1999 Inverclyde Council election

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.

1999 Inverclyde Council election
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All 20 seats to Inverclyde Council
11 seats needed for a majority
Turnout58.6%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election 14 seats, 49.6% 5 seats, 29.6% 1 seat, 3.7%
Seats won 11 8 1
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 3 Steady
Popular vote 15,134 13,353 2,010
Percentage 38.5% 34.0% 5.1%
Swing Decrease 11.1% Increase 4.4% Increase 1.4%

Results

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1999 Inverclyde Council election result[1][2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 11 0 3   3 55.0 38.5 15,134   11.1
  Liberal Democrats 8 3 0   3 40.0 34.0 13,353   4.4
  Conservative 1 0 0   5.0 5.1 2,010   1.4
  SNP 0 0 0   0.0 21.7 8,512   5.5
  MFNS 0 0 0   0.0 0.6 232 New
  Independent 0 0 0   0.0 0.1 42   0.5

Ward results

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Ward 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A Calvert 1,420 50.4 −0.4
Labour M Munro 608 21.6 +2.0
SNP 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
Ward 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A Robertson 980 55.8 −22.7
SNP 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
Ward 3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D Morrison 1,128 56.0 −11.4
SNP 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
Ward 4
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats J Moody 1,197 59.3 +18.0
Labour J Clocherty 541 26.8 −20.1
SNP 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
Ward 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M Morrison 1,004 47.2 −14.7
Liberal Democrats R M Hill 532 25.0 −2.5
SNP 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
Ward 6
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S McCabe 885 56.3 −7.5
SNP 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
Ward 7
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J O'Rourke 1,048 62.0 −9.5
SNP 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
Ward 8
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R Jackson 729 50.1 −19.9
SNP 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
Ward 9
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Roach 972 56.2 −6.0
SNP 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
Ward 10
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A McGhee 648 35.2 −11.5
Liberal Democrats E S Forbes 587 31.9 −5.3
SNP 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
Ward 11
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats A Nimmo 1,070 50.1 +10.1
Labour J McIlwee 689 32.3 −15.1
SNP J McConnell 377 17.6 +5.0
Majority 381 17.8
Turnout 2,136 61.0 +9.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Ward 12
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Y Robertson 705 43.4 −10.8
Liberal Democrats E Gallagher 525 32.3 +4.9
SNP C Park 393 24.2 +5.8
Majority 180 11.1 −15.7
Turnout 1,623 50.6 +9.2
Labour hold Swing
Ward 13
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H Mulholland 943 55.0 −15.9
SNP 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
Ward 14
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P McCormick 758 47.0 −17.6
SNP 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
Ward 15
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Luciano Rebecchi 859 48.4 +3.9
Labour R Moran 589 33.2 −7.2
SNP F McFadyen 327 18.4 +3.2
Majority 270 15.2 +11.1
Turnout 1,775 53.2 +10.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Ward 16
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats James Mitchell 1,411 59.6 +0.2
Labour J McLaughlin 580 24.5 −1.0
SNP 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
Ward 17
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats A J Blair 1,555 61.7 −0.7
Labour I McKenzie 518 20.6 −3.1
SNP 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
Ward 18
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats G White 998 43.8 +0.2
Labour G Welch 726 31.8 −2.9
SNP J Crowther 557 24.4 +2.7
Majority 272 12.0 +3.1
Turnout 2,281 65.1 +14.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Ward 19
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats J Hunter 1,055 45.5 −9.6
Labour T Loughran 509 22.0 −6.8
SNP 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
Ward 20
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats R K Campbell 886 46.2 +2.6
Labour J Sutherland 574 29.9 +1.6
SNP 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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.