Inverclyde
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Inverclyde lies on the west coast along the Firth of Clyde, with Greenock as its largest town and port. Shipbuilding was once central to its economy, now replaced by services, retail, and commuting links to Glasgow.
The local government for this district is: Inverclyde Council (Scotland Council Area).
For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 ‘council areas’ (Scottish Gaelic: comhairlean), each administered by a single-tier authority known simply as a council.
Constituencies in Inverclyde
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 57 of them are in Scotland. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.
Wards in Inverclyde
Inverclyde is divided into 7 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Inverclyde Central
- Inverclyde East
- Inverclyde East Central
- Inverclyde North
- Inverclyde South
- Inverclyde South West
- Inverclyde West
Inverclyde in International Geographies
In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Inverclyde is within an ITLs Level 3 area:
- (ITL 1) Scotland
- (ITL 2) ⇒ West Central Scotland
- (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.