Inverclyde East Central (ward)

Electoral ward in Inverclyde, Scotland

Location of the ward[1]

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

The ward includes the majority of Port Glasgow, except the Bardrainney, Broadfield, Park Farm and Woodhall neighbourhoods in the east of the town which are part of the Inverclyde East ward. The modern residential developments at Kingston Dock / 4 Quays which straddle the border between Port Glasgow and Greenock is also within the Inverclyde East Central ward, as is the Gibshill neighbourhood which also adjoins The Port but was always considered to belong to Greenock.[2] In 2019, the ward had a population of 9,512.[3]

## Councillors

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Election  | Councillors

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2007 |  | Jim Grieve
(SNP)  |  | Michael McCormick
(Labour)  |  | Robert Moran
(Labour)
2012
2017 | Jim MacLeod
(SNP)  |  | Drew McKenzie
(Ind.)
2022 | Kirsty Law
(SNP)

## Election Results

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### 2022 Election

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2022 Inverclyde Council election[4][circular reference]

Inverclyde East Central - 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| Labour | Robert Moran (incumbent)  |  | 1,016
| SNP | Kirsty Law |  | 720  | 738.51  | 747.75  | 761.36  | 1,301.91
| SNP | Jim MacLeod (incumbent)  |  | 633  | 657.48  | 669.92  | 682.56
| Independent | Drew McKenzie (incumbent)  |  | 543  | 603.48  | 615.18  | 718.08  | 843.69
| Conservative | James Kelly  |  | 277  | 296.95  | 300.46
| Alba | Louise Williams  |  | 38  | 45.82
Electorate: 8,065   Valid: 3,269   Spoilt: 69   Quota: 807   Turnout: 40.9%

### 2017 Election

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2017 Inverclyde Council election[5]

Inverclyde East Central - 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Labour | Robert Moran (incumbent)  | 32.33  | 1,193 |   |   |   |   |
| SNP | Jim MacLeod *  | 28.35  | 1,046 |   |   |   |   |
| Conservative | Iain MacLeod  | 15.58  | 575  | 603.52  | 604.57  | 629.76  | 655.21  |
| Independent | Drew McKenzie | 12.74  | 470  | 539.25  | 550.19  | 581.21  | 795.45  | 1,059.19
| SNP | Donna Pickett  | 9.29  | 343  | 367.9  | 461.03  | 472.1  |   |
| Liberal Democrats | Robbie Henderson  | 1.71  | 63  | 89.71  | 92.99  |   |   |
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 3,690   Spoilt: 93   Quota: 923   Turnout: 3,783 (47.6%)

### 2012 Election

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2012 Inverclyde Council election

Inverclyde East Central - 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| Labour | Michael McCormick (incumbent)  | 42.4  | 1,689 |   |   |   |
| SNP | Jim Grieve (incumbent)  | 22.3  | 890  | 925.6  | 945.9  | 953.2  | 1,003.8
| Labour | Robert Moran (incumbent)  | 14.5  | 612  | 1,134.4 |   |   |
| Independent | Drew McKenzie  | 14.5  | 592  | 638.7  | 685.6  | 702.3  | 741.6
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Burns  | 2.7  | 106  | 117.1  | 125.8  | 136.9  |
| Conservative | Harry Osborn  | 2.5  | 96  | 98.5  | 100.7  |   |
Electorate: 10,222   Valid: 3,985   Spoilt: 117   Quota: 997   Turnout: 4,102 (40.13%)

### 2007 Election

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2007 Inverclyde Council election

Inverclyde East Central  Party  | Candidate  | FPv% | %  | Seat  | Count

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| Labour | Michael McCormick | 2,065  | 43.5  | 1  | 1
| SNP | Jim Grieve | 1,132  | 23.8  | 2  | 2
| Labour | Robert Moran | 551  | 11.6  | 3  | 2
| Liberal Democrats | Jean Stewart  | 425  | 9.0  |  |
| Conservative | Graeme Brooks  | 234  | 4.9  |  |
| Independent | Robert Kyle  | 188  | 4.0  |  |
| Independent | Tommy Murray  | 95  | 2.0  |  |
| Solidarity | Don Shearer  | 57  | 1.2  |  |

## References

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1. ^ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
2. ^ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". Lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
3. ^ Electoral Ward: Inverclyde East Central, 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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* Inverclyde East Central
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* Inverclyde North
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