Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2005 onwards
Inverclyde was a parliamentary constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It replaced Greenock and Inverclyde and the Port Glasgow and Kilmacolm areas from West Renfrewshire for the 2005 general election .
Iain McKenzie of the Labour Party won the ensuing Inverclyde by-election following the death of the previous Labour MP, David Cairns . At the 2015 general election , the seat was gained by Ronnie Cowan of the Scottish National Party, with a majority of 11,063 votes. At the 2017 snap election , Cowan was re-elected, but with a greatly reduced majority of just 384 votes. However, at the 2019 general election he was re-elected with a significantly increased majority of 7,512 votes, making this a safe seat for the SNP.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies , the seat was expanded to include western areas of Renfrewshire , including Bridge of Weir , Houston and Crosslee . As a consequence, the constituency of Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West was contested at the 2024 general election. [ 1]
Constituency profile
Most of the population live along the Clyde in the north of the seat, and there is a more rural area to the south in Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park . Residents are slightly less affluent than the Scottish and UK averages.[ 2]
Boundaries
Map of boundaries 2005-2024
The constituency was coterminous with the Inverclyde council area. This includes the towns and villages of Gourock , Greenock , Inverkip , Kilmacolm , Port Glasgow , Quarriers Village and Wemyss Bay .
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
1 Change to majority not useful when seat changes hands.
Elections in the 2000s
References
External links
Current constituencies (2024)
International National People
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