Inverclyde (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Inverclyde
County constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Inverclyde shown within the West Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Electoral regionWest Scotland
Population78,880 (2024)[1]
Electorate62,118 (2026)[2]
Major settlementsGreenock, Port Glasgow, Gourock, Kilmacolm
Current constituency
Created2026
Seats1
PartyScottish National Party
MSPStuart McMillan
Council areaInverclyde
Created fromGreenock and Inverclyde

Inverclyde is a county constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering the entire council area of Inverclyde.[3] Under the additional-member electoral system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, it elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is also one of ten constituencies in the West Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.[4]

The seat was created by the Second Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries in 2025, and was first contested at the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. It replaced the former Greenock and Inverclyde, which was abolished at this review. It also includes the village of Kilmacolm, which was formerly in the Renfrewshire North and West constituency.[5]

The current member is Stuart McMillan of the Scottish National Party (SNP), who was previously the member for Greenock and Inverclyde.

Electoral region

The other nine constituencies of the West Scotland region are: Cunninghame North, Cunninghame South, Clydebank and Milngavie, Dumbarton, Eastwood, Paisley, Renfrewshire North and Cardonald, Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley, and Strathkelvin and Bearsden.[4] The region covers the whole of the council areas of East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, and West Dunbartonshire; and parts of the council areas of Argyll and Bute, East Ayrshire, and Glasgow.[6]

Constituency boundaries and council area

The Inverclyde constituency is coterminous with the Inverclyde council area. It covers all the electoral wards of the Inverclyde Council in full.[3]

Election results

2020s

2026 Scottish Parliament election: Inverclyde[7][8][9][2]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Stuart McMillan[a] 14,193 44.3 N/A 11,319 35.2 N/A
Labour Francesca Brennan 8,876 27.7 N/A 6,720 20.9 N/A
Reform Malcolm Offord[b] 5,649 17.6 N/A 5,701 17.7 N/A
Green 3,320 10.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jamie Greene[c] 1,954 6.1 N/A 1,546 4.8 N/A
Conservative Ted Runciman 1,351 4.2 N/A 1,770 5.5 N/A
Scottish Family 275 0.9 N/A
Scottish Socialist 248 0.8 N/A
Independent Green Voice 225 0.7 N/A
AtLS 212 0.7 N/A
Socialist Labour 210 0.7 N/A
ISP 202 0.6 N/A
Liberal 150 0.5 N/A
ADF 95 0.3 N/A
Independent William Wallace 53 0.2 N/A
Scottish Libertarian 35 0.1 N/A
UKIP 22 0.1 N/A
Scottish Common Party 18 0.1 N/A
Independent Paddy McCarthy 15 0.0 N/A
Independent Paul Mack 2 0.0 N/A
Majority 5,317 16.6 N/A
Valid votes 32,023 32,138
Invalid votes 158 104
Turnout 32,181 51.8 N/A 32,242 51.9 N/A
SNP win (new boundaries)
Notes
  1. ↑ Incumbent member for the Greenock and Inverclyde constituency
  2. ↑ Elected on the party list
  3. ↑ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency

References

Citations

  1. ↑ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, United Kingdom, June 2024". Office for National Statistics. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Declaration of Result for the Inverclyde Constituency for the West of Scotland Region" (PDF). Invercylde Council. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 141.
  4. 1 2 Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 29.
  5. ↑ Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 89-97.
  6. ↑ Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 143.
  7. ↑ "Statement of persons and parties nominated Inverclyde Constituency" (PDF). Inverclyde Council. 1 April 2026. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Statement of persons and parties nominated West Scotland Region" (PDF). Renfrewshire Council. 1 April 2026. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "2026 Scottish Parliamentary Election result". Invercylde Council. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 9 May 2026.

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