1999 Inverclyde Council election

1999 Inverclyde Council election
All 20 seats to Inverclyde Council ; 11 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	58.6%
Council Leader before election; ; Scottish Labour Party	Council Leader; ; Scottish Labour Party

Last updated November 12, 2023

Elections to Inverclyde Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as other Scottish Local Government elections and the first Scottish Parliament Election.

Election Results

Inverclyde Council election, 1999^[1]^[2]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
Labour	11	0	3	3	55.0	38.5	15,134
Liberal Democrats	8	3	0	3	40	34.0	13,353
Conservative	1	0	0	0	5.0	5.1	2,010
SNP	0	0	0	0	0.0	21.7	8,512
MFNS	0	0	0	0	0	0.6	232
Independent	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	42

Ward results

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Ward 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Calvert	1,420	50.4	-0.4
	Labour	M Munro	608	21.6	+2.0
	SNP	S Thomson	395	14.0	+3.3
	Liberal Democrats	S M Kelly	393	14.0	-5.9
Majority			812	28.8	-2.4
Turnout			2816	65.3	+18.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ward 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A Robertson	980	55.8	-22.7
	SNP	J MacLeod	583	33.2	+11.7
	Liberal Democrats	R Hawthorne	193	11.0	+11.0
Majority			397	22.6	-34.4
Turnout			1,756	52.6	+10.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Ward 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D Morrison	1,128	56.0	-11.4
	SNP	R McKibben	586	29.1	+4.0
	Liberal Democrats	P A Cameron	301	14.9	+4.5
Majority			542	26.9	+12.6
Turnout			2,015
	Labour hold		Swing

Ward 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J Moody	1,197	59.3	+18.0
	Labour	J Clocherty	541	26.8	-20.1
	SNP	F Stobie	234	11.6	-0.2
	Conservative	J W Hunter	48	2.4	+2.4
Majority			656	32.5
Turnout			2,020	60.8	+9.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Ward 5
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Morrison	1,004	47.2	-14.7
	Liberal Democrats	R M Hill	532	25.0	-2.5
	SNP	J Grieve	479	22.5	+12.0
	Conservative	A H Johnstone	111	5.2	+5.2
Majority			472	22.2	-12.2
Turnout			2,126	61.2	+11.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Ward 6
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S McCabe	885	56.3	-7.5
	SNP	C Masterson	415	26.4	+4.9
	Liberal Democrats	S Wilson	272	17.3	+17.3
Majority			470	29.9	-12.4
Turnout			1,572	53.5	+6.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Ward 7
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J O'Rourke	1,048	62.0	-9.5
	SNP	J L Riddell	417	24.7	+10.3
	Liberal Democrats	H Scholte	225	13.3	-0.8
Majority			631	37.3	-19.8
Turnout			1,690	53.5	+6.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Ward 8
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R Jackson	729	50.1	-19.9
	SNP	S McMillan	368	25.3	+9.5
	Liberal Democrats	W Denny	357	24.6	+10.4
Majority			361	24.8	-29.4
Turnout			1,454	49.3	+5.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Ward 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Roach	972	56.2	-6.0
	SNP	S Hilton	336	19.4	+6.1
	Liberal Democrats	E Loughran	318	18.4	-6.1
	MFNS	C Kavanagh	104	6.0	+6.0
Majority			636	36.8	-0.9
Turnout			1,730	58.0	+11.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Ward 10
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A McGhee	648	35.2	-11.5
	Liberal Democrats	E S Forbes	587	31.9	-5.3
	SNP	J Dick	382	20.7	+4.6
	MFNS	C M Kavanagh	128	6.9	+6.9
	Conservative	T McEleny	97	5.3	+5.3
Majority			61	3.3	+6.2
Turnout			1,842	55.3	+13.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Ward 11
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A Nimmo	1,070	50.1	+10.1
	Labour	J McIlwee	689	32.3	-15.1
	SNP	J McConnell	377	17.6	+5.0
Majority			381	17.8
Turnout			2,136	61.0	+9.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Ward 12
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Y Robertson	705	43.4	-10.8
	Liberal Democrats	E Gallagher	525	32.3	+4.9
	SNP	C Park	393	24.2	+5.8
Majority			180	11.1	-15.7
Turnout			1,623	50.6	+9.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Ward 13
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H Mulholland	943	55.0	-15.9
	SNP	D McConnell	436	25.5	+7.6
	Liberal Democrats	D Belshaw	334	19.5	+8.3
Majority			507	29.5	-23.5
Turnout			1,713	54.5	+11.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Ward 14
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P McCormick	758	47.0	-17.6
	SNP	P Gillan	529	32.8	+13.2
	Liberal Democrats	E Sassarini	285	17.7	+9.1
	Independent	P Campbell	42	2.6	+2.6
Majority			229	14.2	-30.8
Turnout			1,614	48.3	+10.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Ward 15
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Luciano Rebecchi	859	48.4	+3.9
	Labour	R Moran	589	33.2	-7.2
	SNP	F McFadyen	327	18.4	+3.2
Majority			270	15.2	+11.1
Turnout			1,775	53.2	+10.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Ward 16
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	James Mitchell	1,411	59.6	+0.2
	Labour	J McLaughlin	580	24.5	-1.0
	SNP	B K Brooks	375	15.8	+0.7
Majority			831	35.1	+1.2
Turnout			2,366	66.3	+17.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Ward 17
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A J Blair	1,555	61.7	-0.7
	Labour	I McKenzie	518	20.6	-3.1
	SNP	G Gordon	446	17.7	+3.8
Majority			1,037	41.1	+2.1
Turnout			2,519	69.1	+16.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Ward 18
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	G White	998	43.8	+0.2
	Labour	G Welch	726	31.8	-2.9
	SNP	J Crowther	557	24.4	+2.7
Majority			272	12.0	+3.1
Turnout			2,281	65.1	+14.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Ward 19
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J Hunter	1,055	45.5	-9.6
	Labour	T Loughran	509	22.0	-6.8
	SNP	D McBride	420	18.1	+2.0
	Conservative	W Strachan	334	14.4	+14.4
Majority			546	23.5	-2.8
Turnout			2,318	64.8	+16.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Ward 20
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R K Campbell	886	46.2	+2.6
	Labour	J Sutherland	574	29.9	+1.6
	SNP	I Ramsay	457	23.8	+6.0
Majority			312	16.3	+1.0
Turnout			1,917	62.7	16.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

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References

↑ Bochel, H.M.; Denver, D.T., eds. (1999). Scottish Council Elections 1999 (PDF). Newport-on-Tay, Scotland: Election Studies. ISBN 978-1-869820-40-4 . Retrieved 10 June 2021.
↑ Bochel, H.M.; Denver, D.T., eds. (1995). Scottish Council Elections 1995 (PDF). Newport-on-Tay, Scotland: Election Studies. ISBN 978-1-869820-35-0 . Retrieved 10 June 2021.

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[1] Bochel, H.M.; Denver, D.T., eds. (1999). Scottish Council Elections 1999 (PDF). Newport-on-Tay, Scotland: Election Studies. ISBN 978-1-869820-40-4 . Retrieved 10 June 2021.

[2] Bochel, H.M.; Denver, D.T., eds. (1995). Scottish Council Elections 1995 (PDF). Newport-on-Tay, Scotland: Election Studies. ISBN 978-1-869820-35-0 . Retrieved 10 June 2021.

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1999 Inverclyde Council election

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Election Results

Ward results

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