Inverclyde

Inverclyde (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Chluaidh, pronounced [iɲiɾʲˈxlˠ̪uəj], "mouth of the Clyde") is one of 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland. Together with the East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire council areas, Inverclyde forms part of the historic county of Renfrewshire, which currently exists as a registration county and lieutenancy area - located in the west central Lowlands. It borders the North Ayrshire and Renfrewshire council areas, and is otherwise surrounded by the Firth of Clyde.

Inverclyde District was one of nineteen districts within Strathclyde Region, from 1975 until 1996. Prior to 1975, Inverclyde was governed as part of the local government county of Renfrewshire, comprising the burghs of Greenock, Port Glasgow and Gourock, and the former fifth district of the county. Its landward area is bordered by the Kelly, North and South Routen burns to the south west (separating Wemyss Bay and Skelmorlie, North Ayrshire), part of the River Gryfe and the Finlaystone Burn to the south-east.

Inverclyde (UK Parliament constituency)

Inverclyde is a parliamentary constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It replaced Greenock and Inverclyde and the Port Glasgow and Kilmacolm areas from West Renfrewshire for the 2005 general election.

The previous MP, Labour's Iain McKenzie won the ensuing Inverclyde by-election following the death of David Cairns also of the Labour Party. In the 2015 General Election, the constituency was taken by SNP's Ronnie Cowan

Boundaries

The constituency covers the Inverclyde council area. This includes the towns of Gourock, Greenock, Inverkip, Kilmacolm, Port Glasgow and Wemyss Bay.

Members of Parliament

Election results

¹ Change to majority not useful when seat changes hands. ² Comparison of turnout with General Election in 2010, all other comparisons, including swing, with by-election in 2011.

References

Coordinates: 55°54′08″N 4°45′10″W / 55.90222°N 4.75278°W / 55.90222; -4.75278

Inverclyde (disambiguation)

Inverclyde is a council area of Scotland. It may also refer to: