Inverclyde East Central (ward)

Location of the ward ^[1]

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

The ward includes the majority of Port Glasgow, except the Bardrainney, Broadfield, Park Farm and Woodhall neighbourhoods in the east of the town which are part of the Inverclyde East ward. The modern residential developments at Kingston Dock / 4 Quays which straddle the border between Port Glasgow and Greenock is also within the Inverclyde East Central ward, as is the Gibshill neighbourhood which also adjoins The Port but was always considered to belong to Greenock. ^[2] In 2019, the ward had a population of 9,512. ^[3]

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2007		Jim Grieve (SNP)		Michael McCormick (Labour)		Robert Moran (Labour)
2012
2017	Jim MacLeod (SNP)		Drew McKenzie (Ind.)
2022	Kirsty Law (SNP)

Election results

2022 Election

2022 Inverclyde Council election ^{[4] [ circular reference ]}

Inverclyde East Central - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	Labour	Robert Moran (incumbent)		1,016
	SNP	Kirsty Law		720	738.51	747.75	761.36	1,301.91
	SNP	Jim MacLeod (incumbent)		633	657.48	669.92	682.56
	Independent	Drew McKenzie (incumbent)		543	603.48	615.18	718.08	843.69
	Conservative	James Kelly		277	296.95	300.46
	Alba	Louise Williams		38	45.82
Electorate: 8,065  Valid: 3,269  Spoilt: 69  Quota: 807  Turnout: 40.9%

2017 Election

2017 Inverclyde Council election ^[5]

Inverclyde East Central - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	Labour	Robert Moran (incumbent)	32.33	1,193
	SNP	Jim MacLeod *	28.35	1,046
	Conservative	Iain MacLeod	15.58	575	603.52	604.57	629.76	655.21
	Independent	Drew McKenzie	12.74	470	539.25	550.19	581.21	795.45	1,059.19
	SNP	Donna Pickett	9.29	343	367.9	461.03	472.1
	Liberal Democrats	Robbie Henderson	1.71	63	89.71	92.99
Electorate: TBC  Valid: 3,690  Spoilt: 93  Quota: 923  Turnout: 3,783 (47.6%)

2012 Election

2012 Inverclyde Council election

Inverclyde East Central - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5
	Labour	Michael McCormick (incumbent)	42.4	1,689
	SNP	Jim Grieve (incumbent)	22.3	890	925.6	945.9	953.2	1,003.8
	Labour	Robert Moran (incumbent)	14.5	612	1,134.4
	Independent	Drew McKenzie	14.5	592	638.7	685.6	702.3	741.6
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Burns	2.7	106	117.1	125.8	136.9
	Conservative	Harry Osborn	2.5	96	98.5	100.7
Electorate: 10,222  Valid: 3,985  Spoilt: 117  Quota: 997  Turnout: 4,102 (40.13%)

2007 Election

2007 Inverclyde Council election

Inverclyde East Central

Party		Candidate	FPv%	%	Seat	Count
	Labour	Michael McCormick	2,065	43.5	1	1
	SNP	Jim Grieve	1,132	23.8	2	2
	Labour	Robert Moran	551	11.6	3	2
	Liberal Democrats	Jean Stewart	425	9.0
	Conservative	Graeme Brooks	234	4.9
	Independent	Robert Kyle	188	4.0
	Independent	Tommy Murray	95	2.0
	Solidarity	Don Shearer	57	1.2

References

1. "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". www.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 East Central, Scottish Government Statistics
4. "Notice of poll and situation of polling stations". Inverclyde Council. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
5. "Inverclyde Council | Inverclyde Council Election Results". www.inverclyde.gov.uk.