Scotland · 70,126Boundary · 2023

Inverclyde & Renfrewshire West

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Created in the 2023 boundary review, replacing Inverclyde.

Dispatch
Apr 2026

Won by Lab in its first election in 2024.

McCluskey's most distinctive parliamentary moment came on 20 June 2025, when he broke from Labour's majority five times during the Report Stage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. His rebel votes clustered around tightening safeguards -- he backed two amendments designed to close the so-called voluntary starvation loophole, and supported a procedural vote to allow further scrutiny of the Bill. His deviation data bears this out: he sits 20 percentage points above his party average on assisted-dying safeguards and 22 points above on end-of-life autonomy, suggesting a considered, rather than casual, divergence from the Labour line on this conscience issue.

Outside that, McCluskey is a largely loyal backbencher. His 96.9% party alignment and 79% voting participation -- slightly below the Commons average -- paint a picture of a steady rather than insurgent MP. He has voted consistently in line with Labour on workers' rights, progressive taxation, and Lords amendments. His speeches -- 249 contributions across 49 debates -- concentrate heavily on energy, cost of living, and the local economy, reflecting the industrial and post-industrial character of Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West. He scores notably below his party average on armed forces welfare (-24 points) and criminal justice reform (-20 points), though the reasons for those gaps are not clear from available data.

384
Commons votes
This parliament
£27k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
70.1k
Electorate
2024 GE

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review.

Current Member of Parliament

Martin McCluskey

Martin McCluskey

Labour Party

Martin McCluskey is the Labour MP for Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero).

Notable Votes

Vote on an amendment to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill that would prevent someone from qualifying as 'terminally ill' under the Bill solely because they have voluntarily stopped eating and drinking. This matters because without the amendment, a person could potentially use voluntary starvation to meet the terminal illness threshold and access an assisted death.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

Vote on whether to prevent someone from qualifying as 'terminally ill' under the assisted dying bill solely because they have voluntarily stopped eating and drinking. The amendment aimed to close a potential loophole where a person might use self-starvation to meet the terminal illness criteria they would not otherwise meet.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

Vote on whether to add a provision to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ensuring that if an independent doctor dies or becomes too ill to complete their assessment before signing off on an assisted dying request, a further referral can be made to another doctor — mirroring an existing provision in the Bill for the attending doctor.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

Won by Lab in its first election in 2024.

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

McCluskey’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.393 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where McCluskey has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
94
Economy
83
Employment
52
Crime & Policing
35
Education
32
Welfare and Benefits
30
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 7720 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 9420 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 1220 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
§ 08The local picture.9 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Bishopton Bridge Of Weir LangbankColin McCulloch1,534Labour P
Bishopton Bridge Of Weir LangbankFiona Airlie-Nicolson2,384Scottish
Bishopton Bridge Of Weir LangbankJames MacLaren1,353Conserva
Houston Crosslee LinwoodAlison Dowling1,568Labour P
Houston Crosslee LinwoodAudrey Doig1,172Scottish
Houston Crosslee LinwoodDavid McGonigle1,334Conserva
Houston Crosslee LinwoodRobert Innes1,020Scottish
Inverclyde CentralColin Jackson599Labour P
Inverclyde CentralMichael McCormick753Labour P
Inverclyde CentralPam Armstrong968Scottish
Inverclyde EastChris Curley1,194Scottish
Inverclyde EastDavid Wilson1,767Conserva
Median income
£27,400
HMRC SPI 2024
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