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Inverclyde 2022
Local elections held 5 May 2022.
Each race compares the marginal winner's share of valid ballots to the proportional quota — the share they'd need under any common proportional method. How the numbers are derived →
If votes were counted by party
Across the 6 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 19 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish National Party | 8,694 | 37.7% | 7 | 36.8% | 8 | 42.1% | -1 |
| Labour Party | 7,491 | 32.4% | 8 | 42.1% | 6 | 31.6% | +2 |
| Independent | 3,380 | 14.6% | 3 | 15.8% | 3 | 15.8% | 0 |
| Conservative Party | 2,372 | 10.3% | 1 | 5.3% | 2 | 10.5% | -1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 734 | 3.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Alba Party | 342 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| The Pensioner's Party | 75 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 23,088 | 100.0% | 19 | 100.0% | 19 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2022 election (current) and immediately before it (2021). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2022 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Inverclyde South West · 3 seats · won at 14.9% · −10.1 pts below quota
- Inverclyde North · 4 seats · won at 10.4% · −9.6 pts below quota
- Inverclyde East Central · 3 seats · won at 16.8% · −8.2 pts below quota
- Inverclyde Central · 3 seats · won at 21.2% · −3.8 pts below quota
- Inverclyde South · 3 seats · won at 23.1% · −1.9 pts below quota
- Inverclyde West · 3 seats · won at 26.1% · above quota
Race results
Inverclyde South West · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 14.9% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.1 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 4,061
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Daisley | Scottish National Party | 1,206 | 29.7% | 29.7% | +4.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Paul Cassidy | Labour Party | 1,175 | 28.9% | 28.9% | +3.9 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Innes Nelson | Scottish National Party | 606 | 14.9% | 14.9% | −10.1 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Lisa Dallas | Conservative Party | 507 | 12.5% | 12.5% | — | |
| 5 | Paul Travers | Independent | 316 | 7.8% | 7.8% | — | |
| 6 | Alasdair Higgins | Liberal Democrats | 251 | 6.2% | 6.2% | — |
Inverclyde North · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~4× smaller. 10.4% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.6 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 5,041
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 4 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 4. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francesca Brennan | Labour Party | 1,284 | 25.5% | 25.5% | +5.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Elizabeth Robertson | Scottish National Party | 1,122 | 22.3% | 22.3% | +2.3 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Graeme Brooks | Conservative Party | 761 | 15.1% | 15.1% | −4.9 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Jenn Scott-McClafferty | Scottish National Party | 606 | 12.0% | 12.0% | — | |
| 5 | Jim Clocherty | Labour Party | 526 | 10.4% | 10.4% | −9.6 pts | Elected |
| 6 | Jacci Stoyle | Liberal Democrats | 312 | 6.2% | 6.2% | — | |
| 7 | Gillian Maxwell | Independent | 285 | 5.7% | 5.7% | — | |
| 8 | John Davidson | The Pensioner's Party | 75 | 1.5% | 1.5% | — | |
| 9 | Philomena Donnachie | Alba Party | 70 | 1.4% | 1.4% | — |
Inverclyde East Central · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 16.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.2 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 3,227
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Moran | Labour Party | 1,016 | 31.5% | 31.5% | +6.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Kirsty Law | Scottish National Party | 720 | 22.3% | 22.3% | −2.7 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Jim MacLeod | Scottish National Party | 633 | 19.6% | 19.6% | — | |
| 4 | Drew McKenzie | Independent | 543 | 16.8% | 16.8% | −8.2 pts | Elected |
| 5 | James Kelly | Conservative Party | 277 | 8.6% | 8.6% | — | |
| 6 | Louise Williams | Alba Party | 38 | 1.2% | 1.2% | — |
Inverclyde Central · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 21.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.8 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 2,828
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pam Armstrong | Scottish National Party | 968 | 34.2% | 34.2% | +9.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Michael McCormick | Labour Party | 753 | 26.6% | 26.6% | +1.6 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Colin Jackson | Labour Party | 599 | 21.2% | 21.2% | −3.8 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Agnes McAuley | Scottish National Party | 231 | 8.2% | 8.2% | — | |
| 5 | Ian Thomas Bryson | Conservative Party | 169 | 6.0% | 6.0% | — | |
| 6 | Jim McEleny | Alba Party | 108 | 3.8% | 3.8% | — |
Inverclyde South · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 23.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.9 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 3,157
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Crowther | Scottish National Party | 972 | 30.8% | 30.8% | +5.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Natasha McGuire | Labour Party | 891 | 28.2% | 28.2% | +3.2 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Tommy McVey | Independent | 730 | 23.1% | 23.1% | −1.9 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Irene McLeod | Scottish National Party | 359 | 11.4% | 11.4% | — | |
| 5 | Georgina Halfnight | Conservative Party | 205 | 6.5% | 6.5% | — |
Inverclyde West · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 26.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.1 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot, from source data. 4,774
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lynne Quinn | Independent | 1,440 | 30.2% | 30.2% | +5.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sandra Reynolds | Scottish National Party | 1,271 | 26.6% | 26.6% | +1.6 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Martin McCluskey | Labour Party | 1,247 | 26.1% | 26.1% | +1.1 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Ted Runciman | Conservative Party | 453 | 9.5% | 9.5% | — | |
| 5 | John Burleigh | Liberal Democrats | 171 | 3.6% | 3.6% | — | |
| 6 | Christopher William McEleny | Alba Party | 126 | 2.6% | 2.6% | — | |
| 7 | William Wilson | Independent | 66 | 1.4% | 1.4% | — |