# Greenock and Inverclyde (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Greenock and Inverclyde is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering most of the council area of Inverclyde. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is also one of ten constituencies in the West Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
The seat has been held by Stuart McMillan of the Scottish National Party since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.

## Electoral region

The other nine constituencies of the West Scotland region are: Clydebank and Milngavie, Cunninghame North, Cunninghame South, Dumbarton, Eastwood, Paisley, Renfrewshire North and West, Renfrewshire South and Strathkelvin and Bearsden.
The region covers part of the Argyll and Bute council area, the East Dunbartonshire council area, the East Renfrewshire council area, the Inverclyde council area, North Ayrshire council area, the Renfrewshire council area and the West Dunbartonshire council area.

## Constituency boundaries and council area

The constituency covers most of Inverclyde, including the main population centres of Greenock, Gourock and Port Glasgow. The eastern part of Inverclyde, around the village of Kilmacolm being covered by the Renfrewshire North and West constituency.
The Greenock and Inverclyde constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, however, the Westminster (House of Commons) constituency was merged into a new Inverclyde constituency.
The constituency boundaries were reviewed ahead of the 2011 Scottish Parliament election. The electoral wards used to form Greenock and Inverclyde are listed below:
* In full: Inverclyde Central, Inverclyde East Central, Inverclyde North, Inverclyde South, Inverclyde South West, Inverclyde West
* In part: Inverclyde East (shared with Renfrewshire North and West)

## Member of the Scottish Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1999 | Duncan McNeil | Labour |
| | 2016 | Stuart McMillan | SNP |

## Election results
### 2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Greenock and Inverclyde :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Stuart McMillan | 19,713 | 54.2 | 0.5 | 17,618 | 48.3 | 1.0 |
| | Labour | Francesca Brennan | 11,539 | 31.7 | 4.0 | 8,569 | 23.5 | 1.1 |
| | Conservative | Caroline Hollins | 3,313 | 9.1 | 5.0 | 5,211 | 14.3 | 0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacci Stoyle | 1,033 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 965 | 2.6 | 0.7 |
| | Independent | John Burleigh | 776 | 2.1 | New | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 2,291 | 6.3 | 2.5 |
| | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | 728 | 2.0 | New |
| | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | 245 | 0.7 | New |
| | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | 216 | 0.6 | New |
| | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | 184 | 0.5 | New |
| | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | 101 | 0.3 | New |
| | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | 61 | 0.2 | New |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 51 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | 47 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | 46 | 0.1 | New |
| | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | 45 | 0.1 | New |
| | Independent | Maurice Campbell | Maurice Campbell | Maurice Campbell | Maurice Campbell | 24 | 0.1 | New |
| | Scotia Future | Scotia Future | Scotia Future | Scotia Future | Scotia Future | 22 | 0.1 | New |
| | Independent | James Morrison | James Morrison | James Morrison | James Morrison | 20 | 0.1 | New |
| | Renew | Renew | Renew | Renew | Renew | 4 | 0.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,174 | 22.5 | 3.5 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 36,374 | | | 36,448 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 116 | | | 90 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,490 | 63.6 | 5.9 | 36,538 | 63.7 | 5.9 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | | | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency |||||||||

### 2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Greenock and Inverclyde :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Stuart McMillan | 17,032 | 53.7 | 11.6 | 15,677 | 49.3 | 6.4 |
| | Labour | Siobhan McCready | 8,802 | 27.7 | 16.2 | 7,822 | 24.6 | 12.1 |
| | Conservative | Graeme Brooks | 4,487 | 14.1 | 7.0 | 4,731 | 14.9 | 8.0 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 1,209 | 3.8 | 1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Watson | 1,404 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 1,057 | 3.3 | 1.1 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 561 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 338 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 259 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | 118 | 0.4 | New |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | 46 | 0.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,230 | 26.0 | N/A | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 31,725 | | | 31,818 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 113 | | | 63 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,838 | 57.7 | 8.0 | 31,881 | 57.8 | 8.1 |
| | SNP gain from Labour | SNP gain from Labour | Swing | Swing | 13.9 | | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency |||||||||
2011 Scottish Parliament election: Greenock and Inverclyde :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Duncan McNeil | 12,387 | 43.9 | N/A | 10,344 | 36.7 | N/A |
| | SNP | Stuart McMillan | 11,876 | 42.1 | N/A | 12,079 | 42.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Graeme Brooks | 2,011 | 7.1 | N/A | 1,955 | 6.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ross Finnie | 1,934 | 6.9 | N/A | 1,244 | 4.4 | N/A |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 551 | 2.0 | N/A |
| | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | 483 | 1.7 | N/A |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 416 | 1.5 | N/A |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 266 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 208 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 174 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | 166 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 38 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Richard Vassie | Richard Vassie | Richard Vassie | Richard Vassie | 12 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Others | Others | Others | Others | Others | 233 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 511 | 1.8 | N/A | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 28,208 | | | 28,169 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 132 | | | 134 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,340 | 49.7 | N/A | 28,303 | 49.7 | N/A |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency 1 2 Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency |||||||||

### 2000s

2007 Scottish Parliament election: Greenock and Inverclyde :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Duncan McNeil | 10,035 | 43.4 | +2.7 |
| | SNP | Stuart McMillan | 7,011 | 30.3 | +15.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ross Finnie | 3,893 | 16.8 | −11.2 |
| | Conservative | Charles Ferguson | 2,166 | 9.4 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,024 | 13.1 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,105 | 51.8 | +0.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
2003 Scottish Parliament election: Greenock and Inverclyde :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Duncan McNeil | 9,674 | 40.7 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ross Finnie | 6,665 | 28.0 | +1.8 |
| | SNP | Tom Chalmers | 3,532 | 14.9 | −8.7 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Tricia McCafferty | 2,338 | 9.8 | +6.8 |
| | Conservative | Charles Dunlop | 1,572 | 6.6 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,009 | 12.7 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,781 | 51.7 | −7.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1990s

1999 Scottish Parliament election: Greenock and Inverclyde :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Duncan McNeil | 11,817 | 41.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ross Finnie | 7,504 | 26.2 | N/A |
| | SNP | Ian Hamilton | 6,762 | 23.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Richard Wilkinson | 1,699 | 5.9 | N/A |
| | Scottish Socialist | Les Robertson | 857 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,313 | 15.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,639 | 59.0 | N/A |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |