Inverclyde (UK Parliament constituency)

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Subdivisions of Scotland Inverclyde Current constituency Created 2005 (2005) Member of Parliament Iain McKenzie (Labour) Number of members One Overlaps European Parliament 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. The previous MP, David Cairns of the Labour Party, died on 9 May 2011, after suffering from acute pancreatitis. The ensuing Inverclyde by-election was called for 30 June 2011, and was won by Labour's Iain McKenzie. Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Election results 4 References Boundaries The constituency covers the Inverclyde council area. This includes the towns of Inverkip, Greenock, Gourock, Port Glasgow, Kilmacolm and Wemyss Bay. Members of Parliament Election Member 1 Party 2005 David Cairns Labour 2011 by-election Iain McKenzie Labour Election results By-Election 2011: Inverclyde Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Iain McKenzie 2 15,118 53.8 –2.2 SNP Anne McLaughlin23 9,280 33.0 +15.5 Conservative David Wilson4 2,784 9.9 –2.1 Liberal Democrats Sophie Bridger 627 2.2 –11.1 UKIP Mitch Sorbie5 288 1.0 –0.2 Majority 5,838 20.8 -17.6 Turnout 28,097 45.4 –18.0 General Election 2010: Inverclyde 6 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour David Cairns 20,933 56.0 +5.2 SNP Innes Nelson 6,577 17.5 -2.0 Liberal Democrat Simon Hutton 5,007 13.3 -3.6 Conservative David Wilson 4,502 12.0 +1.8 UKIP Peter Campbell 433 1.2 n/a Majority 14,416 38.4 +7.2 Turnout 37,512 63.4 +2.5 General Election 2005: Inverclyde Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour David Cairns 18,318 50.7 n/a SNP Stuart McMillan 7,059 19.6 n/a Liberal Democrats Douglas Herbison 6,123 17.0 n/a Conservative Gordon Fraser 3,692 10.2 n/a Scottish Socialist Davy Landels 906 2.5 n/a Majority 11,259 31.2% n/a Turnout 36,098 60.9% n/a References ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "I" ^ a b "Labour chooses candidate for Inverclyde by-election". BBC News. 4 June 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-13655868. Retrieved 4 June 2011.  ^ "SNP selects by-election candidate". The Independent (London). 3 June 2011. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/snp-selects-byelection-candidate-2292558.html.  ^ "Inverclyde Westminster by-election date set", BBC News, 8 June 2011 ^ "Inverclyde can make political history". UKIP. 5 June 2011. http://www.ukip.org/scotland/articles/964-inverclyde-can-make-political-history.  ^ Inverclyde UKPolling v · d · eConstituencies in Scotland by Holding Party (59) Labour (41) Aberdeen North · Aberdeen South · Airdrie and Shotts · Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock · Central Ayrshire · Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill · Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East · Dumfries and Galloway · Dundee West · Dunfermline and West Fife · East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow · East Lothian · East Renfrewshire · Edinburgh East · Edinburgh North and Leith · Edinburgh South · Edinburgh South West · Falkirk · Glasgow Central · Glasgow East · Glasgow North · Glasgow North East · Glasgow North West · Glasgow South · Glasgow South West · Glenrothes · Inverclyde · Kilmarnock and Loudoun · Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath · Lanark and Hamilton East · Linlithgow and East Falkirk · Livingston · Midlothian · Motherwell and Wishaw · North Ayrshire and Arran · Ochil and South Perthshire · Paisley and Renfrewshire North · Paisley and Renfrewshire South  · Rutherglen and Hamilton West · Stirling · West Dunbartonshire Liberal Democrat (11) Argyll and Bute · Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk · Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross · East Dunbartonshire · Edinburgh West · Gordon · Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey · North East Fife · Orkney and Shetland · Ross, Skye and Lochaber · West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Scottish National Party (6) Angus · Banff and Buchan · Dundee East · Moray · Na h-Eileanan an Iar · Perth and North Perthshire Conservative (1) Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale Scotland European constituency: Scottish National Party (2) · Labour (2) · Conservative (1) · Liberal Democrat (1) v · d · eWestminster constituencies of Scotland 1708 to 1832 · 1832 to 1868 · 1868 to 1885 · 1885 to 1918 · 1918 to 1950 · 1950 to 1955 · 1955 to 1974 · 1974 to 1983 · 1983 to 1997 · 1997 to 2005 Current constituencies (2005 to present) Aberdeen North · Aberdeen South · Airdrie & Shotts · Angus · Argyll & Bute · Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock · Banff & Buchan · Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk · Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross · Central Ayrshire · Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill · Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East · Dumfries & Galloway · Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale · Dundee East · Dundee West · Dunfermline & West Fife · East Dunbartonshire · East Kilbride, Strathaven & Lesmahagow · East Lothian · East Renfrewshire · Edinburgh East · Edinburgh North & Leith · Edinburgh South · Edinburgh South West · Edinburgh West · Falkirk · Glasgow Central · Glasgow East · Glasgow North · Glasgow North East · Glasgow North West · Glasgow South · Glasgow South West · Glenrothes · Gordon · Inverclyde · Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey · Kilmarnock & Loudoun · Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath · Lanark & Hamilton East · Linlithgow & East Falkirk · Livingston · Midlothian · Moray · Motherwell & Wishaw · Na h-Eileanan an Iar · North Ayrshire & Arran · North East Fife · Ochil & South Perthshire · Orkney & Shetland · Paisley & Renfrewshire North · Paisley & Renfrewshire South · Perth & North Perthshire · Ross, Skye & Lochaber · Rutherglen & Hamilton West · Stirling · West Aberdeenshire & Kincardine · West Dunbartonshire Coordinates: 55°54′08″N 4°45′10″W / 55.90222°N 4.75278°W / 55.90222; -4.75278 This article related to the politics of Scotland is a stub. 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