Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
UK Parliament constituency (since 2024)
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Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, since when it has been represented by Martin McCluskey of Scottish Labour.
Electorate70,418 (March 2020)[1]
Major settlementsBridge of Weir, Gourock, Greenock, Inverkip, Port Glasgow
Created2024
| Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Interactive map of current boundaries | |
Boundary of Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West in Scotland | |
| Subdivision | Inverclyde and Renfrewshire |
| Electorate | 70,418 (March 2020)[1] |
| Major settlements | Bridge of Weir, Gourock, Greenock, Inverkip, Port Glasgow |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Martin McCluskey (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Inverclyde & Paisley and Renfrewshire North |
Boundaries
The constituency is composed of the following:[3][4]
- The whole of the Inverclyde Council area, comprising the wards of Inverclyde East, Inverclyde East Central, Inverclyde Central, Inverclyde North, Inverclyde South West, Inverclyde South;
- part of the Renfrewshire Council ward of Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank (southern area including Bridge of Weir); and
- part of the Renfrewshire Council ward of Houston, Crosslee and Linwood (northwestern area including the communities of Houston, Crosslee and Craigends).
The Inverclyde Council area comprised the former constituency of Inverclyde; the parts in Renfrewshire Council were transferred almost entirely from the Paisley and Renfrewshire North constituency.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Martin McCluskey | Scottish Labour | |
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Martin McCluskey | 18,931 | 46.9 | +18.7 | |
| SNP | Ronnie Cowan | 12,560 | 31.1 | −16.4 | |
| Conservative | Ted Runciman | 2,863 | 7.1 | −10.8 | |
| Reform | Simon Moorehead | 2,476 | 6.1 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ross Stalker | 1,259 | 3.1 | −3.3 | |
| Green | Iain Hamilton | 1,173 | 2.9 | N/A | |
| Alba | Christopher McEleny | 723 | 1.8 | N/A | |
| Independent | John Burleigh | 365 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6,371 | 15.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 40,350 | 57.5 | −8.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 70,126 | ||||
| Labour gain from SNP | Swing | +17.5 | |||
Elections in the 2020s
| 2019 notional result [a] [7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| SNP | 21,995 | 47.5 | |
| Labour | 13,062 | 28.2 | |
| Conservative | 8,284 | 17.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2,982 | 6.4 | |
| Majority | 8,933 | 19.3 | |
| Turnout | 46,323 | 65.8 | |
| Electorate | 70,418 | ||
Notes
- Estimate of the 2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2023 boundary review were in place