Location of the ward
Location of the ward[1]

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

The ward consists entirely of the town of Gourock on the Firth of Clyde.[2] In 2019, the ward had a population of 10,411.[3]

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007 Ronald Ahlfeld
(Ind.)		 Terry Loughran
(Labour)		 George White
(Liberal Democrats)
2012 Christopher McEleny
(SNP)
2017 Lynne Quinn
(Ind.)
2022 Martin McCluskey
(Labour)		 Sandra Reynolds
(SNP)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Inverclyde Council election[4]

Inverclyde West - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1
Independent Lynne Quinn (incumbent) 1,440
SNP Sandra Reynolds 1,271
Labour Martin McCluskey 1,247
Conservative Ted Runciman 453
Alba Christopher McEleny (incumbent) 126
Liberal Democrats John Burleigh 171
Independent William Wilson 66
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 4,774   Quota: 1,194   Turnout: 4,804  

    2017 Election

    2017 Inverclyde Council election[5]

    Inverclyde West - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Independent Ronald Ahlfeld (incumbent) 45.13 2,189            
    SNP Christopher McEleny (incumbent) 23.98 1,163 1,272.68          
    Labour Alan Holliday 12.04 584 687.44 698.97 702.88 778.38 926.2  
    Conservative James Kelly 10.52 510 600.06 601.2 613.92 663.44    
    Independent Lynne Quinn 4.1 199 690.34 711.52 714.47 782.73 975.4 1,301.8
    Liberal Democrats George White 3.81 185 271.05 277.16 280.73      
    UKIP Alan Taylor 0.41 20 28.47 29.4        
    Electorate: TBC   Valid: 4,850   Spoilt: 77   Quota: 1,213   Turnout: 4,927 (57.1%)  

      2012 Election

      2012 Inverclyde Council election

      Inverclyde West - 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Independent Ronald Ahlfeld (incumbent) 44.8 1,951            
      Labour Terry Loughran (incumbent) 22.5 991 1,157.9          
      SNP Christopher McEleny 12.2 541 649.2 657.3 682.7 982.4 1,010.3 1,129.2
      SNP Ralph Roberts 6.8 301 359 361.9 368.8      
      Conservative Iain D. MacLeod 5.7 253 331.2 333.9 383.9 394.7    
      Liberal George White (incumbent) 5.1 227 383.5 393.2 463.1 482.6 604.3  
      Liberal Democrats Gordon Anderson 3.3 146 207.7 212        
      Electorate: 8,642   Valid: 4,410   Spoilt: 46   Quota: 1,103   Turnout: 4,456 (51.56%)  

        2007 Election

        2007 Inverclyde Council election

        Inverclyde West
        Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
        Independent Ronald Ahlfeld 1,256 23.7 1 2
        Labour Terry Loughran 1,212 22.9 3 4
        SNP John Crowther 1,028 19.4
        Liberal Democrats George White† 828 15.6 2 4
        Liberal Democrats Kenny Wilson 577 10.9
        Conservative Robert Hunter 391 7.4

        References

        1. ↑ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk.
        2. ↑ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". Lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
        3. ↑ Electoral Ward: Inverclyde West, 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.
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