Labour claim election victory

Eric Baxter Paul John Coulter • Published 5 May 2012 13:00 1 Comment

LABOUR have claimed victory in the 2012 Inverclyde Council elections after securing half of the 20 seats up for grabs in Thursday's crucial poll.

They now look almost certain to negotiate a deal to lead a ruling coalition after snapping up 10 seats, four more than their nearest rivals, the SNP.

Labour could try to lead the local authority with the councillors they have, but the Tele understands they will try to reach an agreement with Tory David Wilson plus Gourock independent Ronnie Ahlfeld - who polled more votes than anyone else.

The only female candidate, Labour's Vaughan Jones, won a seat while her 20-year-old party colleague James McColgan was also elected - as he sat a university exam in Glasgow.

Long-serving Liberal councillor George White was a high-profile casualty as he lost his seat, while the Lib Dems slumped to just two councillors.

The results were revealed at a rapid election count held in the Waterfront Leisure Centre yesterday, with Inverclyde believed to be the first mainland area in Scotland to declare.

After the results were confirmed, jubilant Labour leader Stephen McCabe said: "We were quietly confident. Our voter management was better than at the last council election."

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This article appeared in Greenock Telegraph 05 May 12

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  I SCORED THE LEAST VOTES OF 62 IN WARD 6 ....BUT WAS AMAZED THAT THE INDEPENDENT IN WARD 5 ,GOT 1900 ? WELL DONE RONNIE AHLFELD? hope to pop in and shake you by the hand , my sights are now fixed ukip scotland for the coming eu elections in 2014, were i know ukip will be the party everyone will be voting for ? with 83% of all our laws and billions sent bailing out others , iam very glad that my wife dementia was listened to by all the major partys ?....mission still ongoing for better health for the pensioners in inverclyde and our nation , peter patrick glancy campbell
  
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