Inverclyde (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox alt
Name = Inverclyde


Type = County
Entity = Scotland
DivisionType = Council areas
Division = Inverclyde
Year = 2005
MP = David Cairns
Party = Labour
EP = Scotland

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.

Boundaries

The constituency covers the Inverclyde council area.

Members of Parliament

*2005 - David Cairns

Election results

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: InverclydeElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Cairns
votes = 18,318
percentage = 50.7
change = 0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Stuart McMillan
votes = 7,059
percentage = 19.6
change = 5.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Douglas Herbison
votes = 6,123
percentage = 17.0
change = -4.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gordon Fraser
votes = 3,692
percentage = 10.2
change = -0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = Davy Landels
votes = 906
percentage = 2.5
change = -1.3Election box majority
votes = 11,259
percentage = 31.2%
change = Election box turnout
votes = 36,098
percentage = 60.9%
change = +1.4%Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -2.5

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: Greenock & InverclydeElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Cairns
votes = 14,929
percentage = 52.5
change = -3.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Chick Brodie
votes = 5,039
percentage = 17.7
change = +3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Andrew Murie
votes = 4,248
percentage = 14.9
change = -3.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Alistair Haw
votes = 3,000
percentage = 10.6
change = -0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = David Landels
votes = 1,203
percentage = 4.2
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 9,890
percentage = 34.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 28,419
percentage = 59.3
change = -11.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

See also