Greenock and Inverclyde (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Scottish Parliament constituency infobox
Name = Greenock and Inverclyde
Type = county


Region = West of Scotland
Year = 1999
MSP = Duncan McNeil
Party = Labour
Council = Inverclyde

Greenock and Inverclyde is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the West of Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

Electoral region

:"See also "West of Scotland Scottish Parliament region

The other eight constituencies of the West of Scotland region are Dumbarton, Clydebank and Milngavie, Cunninghame North, Eastwood, Paisley North, Paisley South, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, and West Renfrewshire.

The region covers the West Dunbartonshire council area, the East Renfrewshire council area, the Inverclyde council area, most of the Renfrewshire council area, most of the East Dunbartonshire council area, part of the Argyll and Bute council area and part of the North Ayrshire council area.

Constituency boundaries

The Greenock and Inverclyde constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, however, the Westminster (House of Commons) constituency was merged into a new to Inverclyde constituency. [See [http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/ "The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland] "]

Council area

The Holyrood constituency covers a western portion of the Inverclyde council area. The rest of the council area is covered by the West Renfrewshire constituency, which also covers a western portion of the Renfrewshire council area.

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = Duncan McNeill
votes = 10,035
percentage = 43.4
change = 2.7 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Stuart McMillan
votes = 7,011
percentage = 30.3
change = 15.4 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = Ross Finnie
votes = 3,893
percentage = 16.8
change = -11.2 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative Party
candidate = Charles Ferguson
votes = 2,166
percentage = 9.4
change = 2.8Election box majority
votes = 3,024
percentage = 13.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 23,105
percentage = 51.8
change = 0.1

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = Duncan McNeill
votes = 9,674
percentage = 40.68
change = -0.58 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = Ross Finnie
votes = 6,665
percentage = 28.03
change = +1.83Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Tom Chalmers
votes = 3,532
percentage = 14.85
change = -8.76Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = Tricia McCafferty
votes = 2,338
percentage = 9.83
change = +6.84 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative Party
candidate = Charles Dunlop
votes = 1,572
percentage = 6.61
change = +0.68 Election box majority
votes = 3,009
percentage = 12.65
change = -2.41 Election box turnout
votes = 23,781,
percentage = 51.65
change = -7.30Election box hold with party link
winner = Scottish Labour Party
loser =
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = Duncan McNeill
votes = 11,817
percentage = 41.26
change = N/AElection box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = Ross Finnie
votes = 7,504
percentage = 26.20
change = N/AElection box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Ian Hamilton QC
votes = 6,762
percentage = 23.61
change = N/AElection box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative Party
candidate = Richard Wilkinson
votes = 1,699
percentage = 5.93
change = N/AElection box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = Les Robertson
votes = 857
percentage = 2.99
change = N/A Election box majority
votes = 4,313
percentage = 15.06
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage =
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Scottish Labour Party
loser =
swing =

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