Before (end of 2011) (20 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 9 · SNP 5 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Conservative 1 · Other 1
After (end of 2012) (20 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 10 · SNP 6 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Conservative 1 · Other 1
Ward results
Inverclyde East4 seats
| Stephen McCabe | Labour | 1,607 ✓ |
| David Wilson | Conservative | 1,447 ✓ |
| Jim MacLeod | SNP | 1,426 ✓ |
| James McColgan | Labour | 812 ✓ |
| John Watson | Liberal Democrats | 313 |
Inverclyde East Central3 seats
| Michael McCormick | Labour | 1,689 ✓ |
| James Grieve | SNP | 890 ✓ |
| Robert Moran | Labour | 612 ✓ |
| Drew McKenzie | Independent | 592 |
| Robert Burns | Liberal Democrats | 105 |
| Harry Osborn | Conservative | 96 |
Inverclyde North4 seats
| Martin Brennan | Labour | 1,804 ✓ |
| Jim Clocherty | Labour | 863 ✓ |
| Math Campbell-Sturgess | SNP | 854 ✓ |
| Kenneth Shepherd | Liberal Democrats | 628 ✓ |
| Graeme Brooks | Conservative | 508 |
| Alex de Ruyter | SNP | 449 |
| Charles McCallum | Independent | 224 |
Inverclyde South3 seats
| Joseph McIlwee | Labour | 1,392 ✓ |
| Keith Brooks | SNP | 1,004 ✓ |
| Vaughan Jones | Labour | 589 ✓ |
| Don Shearer | Independent | 157 |
| Bill Crawford | Conservative | 114 |
| Kevin Diamond | Liberal Democrats | 111 |
Inverclyde South West3 seats
| Gerry Dorrian | Labour | 768 ✓ |
| Innes Nelson | SNP | 766 ✓ |
| Ciano Rebecchi | Liberal Democrats | 759 ✓ |
| Colin Jackson | Labour | 415 |
| John Crowther | SNP | 405 |
| Duncan Simpson | Conservative | 217 |
| Peter Campbell | Independent | 62 |
Inverclyde West3 seats
| Ronald Ahlfeld | Independent | 1,951 ✓ |
| Terence Loughran | Labour | 991 ✓ |
| Christopher William McEleny | SNP | 541 ✓ |
| Ralph Roberts | SNP | 301 |
| Iain Macleod | Conservative | 253 |
| George White | LIB | 227 |
| George Anderson | Liberal Democrats | 145 |