Election 97

Greenock and Inverclyde


Result 97 gain
from Labour
Current MP 97 Dr Norman Godman
Majority 0 ( 0.0%)
Conservative 97 3,976 (11.5%)
Labour 97 19,480 (56.2%)
LibDem 97 4,791 (13.8%)
Nationalist 97 6,440 (18.6%)
Other 97 0 ( 0.0%)
Elected party 97
Electorate 97 48,818
Turnout 97 34,687 (71.1%)



1992 MP Dr Norman Godman
Old constituency name Greenock and Port Glasgow
Majority 92 10,238 (26.7%)
Conservative 92 8,081 (21.1%)
Labour 92 18,319 (47.8%)
LibDem 92 5,324 (13.9%)
Nationalist 92 6,621 (17.3%)
Other 92 0 ( 0.0%)
Elected party 92 Labour
Electorate 92 51,442
Turnout 92 38,345 (74.5%)
Greenock and Inverclyde



Tory change -9.6%
Labour change +8.4%
Lib Dem change -0.1%
Nationalist change +1.3%
Other change +0.0%
Electorate change -5.1%
Turnout Change -3.5%
Robert Waller wrote

Downstream from Glasgow on the Firth of Clyde, Greenock and Inverclyde contains the industrial town as well as other coastal communities to the west. There has been a growth of some high technology industry here to replace more traditional heavy industry and create something of a 'silicon coast'. The Liberal Democrats have had some success in local politics in Greenock, but this remains essentially traditional Labour territory, and should be safe for Scottish Labour.


Super Profiles

1,450 6.90 9.03 76
727 3.46 11.17 31
548 2.61 11.25 23
2,771 13.18 14.70 90
776 3.69 10.45 35
30 0.14 2.81 5
3,525 16.76 8.01 209
2,958 14.07 15.25 92
1,329 6.32 7.13 89
6,912 32.87 10.17 323