2022 Inverclyde Council election

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2022 Inverclyde Council election
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All 22 seats to Inverclyde Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Lab
SNP
Con
Leader Stephen McCabe Elizabeth RobertsonDavid Wilson
Party Labour SNP Conservative
Leader's seat Inverclyde East Inverclyde North Inverclyde East
Last election8 seats, 26.9%7 seats, 32.8%2 seat, 17.6%
Seats before852
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Alb
LD
Ind
LeaderJim McElenyCiano Rebecchi
(retiring)		N/A
Party Alba Liberal Democrats Independent
Leader's seat Inverclyde West Inverclyde South West N/A
Last electionN/A1 seat, 5.9%4 seat, 16.7%
Seats before214
Council Leader before election

Stephen McCabe
Labour

Council Leader after election

Stephen McCabe
Labour

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] Councillor Lynne Quinn was re-elected with more votes than any candidate in the area with 1,445 first preference votes.

Contents

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.

Background

Retiring councillors

WardPartyRetiring councillor
Inverclyde West Independent Ronald Ahlfeld
Inverclyde North Labour Martin Brennan
Inverclyde South West Labour Gerry Dorrian
Inverclyde South West Liberal Democrats Ciano Rebecchi

Results

2022 Inverclyde Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 910+140.932.457,491
  SNP 810+136.437.668,694
  Conservative 20009.010.272,372
  Alba 00000.01.48342
  Liberal Democrats 001-10.03.18734
  Independent 301-113.614.963,455

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

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

    Inverclyde East Central

    Inverclyde East Central - 3 seats [1]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Labour Robert Moran (incumbent)31.51,016    
    SNP Kirsty Law22.3720738.51 747.75 761.36 1,301.91
    SNP Jim MacLeod (incumbent)19.6633657.48 669.92 682.56  
    Independent Drew McKenzie (incumbent)16.8543603.48 615.18 718.08 843.69
    Conservative James Kelly8.6277296.95 300.46   
    Alba Louise Williams1.23845.82    
    Electorate: 8,065  Valid: 3,269  Spoilt: 69  Quota: 807  Turnout: 40.9%  

      Inverclyde Central

      Inverclyde Central - 3 seats [1]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      SNP Pam Armstrong34.2968    
      Labour Michael McCormick (incumbent)26.6753    
      Labour Colin Jackson (incumbent)21.2599617.26 651.09 675.42 782.88
      SNP Agnes McAuley8.2231450.44 452.03 509.05 516.11
      Conservative Ian Bryson6.0169170.07 171.09 176.36  
      Alba Jim McEleny (incumbent)3.8108115.79 117.82   
      Electorate: 7,787  Valid: 2,828  Spoilt: 108  Quota: 708  Turnout: 2,936 (37.7%)  

        Inverclyde North

        Inverclyde North - 4 seats [1]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        Labour Francesca Brennan25.51,284       
        SNP Elizabeth Robertson (incumbent)22.31,122       
        Conservative Graeme Brooks (incumbent)15.1761787.77 789.08 791.4 800.40 886.52 995.77 1,018
        SNP Jenn Scott-McClafferty12.0606615.64 713.63 738.14 744.36 766.40 826.21  
        Labour Jim Clocherty (incumbent)10.4526716.4 719.52 728.94 733.46 799.36 862.95 1,138.36
        Liberal Democrats Jacci Stoyle6.2312323.34 325.06 330.06 336.92    
        Independent Gillian Maxwell5.7285295.92 298.94 309.57 347.98    
        Independent John Davidson *1.57577.1 78.51 85.82     
        Alba Philomena Donnachie1.47071.5 73.32 74.3     
        Electorate: 10,353  Valid: 5,041  Spoilt: 128  Quota: 1,009  Turnout: 5,169 (49.9%)  

          Inverclyde West

          Inverclyde West - 3 seats [1]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1
          Independent Lynne Quinn (incumbent)30.21,440
          SNP Sandra Reynolds26.61,271
          Labour Martin McCluskey26.11,247
          Conservative Ted Runciman9.5453
          Liberal Democrats John Burleigh3.6171
          Alba Christopher McEleny (incumbent)2.6126
          Independent William Wilson1.466
          Electorate: 8,773  Valid: 4,774  Quota: 1,194  Turnout: 4,804 (54.8%)  

            Inverclyde South West

            Inverclyde South West - 3 seats [1]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456
            SNP James Daisley29.71,206     
            Labour Paul Cassidy28.91,175     
            SNP Innes Nelson (incumbent)14.9606755.66 774.88 815.79 925.97 1,057.69
            Conservative Lisa Dallas12.5507510.15 540.6 632.83 727.67  
            Independent Paul Travers7.8316326.56 343.87 411.97   
            Liberal Democrats Alasdair Higgins6.2251259.82 306.77    
            Electorate: 9,531  Valid: 4,061  Spoilt: 59  Quota: 1,016  Turnout: 4,120 (43.2%.)  

              Inverclyde South

              Inverclyde South - 3 seats [1]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              1234
              SNP John Crowther (incumbent)30.8972   
              Labour Natasha McGuire (incumbent, (elected in 2017 as Natasha Murphy))28.2891   
              Independent Tommy McVey (incumbent)23.1730743.12 777.91 915.99
              SNP Irene McLeod11.4359506.55 521.51 528.05
              Conservative Georgina Halfnight6.5205207.25 220.06  
              Electorate: 7,877  Valid: 3,157  Spoilt: 62  Quota: 790  Turnout: 3,219 (40.9%)  

                Aftermath

                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]

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                1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Notice of Poll" (PDF). www.inverclyde.gov.uk. Inverclyde Council. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
                2. ↑ "Local Government elections 2022". Inverclyde Council. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
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