# 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.

## Results

1999 Inverclyde Council election result :
| 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

Ward 1 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 812 | 28.8 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2816 | 65.3 | +18.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ward 2 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 397 | 22.6 | −34.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,756 | 52.6 | +10.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ward 3 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 542 | 26.9 | +12.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,015 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ward 4 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 656 | 32.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,020 | 60.8 | +9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Ward 5 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 472 | 22.2 | −12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,126 | 61.2 | +11.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ward 6 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 470 | 29.9 | −12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,572 | 53.5 | +6.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ward 7 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 631 | 37.3 | −19.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,690 | 53.5 | +6.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ward 8 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 361 | 24.8 | −29.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,454 | 49.3 | +5.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ward 9 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 636 | 36.8 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,730 | 58.0 | +11.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ward 10 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 61 | 3.3 | +6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,842 | 55.3 | +13.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ward 11 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 381 | 17.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,136 | 61.0 | +9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Ward 12 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 180 | 11.1 | −15.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,623 | 50.6 | +9.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ward 13 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 507 | 29.5 | −23.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,713 | 54.5 | +11.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ward 14 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 229 | 14.2 | −30.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,614 | 48.3 | +10.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ward 15 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 270 | 15.2 | +11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,775 | 53.2 | +10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Ward 16 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 831 | 35.1 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,366 | 66.3 | +17.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Ward 17 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,037 | 41.1 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,519 | 69.1 | +16.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Ward 18 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 272 | 12.0 | +3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,281 | 65.1 | +14.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Ward 19 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 546 | 23.5 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,318 | 64.8 | +16.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Ward 20 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 312 | 16.3 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,917 | 62.7 | 16.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |