Elections to Inverclyde Council were held on 3 May 2007 the same day as the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using six new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004; each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system, a form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 20 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.
2007 Inverclyde Council election|
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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Party
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Labour
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SNP
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Liberal Democrats
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Last election
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6 seats, 31.3%
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0 seats, 14.8%
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13 seats, 42.6%
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Seats won
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9
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5
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4
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Seat change
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3
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5
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9
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Popular vote
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12,194
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6,907
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6,525
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Percentage
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37.9%
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21.5%
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20.3%
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Swing
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6.6%
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6.7%
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22.3%
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Party
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Independent
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Conservative
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Last election
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1 seats, 3.5%
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0 seats, 6.1%
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Seats won
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1
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1
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Seat change
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0
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1
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Popular vote
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3,451
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2,778
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Percentage
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10.7%
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8.6%
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Swing
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7.2%
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2.5%
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Inverclyde local election results 2007
Party
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Seats
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Gains
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Losses
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Net gain/loss
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Seats %
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Votes %
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Votes
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+/−
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Labour
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9
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N/A
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N/A
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+3
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45.0
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37.9
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12,194
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SNP
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5
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N/A
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N/A
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+5
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25.0
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21.5
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6,907
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Liberal Democrats
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4
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N/A
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N/A
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-9
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20.0
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20.3
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6,525
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Conservative
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1
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N/A
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N/A
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+1
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5.0
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8.6
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2,778
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Solidarity
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0
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N/A
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N/A
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±0
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0.0
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0.6
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197
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Scottish Socialist
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0
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N/A
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N/A
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±0
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0.0
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0.3
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96
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UKIP
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0
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N/A
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N/A
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±0
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0.0
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0.2
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43
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Independent
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1
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N/A
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N/A
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+1
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5.0
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10.7
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3,451
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Ward results
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Changes since 2007 election
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- † On 27 November 2008 Inverclyde North Cllr Charles McCallum resigned from the Labour Party and now sits as an Independent.
- † In February 2011, Argyll News reported that Inverclyde West Councillor George White was a former Liberal Democrat who had recently joined the Liberal Party.[1]
By-elections since 2007 election
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- A by-election was held following the death of Councillor Ken Ferguson MSP of the Scottish National Party on 26 April 2009. The seat was held by the SNP's Innes Nelson on 18 June 2009.
Inverclyde South West by-election (June 18, 2009) - 1 seat[2]
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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6
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SNP
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Innes Nelson
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42.4
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919
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923
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932
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949
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988
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1,087
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Labour
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Alex McGhee
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22.6
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490
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492
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494
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507
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519
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Liberal Democrats
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Eric Forbes
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21.0
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454
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455
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466
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478
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522
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620
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Conservative
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Iain MacLeod
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7.9
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171
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171
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178
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182
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Independent
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Paul Travers
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3.1
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67
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72
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77
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UKIP
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Laurel Bush
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2.3
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49
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50
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Free Scotland Party
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Iain Ramsay
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0.8
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17
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SNP hold
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Swing
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Electorate: 8,296 Valid: 2,167 Spoilt: 29 Quota: 1,084 Turnout: 2,196 (26.47%)
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References
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