Renfrew West and Inverclyde (UK Parliament constituency)

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Renfrew West and Inverclyde
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland Renfrewshire
1983–1997
Number of membersOne
Replaced by West Renfrewshire
Created from West Renfrewshire

Renfrew West and Inverclyde was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1997.

Contents

The constituency was created out of, and merged back into, the West Renfrewshire constituency.

Boundaries

The Renfrew District electoral divisions of Bargarran and Gryffe, and the Inverclyde District wards of Cardwell Bay, Firth, Gourock, and Kilmacolm.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [1] Party
1983 Anna McCurley Conservative
1987 Tommy Graham Labour
1997 constituency abolished. See West Renfrewshire

Politics and history of the constituency

Election results

Elections of the 1980s

General election 1983: Renfrew West and Inverclyde [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anna McCurley 13,669 32.7 +0.5
SDP Dickson Mabon 12,34729.5+11.2
Labour George Doherty12,13929.0-7.7
SNP William Taylor3,6538.8-4.0
Majority1,3223.2
Turnout 41,80878.1
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1987: Renfrew West and Inverclyde [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tommy Graham 17,525 38.7 +9.7
Conservative Anna McCurley 13,47229.8−2.9
SDP Dickson Mabon 9,66921.4−8.1
SNP Colin McIver Campbell 4,57810.1+1.3
Majority4,0538.9N/A
Turnout 45,24480.5+2.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +6.3

Elections of the 1990s

General election 1992: Renfrew West and Inverclyde [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tommy Graham 17,085 36.6 −2.1
Conservative Annabel Goldie 15,34132.9+3.1
SNP Colin McIver Campbell 9,44420.2+10.1
Liberal Democrats Alexander Nimmo4,66810.0−11.4
Natural Law Duncan Lamont Maltman1490.3New
Majority1,7443.7-5.2
Turnout 46,68780.3−0.2
Labour hold Swing −2.6

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References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)
  2. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
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