Council area · Scotland

Inverclyde

Inverclyde is a council area. It is a single-tier authority, so it runs both local and larger services.

What this council is responsible for

Inverclyde
Council area · S12000018
  • Planning applications
  • Bin and recycling collection
  • Council tax and business rates collection
  • Housing and homelessness
  • Licensing
  • Environmental health
  • Parks and leisure
  • Local elections
  • Schools and education
  • Adult social care
  • Children’s services
  • Roads and highways
  • Waste disposal
  • Libraries
  • Trading standards
  • Public health

Policing and fire are national services in Scotland, not council functions.

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Type
Council area
Single tier
Official code
S12000018
ONS GSS code
Nation
Scotland
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.
14
Postcode sectors
7
Wards
1
Constituencies

2 of these postcode sectors are shared with a neighbouring council. Postcode sectors are a Royal Mail construct and do not follow council boundaries.

Boundary

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Ultra-generalised boundary (500 m) from the ONS Open Geography Portal, Open Government Licence v3. Indicative at this scale; not for legal or planning use. See it among its neighbours on the UK map →

Parliamentary constituencies

Wards

7 wards recorded in this council area.

Inverclyde Central · Inverclyde East · Inverclyde East Central · Inverclyde North · Inverclyde South · Inverclyde South West · Inverclyde West

Postcode sectors

PA13 4 · PA14 5 · PA14 6 · PA15 1 · PA15 2 · PA15 3 · PA15 4 · PA15 9 · PA16 0 · PA16 7 · PA16 8 · PA16 9 · PA18 6 · PA19 1

Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code S12000018.