| Inverclyde | |
| Parliament: | uk |
| Map1: | Inverclyde |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Map Entity: | Scotland |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Abolished: | 2024 |
| Type: | County |
| Elects Howmany: | One |
| Region: | Scotland |
| European: | Scotland |
Inverclyde was 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.
Iain McKenzie of the Labour Party won the ensuing Inverclyde by-election following the death of the previous Labour MP, David Cairns. At the 2015 general election, the seat was gained by Ronnie Cowan of the Scottish National Party, with a majority of 11,063 votes. At the 2017 snap election, Cowan was re-elected, but with a greatly reduced majority of just 384 votes. However, at the 2019 general election he was re-elected with a significantly increased majority of 7,512 votes, making this a safe seat for the SNP.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be expanded to include western areas of Renfrewshire, including Bridge of Weir, Houston and Crosslee. As a consequence, the constituency of Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West was contested at the 2024 general election.[1]
Most of the population live along the Clyde in the north of the seat, and there is a more rural area to the south in Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park. Residents are slightly less affluent than the Scottish and UK averages.[2]
The constituency was coterminous with the Inverclyde council area. This includes the towns and villages of Gourock, Greenock, Inverkip, Kilmacolm, Port Glasgow, Quarriers Village and Wemyss Bay.
| Election | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | David Cairns | Labour | ||
| 2011 by-election | Iain McKenzie | Labour | ||
| 2015 | Ronnie Cowan | Scottish National Party | ||
1 Change to majority not useful when seat changes hands.