Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
County constituency
for the House of Commons
InverclydeRenfrewshireWest2024Constituency.svg
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)
SeatsOne
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.

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Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency comprises the following wards:

In Inverclyde:

In Renfrewshire:

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Martin McCluskey Scottish Labour

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin McCluskey 18,931 46.9 +18.7
SNP Ronnie Cowan 12,56031.1–16.4
Conservative Ted Runciman2,8637.1–10.8
Reform UK Simon Moorehead2,4766.1New
Liberal Democrats Ross Stalker1,2593.1–3.3
Scottish Green Iain Hamilton1,1732.9New
Alba Christopher McEleny7231.8New
Independent John Burleigh3650.9New
Majority6,37115.8N/A
Turnout 40,35057.5−8.3
Registered electors 70,126
Labour gain from SNP Swing +17.5

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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. "UK Parliamentary General Election 2024" (PDF). Inverclyde Council. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  3. "Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West results". BBC News. Retrieved 17 July 2024.