Inverclyde (UK Parliament constituency)

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Inverclyde
County constituency
Inverclyde shown within Scotland
Created: 2005
MP: David Cairns
Party: Labour
Type: House of Commons
Council areas: Inverclyde
EP constituency: 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.

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[edit] Boundaries

The constituency covers the Inverclyde council area.

[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Inverclyde
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Cairns 18,318 50.7 0.5
Scottish National Party Stuart McMillan 7,059 19.6 5.6
Liberal Democrat Douglas Herbison 6,123 17.0 -4.2
Conservative Gordon Fraser 3,692 10.2 -0.6
Scottish Socialist Davy Landels 906 2.5 -1.3
Majority 11,259 31.2%
Turnout 36,098 60.9% +1.4%
Labour hold Swing -2.5
General Election 2001: Greenock & Inverclyde
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Cairns 14,929 52.5 -3.6
Liberal Democrat Chick Brodie 5,039 17.7 +3.9
Scottish National Party Andrew Murie 4,248 14.9 -3.6
Conservative Alistair Haw 3,000 10.6 -0.9
Scottish Socialist David Landels 1,203 4.2 N/A
Majority 9,890 34.8
Turnout 28,419 59.3 -11.5
Labour hold Swing

[edit] See also

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