2022 Inverclyde Council election

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2022 Inverclyde Council election
Coat of Arms Inverclyde.svg
  2017 5 May 20222027 

All 22 seats to Inverclyde Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Lab
SNP
Leader Stephen McCabe Elizabeth Robertson
Party Labour SNP
Leader's seat Inverclyde East Inverclyde North
Last election8 seats, 26.9%7 seats, 32.8%
Seats before85
Seats won98
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote7,4918,694
Percentage32.5%37.7%
SwingIncrease2.svg 5.6%Increase2.svg 4.9%

 Third partyFourth party
 
Ind
Con
LeaderVariousDavid Wilson
Party Independent Conservative
Leader's seatVarious Inverclyde East
Last election4 seats, 16.7%2 seats, 17.6%
Seats before42
Seats won32
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg
Popular vote3,4552,372
Percentage15.0%10.3%
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.7%Decrease2.svg 7.3%

Council Leader before election

Stephen McCabe
Labour

Council Leader after election

Stephen McCabe
Labour

The 2022 Inverclyde Council election 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]

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 910Increase2.svg 140.932.57,491Increase2.svg 5.6
  SNP 810Increase2.svg 136.437.78,694Increase2.svg 4.9
  Independent 301Decrease2.svg 113.615.03,455Decrease2.svg 1.7
  Conservative 200Steady2.svg9.010.32,372Decrease2.svg 7.3
  Liberal Democrats 001Decrease2.svg 10.03.2734Decrease2.svg 2.7
  Alba 000Steady2.svg0.01.5342New

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
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: 3,227  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 McCluskey 26.11,247
          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]

                Inverclyde West by-election

                On 3 September 2024, Labour councillor Martin McCluskey announced that he was resigning as a councillor after being elected as the Member of Parliament for the Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West constituency at the 2024 United Kingdom general election. A by-election has been scheduled for 7 November 2024. [5] [6] The by-election was won by the Labour candidate Ian Hellyer.

                Inverclyde West by-election (7 November 2024) - 1 seat
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                12345
                Labour Ian Hellyer34.0932961 999 1,165 1,568
                SNP Robert Kirkpatrick33.7923939 1,050 1,082
                Conservative Ted Runciman15.2415485 515
                Alba Christopher McEleny8.7239258
                Reform UK John Burleigh8.4230
                Electorate: 8,775  Valid: 2,739  Spoilt: 19  Quota: 1,370  Turnout: 31.4%  

                  References

                  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.
                  3. "LABOUR To Form Minority Administration On Inverclyde Council". Inverclyde Now. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
                  4. McCracken, Gordon (6 May 2022). "Inverclyde Council has revealed who will lead its key committees for the next five years". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
                  5. "Inverclyde MP Martin McCluskey steps down as councillor for Gourock ward". Greenock Telegraph. 3 September 2024. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 4 September 2024.
                  6. McCracken, Gordon (7 October 2024). "Five candidates confirmed for Inverclyde West by-election". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 8 October 2024.