Inverclyde West (ward)

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

Location of the ward [1]

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.)

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 Inverclyde Council election[4]

Inverclyde West - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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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
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    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. "Inverclyde Council | Inverclyde Council Election Results". www.inverclyde.gov.uk.
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