1999 Inverclyde Council election

Main article: 1999 Scottish local elections

1999 Inverclyde Council election

6 May 1999 (1999-05-06)
All 20 seats to Inverclyde Council 11 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	58.6%
First party Second party   Party Labour Liberal Democrats Last election 14 5 Seats won 11 8 Seat change 3 3   Third party Fourth party   Party Conservative SNP Last election 1 0 Seats won 1 0 Seat change 0 0
Council Leader before election Scottish Labour Party Council Leader Scottish Labour Party

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

Inverclyde Council election, 1999

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
	SNP	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

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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