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Inverclyde South West (ward)

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

The ward includes the neighbouring coastal villages of Inverkip and Wemyss Bay on the Firth of Clyde, an elevated rural hinterland to the east (part of the Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park, including Loch Thom) and the south-western suburbs of Greenock (the Braeside, Branchton and Larkfield neighbourhoods). In 2019, the ward had a population of 11,649.

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007 Ken Ferguson
(SNP) 		Gerry Dorrian
(Labour) 		Ciano Rebecchi
(Liberal Democrats)
2009 by- Innes Nelson
(SNP)
2012
2017
2022 Paul Cassidy
(Labour) 		James Daisley
(SNP)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Inverclyde Council election

Inverclyde South West - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SNP James Daisley 1,206          
Labour Paul Cassidy 1,175          
SNP Innes Nelson (incumbent) 606 755.66 774.88 815.79 925.97 1,057.69
Conservative Lisa Dallas 507 510.15 540.6 632.83 727.67
Independent Paul Travers 316 326.56 343.87 411.97
Liberal Democrats Alasdair Higgins 251 259.82 306.77
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 4,061   Spoilt: 59   Quota: 1,016   Turnout: 4,120  

2017 Election

2017 Inverclyde Council election

Inverclyde South West - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP Innes Nelson (incumbent) 25.85 1,059            
Labour Gerry Dorrian (incumbent) 19.14 784 785.12 809.16 858.35 961.03 963.12 1,217.06
Liberal Democrats Ciano Rebecchi (incumbent) 19.0 778 779.64 804.7 897.89 1,030.18    
Conservative Dominic Jack 15.5 635 635.32 647.32 695.39 703.77 704.75  
SNP Alan Nicholson 9.13 374 401.54 438.77 504.31      
Independent Gary Purdon 6.96 285 286.09 344.12        
Independent J.B. Houston 4.42 181 181.42          
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 4,096   Spoilt: 76   Quota: 1,025   Turnout: 4,172 (45.5%)  

2012 Election

2012 Inverclyde Council election

Inverclyde South West - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Labour Gerry Dorrian (incumbent) 22.6 768 779 789 792 829.2 873.7
SNP Innes Nelson (incumbent) 22.6 766 772 801 804.3 1,117.9  
Liberal Democrats Ciano Rebecchi (incumbent) 22.4 759 764 865      
Labour Colin Jackson 12.2 415 419 430 432.1 443.3 471.5
SNP John Crowther 11.9 405 413 418 419.5    
Conservative Duncan Simpson 6.4 217 229        
Independent Peter Patrick Glancy Campbell 1.8 62          
Electorate: 8,666   Valid: 3,392   Spoilt: 59   Quota: 849   Turnout: 3,451 (39.82%)  

2007 Election

2007 Inverclyde Council election

Inverclyde South West
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
SNP Ken Ferguson 964 23.2 2 5
Independent Innes Nelson 741 17.8
Labour Gerry Dorrian 723 17.4 1 5
Liberal Democrats Ciano Rebecchi 544 13.1 3 6
Labour Alex McGhee 514 12.4
Liberal Democrats Eric Forbes 449 10.8
Conservative Harry Osborn 179 4.3
UKIP Peter Campbell 43 1.0

References

  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 South West, 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.
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