Inverclyde
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| Area - Total - % Water | Ranked 29th 160 km² ? % |
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| Admin HQ | Greenock |
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| ONS code | 00QU |
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| Inverclyde Council http://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/ | |
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The area was a district in its own right, within Strathclyde Region, until 1996, and prior to 1975 was in the former county of Renfrewshire.
The name derives from the extinct barony of Inverclyde (1897) conferred upon Sir John Burns of Wemyss Bay and his heirs.
Life Expectancy
According to research by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Inverclyde residents enjoy the second-lowest life expectancy in the UK, with only Glasgow City having a shorter projected lifespan per resident . The average Inverclyde male lives for 70.3 years, with females living 78.1 years.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5097778.stm BBC News - 'Lower life expectancy' in cities - 20 June 2006 (retrieved 8 July 2006)
Towns and villages
Council
The composition of Inverclyde Council at present is as follows:
- Liberal Democrat - 13
- Labour - 6
- Independent - 1
As of June 2006, changes are still ongoing: Inverclyde Council is altering its directorship structure by adding new corporate director positions and removing senior managers from the current structure. It is expected that the £90,000 p/a posts will mostly be filled by new applicants, although existing Council workers are able to apply.[http://www.theherald.co.uk/politics/64628.html The Herald - Inverclyde starts big changes at the top - 23 June 2006 (retrieved 8 July 2006)
Places of interest
- Cornalees Bridge Centre[link]
- Custom House Quay and Museum[link]
- Gourock Outdoor Pool[link]
- Loch Thom
- Lunderston Bay[link]
- McLean Museum and Art Gallery[link]
- Newark Castle[link]
- Waterfront Leisure Complex[link]
Photographs of Inverclyde
Tourism & Community Website for Inverclyde
Notes and references
| Council areas of Scotland |
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| Subdivisions created by the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 Aberdeen | Aberdeenshire | Angus | Argyll and Bute | Clackmannanshire | Dumfries and Galloway | Dundee | East Ayrshire | East Dunbartonshire | East Lothian | East Renfrewshire | na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) | Edinburgh | Falkirk | Fife | Glasgow | Highland | Inverclyde | Midlothian | Moray | North Ayrshire | North Lanarkshire | Orkney | Perth and Kinross | Renfrewshire | Scottish Borders | Shetland | South Ayrshire | South Lanarkshire | Stirling | West Dunbartonshire | West Lothian | |
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