Editing Inverclyde (section)

==History==
Inverclyde was created as a district in 1975 under the [[Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973]], which established a two-tier structure of local government across mainland Scotland comprising upper-tier regions and lower-tier districts. Inverclyde was one of nineteen districts created within the region of [[Strathclyde]]. The district covered the area of four former districts from the [[shires of Scotland|historic county]] of [[Renfrewshire (historic)|Renfrewshire]], all of which were abolished at the same time:<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973|year=1973|chapter=65|accessdate=9 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=14632|page=258|date=7 March 1930|city=e}}</ref>
*[[Greenock]] [[Burgh]]
*[[Gourock]] Burgh
*[[Port Glasgow]] Burgh
*Fifth [[List of local government areas in Scotland (1930–1975)|District]], being the landward (outside a burgh) parts of the parishes of Greenock, [[Inverkip]], Port Glasgow, and [[Kilmacolm]].

The new district was named Inverclyde, meaning "mouth of the [[River Clyde]]", a name which had been coined in 1897 for the title of [[Baron Inverclyde]] which was conferred upon [[John Burns, 1st Baron Inverclyde|John Burns]] of [[Castle Wemyss]], a large house at [[Wemyss Bay]]. The remaining parts of Renfrewshire were divided between the [[Eastwood, Strathclyde|Eastwood]] and [[Renfrew (district)|Renfrew]] districts. The three districts together formed a single [[lieutenancy areas of Scotland|lieutenancy area]].<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1975|year=1975|number=428|accessdate=9 February 2023}}</ref>

In 1996 the districts and regions were replaced with unitary [[council area]]s under the [[Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994]]. In the debates leading up to that act, the government initially proposed replacing these three districts with two council areas: "West Renfrewshire", covering Inverclyde district and the western parts of Renfrew district, and "East Renfrewshire", covering Eastwood district and the eastern parts of Renfrew district.<ref>{{cite web |title=Local Government (Scotland and Wales) Volume 233: debated on Monday 22 November 1993 |url=https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/1993-11-22/debates/505ea6bb-9416-4179-ac1c-209fd64ea7d4/LocalGovernment(ScotlandAndWales) |website=Hansard |publisher=UK Parliament |access-date=6 February 2023}}</ref> The proposals were not supported locally, with Inverclyde successfully campaigning to be allowed to form its own council area. The new council areas came into effect on 1 April 1996.<ref>{{cite web |title=Local Government Etc (Scotland) Bill: Volume 235: debated on Monday 17 January 1994 |url=https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/1994-01-17/debates/26a716f2-051a-4e9a-b6ad-ea8e7ea4ffb2/LocalGovernmentEtc(Scotland)Bill?highlight=local%20government%20scotland%20inverclyde#contribution-359bf15e-d722-41f6-8ab3-5f2898567380 |website=Hansard |publisher=UK Parliament |access-date=10 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994|year=1994|chapter=39|accessdate=6 February 2023}}</ref>