Inverclyde East (ward)

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

The ward includes the large village of Kilmacolm, the smaller settlement of Quarrier's Village, an elevated rural hinterland to the west (part of the Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park) and eastern parts of Port Glasgow (the Bardrainney, Broadfield, Park Farm and Woodhall neighbourhoods).[1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Jim MacLeod
(SNP)		 Stephen McCabe
(Labour)		 Tom Fyfe
(Liberal Democrats)		 David Wilson
(Conservative)
2012 James McColgan
(Labour)
2017 Christopher Curley
(SNP)		 3 seats

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 Inverclyde Council election [2]

Inverclyde East - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2
Conservative David Wilson (incumbent) 39.98 1,767  
SNP Christopher Curley 27.01 1,194  
Labour Stephen McCabe (incumbent) 21.56 953 1,128.07
Independent Jim Boyland 8.05 356 427.45
Liberal Democrats Jacci Stoyle 3.39 150 318.71
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 4,420   Spoilt: 52   Quota: 1,106   Turnout: 4,472 (52%)

    2012 Election

    2012 Inverclyde Council election

    Inverclyde East - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2
    Labour Stephen McCabe (incumbent) 28.7 1,607  
    Conservative David Wilson (incumbent) 25.8 1,447  
    SNP Jim MacLeod (incumbent) 25.4 1,426  
    Labour James McColgan 14.5 812 1,233.3
    Liberal Democrats John Watson 5.6 313 332.9
    Electorate: 12,770   Valid: 5,605   Spoilt: 120   Quota: 1,122   Turnout: 5,725 (44.83%)

      2007 Election

      2007 Inverclyde Council election

      Inverclyde East
      Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
      Labour Stephen McCabe 2,122 30.1 1 1
      SNP Jim MacLeod 1,401 19.8 2 2
      Conservative David Wilson 1,369 19.4 3 5
      Liberal Democrats Tom Fyfe 805 11.4 4 7
      Labour Tom Monteith 522 7.4
      Liberal Democrats Iain Tucker 404 5.7
      Independent John Logan 259 3.7
      Solidarity Denise McLaughlan 179 2.5

      References
      1. "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". Lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
      2. "Inverclyde Council | Inverclyde Council Election Results". www.inverclyde.gov.uk.
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