The council is based at the Municipal Buildings in Greenock, the area's largest town.

Prior to 1975 the area was the western part of the historic county of Renfrewshire.

[4] The chief executive resigned and various changes to the council's internal structures were made in response.

The council is based at the Municipal Buildings on Clyde Square in Greenock.

[11] Since 2007 elections have been held every five years under the single transferable vote system, introduced by the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004.