde Council. It elects three Councillors.
The ward includes the large village of Kilmacolm, the smaller settlement of Quarrier's Village, an elevated rural hinterland to the west (part of the Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park) and eastern parts of Port Glasgow (the Bardrainney, Broadfield, Park Farm and Woodhall neighbourhoods).[2] In 2019, the ward had a population of 11,340.[3]
Councillors
[edit]| Election | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Jim MacLeod (SNP) |
David Wilson (Conservative) |
Stephen McCabe (Labour) |
Tom Fyfe (Liberal Democrats) | ||||
| 2012 | James McColgan (Labour) | |||||||
| 2017 | Christopher Curley (SNP) |
3 seats | ||||||
| 2022 | ||||||||
Election Results
[edit]2022 Election
[edit]2022 Inverclyde Council election[4][circular reference]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| SNP | Christopher Curley (incumbent) | Unopposed | ||
| Labour | Stephen McCabe (incumbent) | Unopposed | ||
| Conservative | David Wilson (incumbent) | Unopposed | ||
| Quota: | ||||
2017 Election
[edit]2017 Inverclyde Council election[5]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ||||
| Conservative | David Wilson (incumbent) | 39.98 | 1,767 | ||
| SNP | Christopher Curley | 27.01 | 1,194 | ||
| Labour | Stephen McCabe (incumbent) | 21.56 | 953 | 1,128.07 | |
| Independent | Jim Boyland | 8.05 | 356 | 427.45 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jacci Stoyle | 3.39 | 150 | 318.71 | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,420 Spoilt: 52 Quota: 1,106 Turnout: 4,472 (52%) | |||||
2012 Election
[edit]2012 Inverclyde Council election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ||||
| Labour | Stephen McCabe (incumbent) | 28.7 | 1,607 | ||
| Conservative | David Wilson (incumbent) | 25.8 | 1,447 | ||
| SNP | Jim MacLeod (incumbent) | 25.4 | 1,426 | ||
| Labour | James McColgan | 14.5 | 812 | 1,233.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Watson | 5.6 | 313 | 332.9 | |
| Electorate: 12,770 Valid: 5,605 Spoilt: 120 Quota: 1,122 Turnout: 5,725 (44.83%) | |||||
2007 Election
[edit]2007 Inverclyde Council election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stephen McCabe | 2,122 | 30.1 | 1 | 1 | |
| SNP | Jim MacLeod | 1,401 | 19.8 | 2 | 2 | |
| Conservative | David Wilson | 1,369 | 19.4 | 3 | 5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Fyfe | 805 | 11.4 | 4 | 7 | |
| Labour | Tom Monteith | 522 | 7.4 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Iain Tucker | 404 | 5.7 | |||
| Independent | John Logan | 259 | 3.7 | |||
| Solidarity | Denise McLaughlan | 179 | 2.5 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". Lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ Electoral Ward: Inverclyde East, 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.