Polling Scheme

The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland (LGBCS) conducted a nationwide review of local authority ward boundaries, following which it introduced a number of changes. These came into effect on 30 September 2016. The changes in Inverclyde are the addition of a new, seventh ward and an increase in the number of Councillors from 20 to 22.

As the ward boundaries have changed, it has been neccessary to make changes to the Polling Scheme, and a new scheme was approved by the Council on 16 February 2017. 

As there have recently been a significant number of changes to ward and polling district boundaries, your polling place may have changed since you last voted.
The details of your polling place will be clearly marked on your poll card. Please check these details carefully.
You can also download maps of the polling districts and a list of the polling places for each of those districts from the downoads section of this page.

A set of maps for each ward can be viewed in the downloads section of this page. Each set contains individual maps for each of the polling districts making up the ward.

There have also been some changes and additions to the polling places. Listed below are the most significant changes to.

New Venue – St Mary’s Episcopal Church, Bardrainney Avenue, Port Glasgow – to release pressure on School Estate (substituting for St Francis’ Primary School).
New Venue – St Francis’ Church, Auchenbothie Road, Port Glasgow – to take account of voters who previously voted in Ward 1 (IG05) but who now are in Ward 2 (IG05).
New venue – Upper Port Glasgow Social Club, Crosshill Road, Port Glasgow – to replace the long-standing polling station at Boglestone Community Centre – this is necessitated by the re-definition of this polling place from Ward 1 to Ward 2 thus requiring this significant change.
The McLean Museum and Art Gallery, Watt Hall will not be available for use as a polling place by virtue of necessary repairs and St John’s Episcopal Church, Union Street, Greenock is the substitute polling place.
New venue - a new polling place will be established at the Mount Kirk, 95 Dempster Street, Greenock for voters in new Ward 7.
Lady Alice Primary School, Inverkip Road, Greenock will not be available as a polling place and the substitute location is the Southwest Library, Barr’s Cottage, Greenock.
Moorfoot Primary School, Moorfoot Drive, Greenock will not be available for use as a polling place and the substitute location is the Gourock Golf Club, Cowal View, Gourock.
New venue – Inverkip Community Centre in place of Inverkip Primary School.
As a result of the LGBCS changes to the Ward Boundaries, voters in Polling District IG05 (Ward 1) as indicated above in point (b) have been split between new Ward 1 (IG04) – St Mary’s Episcopal Church and new Ward 2 (IG05) – St Francis’ Church. 
Also a result of the LGBCS changes to the Ward Boundaries, voters in Polling District IG18 (Ward 3) who used to vote at the Salvation Army Centre have been split between new Ward 3 (IG15) which is Prospecthill Christian Fellowship Church  and new Ward 4 (IG17) which remains at the Salvation Army Centre.
This list of changes details only the most significant changes, and it is therefore reccomended that you carefully check your poll card which will clearly state the details of your polling place.
If you have any questions, please contact the Election Team on the contact details shown on this page, who will be happy to assist.