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Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West

Westminster constituency · Scotland

Forecast of November 2, 2026

Our forecast gives the SNP a 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 6.0 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 34%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • SNP 34.2%
  • Labour 28.1%
  • Reform UK 15.6%
  • Conservative 7.0%
  • Green 6.9%
  • Other 4.4%
  • Lib Dems 3.5%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

SNP Labour Reform UK Conservative
Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West 34.2%28.1%15.6%7.0%
National averageUnited Kingdom 2.8%+31.3 26.5%+1.7 22.3%−6.6 20.0%−13.1

Simple average of the 650 ridings, not weighted by population.

Local profile

Employment rate70.1%

Source: Office for National Statistics: mid-2022 population, January 2026 labour market

Current member

Martin McCluskey · Labour

In office since July 4, 2024. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 15.8 points.

Our current projection: the SNP ahead by 6.0 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Martin McCluskey Elected Labour 18,931 46.9
Ronnie Cowan SNP 12,560 31.1
Ted Runciman Conservative 2,863 7.1
Simon Moorehead Reform UK 2,476 6.1
Ross Stalker Lib Dems 1,259 3.1
Iain Hamilton Green 1,173 2.9
Christopher McEleny Other 723 1.8
John Burleigh Other 365 0.9

Nearby ridings

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

Watch list

The tightest races

The smallest projected gaps between the top two.

  1. Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shireSNP76%1.2-point gap
  2. Bury St Edmunds and StowmarketReform UK46%1.4-point gap
  3. Romsey and Southampton NorthConservative63%1.4-point gap
Forecast updated