Inverclyde Central (ward)

Location of the ward ^[1]

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

The ward includes eastern parts of the town of Greenock, with neighbourhoods such as Bridgend, Cartsdyke, Ladyburn, Overton and Strone, plus parts of the town centre (south of the Inverclyde Line railway tracks, east of Bank Street, south of Wellington Street and east of Broomhill Street). ^[2] In 2019, the ward had a population of 11,926. ^[3]

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2017		Jim McEleny (SNP)		Michael McCormick (Labour)		Colin Jackson (Labour)
2022	Pam Armstrong (SNP)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Inverclyde Council election

Inverclyde Central – 3 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	SNP	Pam Armstrong		968
	Labour	Michael McCormick (incumbent)		753
	Labour	Colin Jackson (incumbent)		599	617.26	651.09	675.42	782.88
	SNP	Agnes McAuley		231	450.44	452.03	509.05	516.11
	Conservative	Ian Bryson		169	170.07	171.09	176.36
	Alba	Jim McEleny (incumbent)		108	115.79	117.82
Electorate: TBC  Valid: 2,828  Spoilt: 108  Quota: 708  Turnout: 2,936

2017 Election

2017 Inverclyde Council election ^[4]

Inverclyde Central – 3 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	SNP	Jim McEleny	32.5	973
	Labour	Michael McCormick *	32.4	970
	Labour	Colin Jackson	14.53	435	443.52	600.95	622.37	751.33
	Conservative	Ian Bryson	9.22	276	276.92	280.57	302.93
	SNP	Jayne Peberdy	8.52	255	452.29	464.59	477.97	489.66
	Liberal Democrats	Kenny Shepherd *	2.84	85	87.3	94.36
Electorate: TBC  Valid: 2,994  Spoilt: 128  Quota: 749  Turnout: 3,122 (41.1%)

References

1. "5th Reviews – ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
2. "5th Reviews – ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". Lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
3. Electoral Ward: Inverclyde Central, Scottish Government Statistics
4. "Inverclyde Council | Inverclyde Council Election Results". inverclyde.gov.uk.