Inverclyde North (ward)

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

The ward includes northern areas of Greenock, predominantly the town's West End and all streets between Lyle Hill and the Firth of Clyde up to the boundary with Gourock, plus part of the town centre (north of the Inverclyde Line railway tracks, west of Bank Street, north of Wellington Street).[1] In 2019, the ward had a population of 13,759.[2]

Councillors[]

Election Councillors
2007 Chris Osborne
(SNP) 		Jim Clocherty
(Labour) 		Charles McCallum
(Labour) 		Alan Blair
(Liberal Democrats)
2012 Math Campbell-Sturgess
(SNP) 		Martin Brennan
(Labour) 		Kenny Shepherd
(Liberal Democrats)
2017 Elizabeth Robertson
(SNP) 		Graeme Brooks
(Conservative)

Election Results[]

2017 Election[]

2017 Inverclyde Council election[3]

Inverclyde North - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Labour Martin Brennan (incumbent) 24.74 1,279          
Conservative Graeme Brooks 19.27 996 1,015.92 1,111.6      
SNP Elizabeth Robertson 16.72 864 871.28 891.47 893.59 957.12 1,687.09
SNP Philomena Donnachie 15.52 802 812.15 823.15 824.88 858.12  
Labour Jim Clocherty (incumbent) 10.41 538 705.99 761.29 776.23 883.69 923.98
Independent Eddie McEleny 7.33 379 388.39 451.92 475.11    
Liberal Democrats Alasdair Higgins 6.02 311 319.81        
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 5,169   Spoilt: 139   Quota: 1,034   Turnout: 5,308 (51%)

2012 Election[]

2012 Inverclyde Council election

Inverclyde North - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour Martin Brennan 33.8 1,804            
Labour Jim Clocherty (incumbent) 16.2 863 1,419.8          
SNP Math Campbell-Sturgess 16.0 854 889.1 928.4 954.1 1,334.3    
Liberal Democrats Kenny Shepherd 11.8 628 651.3 684.6 755.7 794.4 853.9 1,177.8
Conservative Graeme Brooks 9.5 508 525.9 539.4 573.1 583.6 611.2  
SNP Alex De Ruyter 8.4 449 462.9 476.7 500.4      
Independent Charles McCallum (incumbent) 4.1 224 237.9 288.6        
Electorate: 10,222   Valid: 5,330   Spoilt: 192   Quota: 1067   Turnout: 5,492 (45.22%)

2007 Election[]

2007 Inverclyde Council election

Inverclyde North
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Labour Jim Clocherty 1,812 27.0 1 1
SNP Chris Osborne 1,388 20.7 2 1
Liberal Democrats Alan Blair 1,150 17.1 3 6
Labour Charles McCallum† 571 8.5 4 8
Independent Frank McGlinn 468 7.0
Liberal Democrats Campbell Snoddy 439 6.5
Conservative Margaret Miller 431 6.4
Liberal Democrats Robbie Henderson 342 5.1
Independent Kit Shields 114 1.7

References[]

  1. ^ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". Lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  2. ^ Electoral Ward: Inverclyde North, Scottish Government Statistics
  3. ^ "Inverclyde Council | Inverclyde Council Election Results". www.inverclyde.gov.uk.
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