1999 Inverclyde Council election
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Elections to Inverclyde Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as other Scottish Local Government elections and the first Scottish Parliament Election.
This was the second election using 20 single member wards, in which the Scottish Labour Party won a majority of seats, winning 11.
Election Results[edit]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 55.0 | 38.5 | 15,134 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 34.0 | 13,353 | ||
Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 2,010 | ||
Scottish National | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21.7 | 8,512 | ||
MFNS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 232 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 42 |
Ward results[edit]
eParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A Calvert | 1,420 | 50.4 | -0.4 | |
Labour | M Munro | 608 | 21.6 | +2.0 | |
Scottish National | S Thomson | 395 | 14.0 | +3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | S M Kelly | 393 | 14.0 | -5.9 | |
Majority | 812 | 28.8 | -2.4 | ||
Turnout | 2816 | 65.3 | +18.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A Robertson | 980 | 55.8 | -22.7 | |
Scottish National | J MacLeod | 583 | 33.2 | +11.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | R Hawthorne | 193 | 11.0 | +11.0 | |
Majority | 397 | 22.6 | -34.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,756 | 52.6 | +10.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D Morrison | 1,128 | 56.0 | -11.4 | |
Scottish National | R McKibben | 586 | 29.1 | +4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | P A Cameron | 301 | 14.9 | +4.5 | |
Majority | 542 | 26.9 | +12.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,015 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | J Moody | 1,197 | 59.3 | +18.0 | |
Labour | J Clocherty | 541 | 26.8 | -20.1 | |
Scottish National | F Stobie | 234 | 11.6 | -0.2 | |
Conservative | J W Hunter | 48 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
Majority | 656 | 32.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,020 | 60.8 | +9.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M Morrison | 1,004 | 47.2 | -14.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | R M Hill | 532 | 25.0 | -2.5 | |
Scottish National | J Grieve | 479 | 22.5 | +12.0 | |
Conservative | A H Johnstone | 111 | 5.2 | +5.2 | |
Majority | 472 | 22.2 | -12.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,126 | 61.2 | +11.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S McCabe | 885 | 56.3 | -7.5 | |
Scottish National | C Masterson | 415 | 26.4 | +4.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | S Wilson | 272 | 17.3 | +17.3 | |
Majority | 470 | 29.9 | -12.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,572 | 53.5 | +6.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J O'Rourke | 1,048 | 62.0 | -9.5 | |
Scottish National | J L Riddell | 417 | 24.7 | +10.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | H Scholte | 225 | 13.3 | -0.8 | |
Majority | 631 | 37.3 | -19.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,690 | 53.5 | +6.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R Jackson | 729 | 50.1 | -19.9 | |
Scottish National | S McMillan | 368 | 25.3 | +9.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | W Denny | 357 | 24.6 | +10.4 | |
Majority | 361 | 24.8 | -29.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,454 | 49.3 | +5.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Roach | 972 | 56.2 | -6.0 | |
Scottish National | S Hilton | 336 | 19.4 | +6.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | E Loughran | 318 | 18.4 | -6.1 | |
MFNS | C Kavanagh | 104 | 6.0 | +6.0 | |
Majority | 636 | 36.8 | -0.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,730 | 58.0 | +11.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A McGhee | 648 | 35.2 | -11.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | E S Forbes | 587 | 31.9 | -5.3 | |
Scottish National | J Dick | 382 | 20.7 | +4.6 | |
MFNS | C M Kavanagh | 128 | 6.9 | +6.9 | |
Conservative | T McEleny | 97 | 5.3 | +5.3 | |
Majority | 61 | 3.3 | +6.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,842 | 55.3 | +13.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | A Nimmo | 1,070 | 50.1 | +10.1 | |
Labour | J McIlwee | 689 | 32.3 | -15.1 | |
Scottish National | J McConnell | 377 | 17.6 | +5.0 | |
Majority | 381 | 17.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,136 | 61.0 | +9.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Y Robertson | 705 | 43.4 | -10.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | E Gallagher | 525 | 32.3 | +4.9 | |
Scottish National | C Park | 393 | 24.2 | +5.8 | |
Majority | 180 | 11.1 | -15.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,623 | 50.6 | +9.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H Mulholland | 943 | 55.0 | -15.9 | |
Scottish National | D McConnell | 436 | 25.5 | +7.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | D Belshaw | 334 | 19.5 | +8.3 | |
Majority | 507 | 29.5 | -23.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,713 | 54.5 | +11.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P McCormick | 758 | 47.0 | -17.6 | |
Scottish National | P Gillan | 529 | 32.8 | +13.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | E Sassarini | 285 | 17.7 | +9.1 | |
Independent | P Campbell | 42 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 229 | 14.2 | -30.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,614 | 48.3 | +10.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Luciano Rebecchi | 859 | 48.4 | +3.9 | |
Labour | R Moran | 589 | 33.2 | -7.2 | |
Scottish National | F McFadyen | 327 | 18.4 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 270 | 15.2 | +11.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,775 | 53.2 | +10.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | James Mitchell | 1,411 | 59.6 | +0.2 | |
Labour | J McLaughlin | 580 | 24.5 | -1.0 | |
Scottish National | B K Brooks | 375 | 15.8 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 831 | 35.1 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,366 | 66.3 | +17.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | A J Blair | 1,555 | 61.7 | -0.7 | |
Labour | I McKenzie | 518 | 20.6 | -3.1 | |
Scottish National | G Gordon | 446 | 17.7 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 1,037 | 41.1 | +2.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,519 | 69.1 | +16.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | G White | 998 | 43.8 | +0.2 | |
Labour | G Welch | 726 | 31.8 | -2.9 | |
Scottish National | J Crowther | 557 | 24.4 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 272 | 12.0 | +3.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,281 | 65.1 | +14.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | J Hunter | 1,055 | 45.5 | -9.6 | |
Labour | T Loughran | 509 | 22.0 | -6.8 | |
Scottish National | D McBride | 420 | 18.1 | +2.0 | |
Conservative | W Strachan | 334 | 14.4 | +14.4 | |
Majority | 546 | 23.5 | -2.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,318 | 64.8 | +16.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | R K Campbell | 886 | 46.2 | +2.6 | |
Labour | J Sutherland | 574 | 29.9 | +1.6 | |
Scottish National | I Ramsay | 457 | 23.8 | +6.0 | |
Majority | 312 | 16.3 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,917 | 62.7 | 16.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
References[edit]
- ^ Bochel, H.M.; Denver, D.T., eds. (1999). Scottish Council Elections 1999 (PDF). Newport-on-Tay, Scotland: Election Studies. ISBN 978-1-869820-40-4. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ Bochel, H.M.; Denver, D.T., eds. (1995). Scottish Council Elections 1995 (PDF). Newport-on-Tay, Scotland: Election Studies. ISBN 978-1-869820-35-0. Retrieved 10 June 2021.