Inverclyde East (ward)

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

Location of the ward
Location of the ward[1]

The ward includes the large village of Kilmacolm, the smaller settlement of Quarrier's Village, an elevated rural hinterland to the west (part of the Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park) and eastern parts of Port Glasgow (the Bardrainney, Broadfield, Park Farm and Woodhall neighbourhoods).[2] In 2019, the ward had a population of 11,340.[3]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Jim MacLeod
(SNP)		 David Wilson
(Conservative)		 Stephen McCabe
(Labour)		 Tom Fyfe
(Liberal Democrats)
2012 James McColgan
(Labour)
2017 Christopher Curley
(SNP)		 3 seats
2022

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Inverclyde Council election[4]

Inverclyde East - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1
SNP Christopher Curley (incumbent) Unopposed
Labour Stephen McCabe (incumbent) Unopposed
Conservative David Wilson (incumbent) Unopposed
Valid:   Quota:  

    2017 Election

    2017 Inverclyde Council election[5]

    Inverclyde East - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12
    Conservative David Wilson (incumbent) 39.98 1,767  
    SNP Christopher Curley 27.01 1,194  
    Labour Stephen McCabe (incumbent) 21.56 953 1,128.07
    Independent Jim Boyland 8.05 356 427.45
    Liberal Democrats Jacci Stoyle 3.39 150 318.71
    Electorate: TBC   Valid: 4,420   Spoilt: 52   Quota: 1,106   Turnout: 4,472 (52%)  

      2012 Election

      2012 Inverclyde Council election

      Inverclyde East - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12
      Labour Stephen McCabe (incumbent) 28.7 1,607  
      Conservative David Wilson (incumbent) 25.8 1,447  
      SNP Jim MacLeod (incumbent) 25.4 1,426  
      Labour James McColgan 14.5 812 1,233.3
      Liberal Democrats John Watson 5.6 313 332.9
      Electorate: 12,770   Valid: 5,605   Spoilt: 120   Quota: 1,122   Turnout: 5,725 (44.83%)  

        2007 Election

        2007 Inverclyde Council election

        Inverclyde East
        Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
        Labour Stephen McCabe 2,122 30.1 1 1
        SNP Jim MacLeod 1,401 19.8 2 2
        Conservative David Wilson 1,369 19.4 3 5
        Liberal Democrats Tom Fyfe 805 11.4 4 7
        Labour Tom Monteith 522 7.4
        Liberal Democrats Iain Tucker 404 5.7
        Independent John Logan 259 3.7
        Solidarity Denise McLaughlan 179 2.5

        References
        1. "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk.
        2. "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". Lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
        3. Electoral Ward: Inverclyde East, 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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