Greenock and Port Glasgow (UK Parliament constituency)
| Greenock and Port Glasgow | |
|---|---|
| Former Burgh constituency for the House of Commons |
|
| Major settlements | Greenock, Port Glasgow |
| 1974–1997 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by |
Greenock & Inverclyde West Renfrewshire |
| Created from |
Greenock West Renfrewshire |
Greenock and Port Glasgow was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1974 until 1997, electing one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
1974-1983: The burghs of Greenock and Port Glasgow.
1983-1997: The Inverclyde District electoral divisions of Cartsdyke, Clune Brae, Greenock South West, Greenock West Central, Greenock West End, Port Glasgow East, Port Glasgow South, and Port Glasgow West.
As first used, in the February 1974 general election, the constituency had been defined by the Second Periodical Review of the Boundary Commission to cover the burghs of Greenock and Port Glasgow in the county of Renfrew. The rest of the county was covered by the county constituencies of East Renfrewshire and West Renfrewshire, and the burgh constituency of Paisley.
Prior to the February 1974 election, the county had been covered by East Renfrewshire, West Renfrewshire, Greenock, and Paisley, with the Greenock constituency covering the burgh of Greenock, and the burgh of Port Glasgow within the West Renfrewshire constituency.
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