Inverclyde
Scottish council · Scotland · 22 seats in 7 wards · All seats elected every five years · Next election 6 May 2027
Labour run Inverclyde Council as a minority administration. The council has 22 councillors in 7 wards. Seats by party: Labour 9, SNP 6, Other 5, Conservative 2. The next election is on 6 May 2027.
Seats by party
Who holds each ward
Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.
Councillors and last results
Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.
| Ward and councillors | Last election |
|---|---|
| Inverclyde Central Pam Armstrong, Michael McCormick, Colin Jackson | 5 May 2022 Labour 47.8% lead 5.4 pts |
| Inverclyde East Chris Curley, David Wilson, Stephan McCabe | 5 May 2022 Uncontested |
| Inverclyde East Central Robert Moran, Kirsty Law, Drew McKenzie | 5 May 2022 SNP 41.9% lead 10.4 pts |
| Inverclyde North Graeme Brooks, Jim Clocherty, Francesca Brennan, Elizabeth Robertson | 5 May 2022 Labour 35.9% lead 1.6 pts |
| Inverclyde South Natasha McGuire, John Crowther, Tommy McVey | 5 May 2022 SNP 42.2% lead 14.0 pts |
| Inverclyde South West Paul Cassidy, James Daisley, Innes Nelson | 5 May 2022 SNP 44.6% lead 15.7 pts |
| Inverclyde West Sandra Reynolds, Lynne Quinn, Ian Hellyer | 5 May 2022 Independent 30.2% lead 3.6 pts |
Inverclyde Central
Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | First prefs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pam Armstrong Elected | SNP | 968 | 34.2% |
| Michael McCormick Elected | Labour | 753 | 26.6% |
| Colin Jackson Elected | Labour | 599 | 21.2% |
| Agnes McAuley | SNP | 231 | 8.2% |
| Ian Thomas Bryson | Conservative | 169 | 6.0% |
| Jim McEleny | Alba | 108 | 3.8% |
Party shares are of first-preference votes.
Inverclyde East
Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)
Uncontested. Elected: Chris Curley (SNP), David Wilson (Conservative), Stephen McCabe (Labour).
Inverclyde East Central
Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | First prefs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Moran Elected | Labour | 1,016 | 31.5% |
| Kirsty Law Elected | SNP | 720 | 22.3% |
| Jim MacLeod | SNP | 633 | 19.6% |
| Drew McKenzie Elected | Independent | 543 | 16.8% |
| James Kelly | Conservative | 277 | 8.6% |
| Louise Williams | Alba | 38 | 1.2% |
Party shares are of first-preference votes.
Inverclyde North
Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (4 seats)
| Candidate | Party | First prefs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francesca Brennan Elected | Labour | 1,284 | 25.5% |
| Elizabeth Robertson Elected | SNP | 1,122 | 22.3% |
| Graeme Brooks Elected | Conservative | 761 | 15.1% |
| Jenn Scott-McClafferty | SNP | 606 | 12.0% |
| Jim Clocherty Elected | Labour | 526 | 10.4% |
| Jacci Stoyle | Lib Dem | 312 | 6.2% |
| Gillian Maxwell | Independent | 285 | 5.7% |
| John Davidson | The Pensioner's Party | 75 | 1.5% |
| Philomena Donnachie | Alba | 70 | 1.4% |
Party shares are of first-preference votes.
Inverclyde South
Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | First prefs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Crowther Elected | SNP | 972 | 30.8% |
| Natasha McGuire Elected | Labour | 891 | 28.2% |
| Tommy McVey Elected | Independent | 730 | 23.1% |
| Irene McLeod | SNP | 359 | 11.4% |
| Georgina Halfnight | Conservative | 205 | 6.5% |
Party shares are of first-preference votes.
Inverclyde South West
Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | First prefs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Daisley Elected | SNP | 1,206 | 29.7% |
| Paul Cassidy Elected | Labour | 1,175 | 28.9% |
| Innes Nelson Elected | SNP | 606 | 14.9% |
| Lisa Dallas | Conservative | 507 | 12.5% |
| Paul Travers | Independent | 316 | 7.8% |
| Alasdair Higgins | Lib Dem | 251 | 6.2% |
Party shares are of first-preference votes.
Inverclyde West
Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | First prefs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynne Quinn Elected | Independent | 1,440 | 30.2% |
| Sandra Reynolds Elected | SNP | 1,271 | 26.6% |
| Martin McCluskey Elected | Labour | 1,247 | 26.1% |
| Ted Runciman | Conservative | 453 | 9.5% |
| John Burleigh | Lib Dem | 171 | 3.6% |
| Christopher William McEleny | Alba | 126 | 2.6% |
| William Wilson | Independent | 66 | 1.4% |
Party shares are of first-preference votes.
Last by-election, 7 November 2024
| Candidate | Party | First prefs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Hellyer Elected | Labour | 932 | 34.0% |
| Robert Kirkpatrick | SNP | 923 | 33.7% |
| Ted Runciman | Conservative | 415 | 15.2% |
| Christopher William McEleny | Alba | 239 | 8.7% |
| John Burleigh | Reform | 230 | 8.4% |
Party shares are of first-preference votes.
Changed party since the election
2 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.
| Ward | Councillor | Elected as | Now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inverclyde East Central | Kirsty Law | SNP 2022 | Independent |
| Inverclyde South West | Innes Nelson | SNP 2022 | Independent |
Every council by-election since 2021
1 by-election since July 2021, 0 of them gains.
| Date | Ward | Result | Winner's share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 November 2024 | Inverclyde West | Labour hold | 34.0% |
Parliamentary constituencies
| Constituency | Share of council | 2024 winner | Projected now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West | Labour | SNP 37% |
Scottish councils: seats are listed without shares. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.
Who lives in Inverclyde
89,424 residents in 42,095 households
GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.
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Sources and method
Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.
Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scottish councils use STV: party shares are of first-preference votes. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.