Election Name: | 2022 Inverclyde Council election |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2017 Inverclyde Council election |
Previous Year: | 2017 |
Election Date: | 5 May 2022 |
Next Election: | 2027 Inverclyde Council election |
Next Year: | 2027 |
Seats For Election: | All 22 seats to Inverclyde Council |
Majority Seats: | 12 |
Image1: | Lab |
Party1: | Scottish Labour Party |
Leaders Seat1: | Inverclyde East |
Seats Before1: | 8 |
Leader2: | Elizabeth Robertson |
Party2: | Scottish National Party |
Leaders Seat2: | Inverclyde North |
Seats Before2: | 5 |
Image3: | Con |
Leader3: | David Wilson |
Party3: | Scottish Conservatives |
Leaders Seat3: | Inverclyde East |
Seats Before3: | 2 |
Image4: | Alb |
Leader4: | Jim McEleny |
Party4: | Alba Party |
Leaders Seat4: | Inverclyde West |
Last Election4: | N/A |
Seats Before4: | 2 |
Image5: | LD |
Leader5: | (retiring) |
Party5: | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
Leaders Seat5: | Inverclyde South West |
Seats Before5: | 1 |
Image6: | Ind |
Leader6: | N/A |
Party6: | Independent (politician) |
Leaders Seat6: | N/A |
Seats Before6: | 4 |
Council Leader | |
Before Election: | Stephen McCabe |
Before Party: | Scottish Labour |
Posttitle: | Council Leader after election |
After Election: | Stephen McCabe |
After Party: | Scottish Labour |
The 2022 Inverclyde Council elections took place on 5 May 2022,[1] as part of the 2022 Scottish local elections on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local authorities were up for election. The election used the 7 wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, last changed in 2017, with 22 councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.[2] Councillor Lynne Quinn was re-elected with more votes than any candidate in the area with 1,445 first preference votes.
At the previous election in 2017, the Labour Party won the most seats and formed a minority administration. The same happened at this election in 2022, with Stephen McCabe continuing as leader of the council after the election.
Ward | Party | Retiring councillor | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Inverclyde West | Independent | Ronald Ahlfeld | ||
Inverclyde North | Labour | Martin Brennan | ||
Inverclyde South West | Labour | Gerry Dorrian | ||
Inverclyde South West | Liberal Democrats | Ciano Rebecchi |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 5 May 2017. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of council.
On 17 May 2022, Labour announced that it had secured enough support from independent councillors to form a new minority administration. Council Leader Stephen McCabe said: "I am delighted that after a week of discussions and negotiations with the other groups on the council I have been able to secure sufficient cross-group support for Inverclyde Labour to lead the next administration."[3] Also, as part of the deal, Drew McKenzie became Inverclyde Council's first Independent Provost, with all previous Provosts being either Labour or Lib Dem councillors.[4]