Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West (UK Parliament constituency)

For the constituency from 1983–1997, see Renfrew West and Inverclyde (UK Parliament constituency).

Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West in Scotland
Subdivisions of Scotland	Inverclyde and Renfrewshire
Major settlements	Bridge of Weir, Gourock, Greenock, Inverkip, Port Glasgow
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Martin McCluskey (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Inverclyde & Paisley and Renfrewshire North

Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. ^[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, since when it has been represented by Martin McCluskey of Scottish Labour.

Boundaries

Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency is composed of the following: ^{[2] [3]}

• The whole of the Inverclyde Council area, comprising the wards of Inverclyde East, Inverclyde East Central, Inverclyde Central, Inverclyde North, Inverclyde South West, Inverclyde South;

• part of the Renfrewshire Council ward of Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank (southern area including Bridge of Weir); and
• part of the Renfrewshire Council ward of Houston, Crosslee and Linwood (northwestern area including the communities of Houston, Crosslee and Craigends).

The Inverclyde Council area comprised the former constituency of Inverclyde; the parts in Renfrewshire Council were transferred almost entirely from the Paisley and Renfrewshire North constituency.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Martin McCluskey	Scottish Labour

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Martin McCluskey	18,931	46.9	+18.7
	SNP	Ronnie Cowan	12,560	31.1	−16.4
	Conservative	Ted Runciman	2,863	7.1	−10.8
	Reform UK	Simon Moorehead	2,476	6.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Ross Stalker	1,259	3.1	−3.3
	Scottish Green	Iain Hamilton	1,173	2.9	N/A
	Alba	Christopher McEleny	723	1.8	N/A
	Independent	John Burleigh	365	0.9	N/A
Majority			6,371	15.8
Turnout			40,350	57.5	−8.3
Registered electors			70,126
	Labour gain from SNP		Swing	+17.5

References

1. "28 June 2023 - 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament | The Boundary Commission for Scotland". www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
2. 2023 Review UK Parliament constituencies Boundary Commission for Scotland
3. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 3.
4. "UK Parliamentary General Election 2024" (PDF). Inverclyde Council. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
5. "Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West results". BBC News. Retrieved 17 July 2024.

External links

• Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK