The 2022 Inverclyde Council elections took place on 5 May 2022,[1] as part of the 2022 Scottish local elections on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local authorities were up for election. The election used the 7 wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, last changed in 2017, with 22 councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.[2]
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At the previous election in 2017, the Labour Party won the most seats and formed a minority administration. The same happened at this election in 2022, with Stephen McCabe continuing as leader of the council after the election.
Retiring councillors
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Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 5 May 2017. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of council.
Inverclyde East
- 2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
- 2022: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
- 2017-2022: Unchanged.
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Inverclyde East Central
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Inverclyde Central
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Inverclyde Central - 3 seats [1]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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SNP |
Pam Armstrong |
34.2 |
968 |
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Labour |
Michael McCormick (incumbent) |
26.6 |
753 |
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Labour |
Colin Jackson (incumbent) |
21.2 |
599 |
617.26
| 651.09
| 675.42
| 782.88 |
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SNP |
Agnes McAuley |
8.2 |
231 |
450.44
| 452.03
| 509.05
| 516.11 |
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Conservative |
Ian Bryson |
6.0 |
169 |
170.07
| 171.09
| 176.36
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Alba |
Jim McEleny (incumbent) |
3.8 |
108 |
115.79
| 117.82
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Electorate: 7,787 Valid: 2,828 Spoilt: 108 Quota: 708 Turnout: 2,936 (37.7%) |
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Inverclyde North
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Inverclyde North - 4 seats [1]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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Labour |
Francesca Brennan |
25.5 |
1,284 |
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SNP |
Elizabeth Robertson (incumbent) |
22.3 |
1,122 |
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Conservative |
Graeme Brooks (incumbent) |
15.1 |
761 |
787.77
| 789.08
| 791.4
| 800.40
| 886.52
| 995.77
| 1,018 |
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SNP |
Jenn Scott-McClafferty |
12.0 |
606 |
615.64
| 713.63
| 738.14
| 744.36
| 766.40
| 826.21
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Labour |
Jim Clocherty (incumbent) |
10.4 |
526 |
716.4
| 719.52
| 728.94
| 733.46
| 799.36
| 862.95
| 1,138.36 |
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Liberal Democrats |
Jacci Stoyle |
6.2 |
312 |
323.34
| 325.06
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| 336.92
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Independent |
Gillian Maxwell |
5.7 |
285 |
295.92
| 298.94
| 309.57
| 347.98
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Independent |
John Davidson * |
1.5 |
75 |
77.1
| 78.51
| 85.82
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Alba |
Philomena Donnachie |
1.4 |
70 |
71.5
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Electorate: 10,353 Valid: 5,041 Spoilt: 128 Quota: 1,009 Turnout: 5,169 (49.9%) |
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- = Running under The Pensioner's Party
Inverclyde West
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Inverclyde South West
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Inverclyde South West - 3 seats [1]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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SNP |
James Daisley |
29.7 |
1,206 |
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Labour |
Paul Cassidy |
28.9 |
1,175 |
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SNP |
Innes Nelson (incumbent) |
14.9 |
606 |
755.66
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| 815.79
| 925.97
| 1,057.69 |
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Conservative |
Lisa Dallas |
12.5 |
507 |
510.15
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| 632.83
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Independent |
Paul Travers |
7.8 |
316 |
326.56
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Liberal Democrats |
Alasdair Higgins |
6.2 |
251 |
259.82
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Electorate: 9,531 Valid: 4,061 Spoilt: 59 Quota: 1,016 Turnout: 4,120 (43.2%.) |
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Inverclyde South
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Inverclyde South - 3 seats [1]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
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SNP |
John Crowther (incumbent) |
30.8 |
972 |
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Labour |
Natasha McGuire (incumbent, (elected in 2017 as Natasha Murphy)) |
28.2 |
891 |
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Independent |
Tommy McVey (incumbent) |
23.1 |
730 |
743.12
| 777.91
| 915.99 |
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SNP |
Irene McLeod |
11.4 |
359 |
506.55
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| 528.05 |
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Conservative |
Georgina Halfnight |
6.5 |
205 |
207.25
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Electorate: 7,877 Valid: 3,157 Spoilt: 62 Quota: 790 Turnout: 3,219 (40.9%) |
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On 17 May 2022, Labour announced that it had secured enough support from independent councillors to form a new minority administration. Council Leader Stephen McCabe said: "I am delighted that after a week of discussions and negotiations with the other groups on the council I have been able to secure sufficient cross-group support for Inverclyde Labour to lead the next administration."[3] Also, as part of the deal, Drew McKenzie became Inverclyde Council's first Independent Provost, with all previous Provosts being either Labour or Lib Dem councillors.[4]
Inverclyde West by-election
On the 3 September 2024, Martin McCluskey announced that he was resigning from his Inverclyde West seat as he had become an MP. A by-election date is yet to be set.[5]
"Notice of Poll" (PDF). www.inverclyde.gov.uk. Inverclyde Council. Retrieved 14 April 2022.