Elections to Inverclyde Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other 31

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in Scotland. The election used the six

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created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the

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system form of

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, with 20 Councillors being elected in total. The election saw

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Councillors remain the largest party as they gained 1 additional seat to hold half the seats on the Council. The

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also increased their representation by 1 seat and remained in second place on the authority. The

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remained in third place but lost half of their seats, falling from 4 seats to 2. The

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and

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retained their solitary seats on the authority. Following the election the Labour Party again formed a minority administration this time with the support of the Independent and the Conservative Party Councillors.

Results

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.

Ward results

Inverclyde East

*2007: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem *2012: 2xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP *2007-2012: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem

Inverclyde East Central

*2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP *2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP *2007-2012: No change

Inverclyde North

*2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem *2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem *2007-2012: No change

Inverclyde South

*2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP *2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP *2007-2012: No change

Inverclyde West

*2007: 1xIndependent; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem *2012: 1xIndependent; 1xLab; 1xSNP *2007-2012: SNP gain from Lib Dem

Inverclyde South West

*2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem *2012: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem *2007-2012: No change

References

http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/pdf/2012/inverclyde12.pdf

Changes since the 2012 elections

*† On 13 September 2014 Inverclyde South Labour Cllr Vaughan Jones resigned from the party and became an Independent in opposition to her party's stance on the Scottish Independence Referendum

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