1999 Inverclyde Council election

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1999 Inverclyde Council election
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All 20 seats to Inverclyde Council
11 seats needed for a majority
Turnout58.6%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election14 seats, 49.6%5 seats, 29.6%1 seat, 3.7%
Seats won1181
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 3Steady2.svg
Popular vote15,13413,3532,010
Percentage38.5%34.0%5.1%
SwingDecrease2.svg 11.1%Increase2.svg 4.4%Increase2.svg 1.4%

Elections to Inverclyde Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as other Scottish Local Government elections and the first Scottish Parliament Election.

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Results

1999 Inverclyde Council election result [1] [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1103Decrease2.svg 355.038.515,134Decrease2.svg 11.1
  Liberal Democrats 830Increase2.svg 340.034.013,353Increase2.svg 4.4
  Conservative 100Steady2.svg5.05.12,010Increase2.svg 1.4
  SNP 000Steady2.svg0.021.78,512Increase2.svg 5.5
 MFNS000Steady2.svg0.00.6232New
  Independent 000Steady2.svg0.00.142Decrease2.svg 0.5

Ward results

Ward 1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A Calvert 1,420 50.4 −0.4
Labour M Munro60821.6+2.0
SNP S Thomson39514.0+3.3
Liberal Democrats S M Kelly39314.0−5.9
Majority81228.8−2.4
Turnout 281665.3+18.6
Conservative hold Swing
Ward 2
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A Robertson 980 55.8 −22.7
SNP J MacLeod58333.2+11.7
Liberal Democrats R Hawthorne19311.0+11.0
Majority39722.6−34.4
Turnout 1,75652.6+10.4
Labour hold Swing
Ward 3
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D Morrison 1,128 56.0 −11.4
SNP R McKibben58629.1+4.0
Liberal Democrats P A Cameron30114.9+4.5
Majority54226.9+12.6
Turnout 2,015
Labour hold Swing
Ward 4
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats J Moody 1,197 59.3 +18.0
Labour J Clocherty54126.8−20.1
SNP F Stobie23411.6−0.2
Conservative J W Hunter482.4+2.4
Majority65632.5
Turnout 2,02060.8+9.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Ward 5
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M Morrison 1,004 47.2 −14.7
Liberal Democrats R M Hill53225.0−2.5
SNP J Grieve47922.5+12.0
Conservative A H Johnstone1115.2+5.2
Majority47222.2−12.2
Turnout 2,12661.2+11.2
Labour hold Swing
Ward 6
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S McCabe 885 56.3 −7.5
SNP C Masterson41526.4+4.9
Liberal Democrats S Wilson27217.3+17.3
Majority47029.9−12.4
Turnout 1,57253.5+6.2
Labour hold Swing
Ward 7
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J O'Rourke 1,048 62.0 −9.5
SNP J L Riddell41724.7+10.3
Liberal Democrats H Scholte22513.3−0.8
Majority63137.3−19.8
Turnout 1,69053.5+6.2
Labour hold Swing
Ward 8
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R Jackson 729 50.1 −19.9
SNP S McMillan36825.3+9.5
Liberal Democrats W Denny35724.6+10.4
Majority36124.8−29.4
Turnout 1,45449.3+5.1
Labour hold Swing
Ward 9
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Roach 972 56.2 −6.0
SNP S Hilton33619.4+6.1
Liberal Democrats E Loughran31818.4−6.1
MFNSC Kavanagh1046.0+6.0
Majority63636.8−0.9
Turnout 1,73058.0+11.4
Labour hold Swing
Ward 10
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A McGhee 648 35.2 −11.5
Liberal Democrats E S Forbes58731.9−5.3
SNP J Dick38220.7+4.6
MFNSC M Kavanagh1286.9+6.9
Conservative T McEleny975.3+5.3
Majority613.3+6.2
Turnout 1,84255.3+13.8
Labour hold Swing
Ward 11
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats A Nimmo 1,070 50.1 +10.1
Labour J McIlwee68932.3−15.1
SNP J McConnell37717.6+5.0
Majority38117.8
Turnout 2,13661.0+9.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Ward 12
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Y Robertson 705 43.4 −10.8
Liberal Democrats E Gallagher52532.3+4.9
SNP C Park39324.2+5.8
Majority18011.1−15.7
Turnout 1,62350.6+9.2
Labour hold Swing
Ward 13
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H Mulholland 943 55.0 −15.9
SNP D McConnell43625.5+7.6
Liberal Democrats D Belshaw33419.5+8.3
Majority50729.5−23.5
Turnout 1,71354.5+11.3
Labour hold Swing
Ward 14
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P McCormick 758 47.0 −17.6
SNP P Gillan52932.8+13.2
Liberal Democrats E Sassarini28517.7+9.1
Independent P Campbell422.6+2.6
Majority22914.2−30.8
Turnout 1,61448.3+10.6
Labour hold Swing
Ward 15
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Luciano Rebecchi 859 48.4 +3.9
Labour R Moran58933.2−7.2
SNP F McFadyen32718.4+3.2
Majority27015.2+11.1
Turnout 1,77553.2+10.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Ward 16
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats James Mitchell 1,411 59.6 +0.2
Labour J McLaughlin58024.5−1.0
SNP B K Brooks37515.8+0.7
Majority83135.1+1.2
Turnout 2,36666.3+17.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Ward 17
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats A J Blair 1,555 61.7 −0.7
Labour I McKenzie51820.6−3.1
SNP G Gordon44617.7+3.8
Majority1,03741.1+2.1
Turnout 2,51969.1+16.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Ward 18
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats G White 998 43.8 +0.2
Labour G Welch72631.8−2.9
SNP J Crowther55724.4+2.7
Majority27212.0+3.1
Turnout 2,28165.1+14.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Ward 19
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats J Hunter 1,055 45.5 −9.6
Labour T Loughran50922.0−6.8
SNP D McBride42018.1+2.0
Conservative W Strachan33414.4+14.4
Majority54623.5−2.8
Turnout 2,31864.8+16.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Ward 20
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats R K Campbell 886 46.2 +2.6
Labour J Sutherland57429.9+1.6
SNP I Ramsay45723.8+6.0
Majority31216.3+1.0
Turnout 1,91762.716.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ Bochel, H.M.; Denver, D.T., eds. (1999). Scottish Council Elections 1999 (PDF). Newport-on-Tay, Scotland: Election Studies. ISBN   978-1-869820-40-4 . Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ↑ Bochel, H.M.; Denver, D.T., eds. (1995). Scottish Council Elections 1995 (PDF). Newport-on-Tay, Scotland: Election Studies. ISBN   978-1-869820-35-0 . Retrieved 10 June 2021.
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