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The 2017 West Dunbartonshire Council election was held on Thursday 4 May 2017, on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the six wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 , with 22 Councillors being elected. Each ward will elect either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system .
Following the 2012 election a Labour majority administration was formed. After this election, the SNP group and Councillor Denis Agnew formed a minority coalition administration, led by the SNP leader, Jonathan McColl.[1] As part of the deal, the title of bailie was revived, and Councillor Agnew was appointed as West Dunbartonshire's first. The 2017 election marked the first time that Conservatives were elected to the Council in its history.
2017 Results [ ]
West Dunbartonshire Local Election Result 2017
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
SNP
10
4
-
4
45.45
40.08
12,422
+9.76
Labour
8
-
4
4
36.36
33.58
10,408
-13.04
Conservative
2
2
-
2
9.09
12.48
3,869
+8.23
West Dunbartonshire Community
1
1
-
1
4.54
7.78
2,413
New
Independent
1
-
2
2
4.54
5.32
1,648
-7.75
Liberal Democrats
0
-
-
-
-
0.43
133
New
Green
0
-
-
-
-
0.33
103
New
Scottish Socialist
0
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2012. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.
Ward results [ ]
Lomond [ ]
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
2017: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
2012-2017 Change: Con gain one seat from Lab
Lomond - 3 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
SNP
Jonathan McColl (incumbent )
24.8
1,082
1,109
Labour
Martin Rooney (incumbent )
21.6
945
977
977.4
1,024.5
1,386.6
Conservative
Sally Page
21.5
939
968
968.3
989.4
1,037.4
1,099.9
Labour
Hazel Sorrell (incumbent )
10.9
477
498
498.3
542.4
SNP
Chris Pollock
10.5
458
481
495.7
604.0
639.1
674.9
West Dunbartonshire Community
Louise Robertson
5.6
246
300
300.6
Independent
George Rice
5.0
218
Electorate: 9,132 Valid: 4,365 Spoilt: 106 Quota: 1,092 Turnout: 48.9%
Leven [ ]
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xSSP
2017: 2xSNP; 1xWDCP; 1xLab
2012-2017 Change: SNP and WDCP gain one each from Lab and SSP
Leven - 4 seats[3]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
SNP
Ian Dickson
23.0
1,353
West Dunbartonshire Community
Jim Bollan (incumbent )
21.9
1,291
Labour
John Millar (incumbent )
16.1
946
948.6
967.5
978.5
1,000.6
1,175.4
1,942.6
Labour
Michelle McGinty (incumbent )†
12.5
739
742.6
758.8
771.6
808.6
933.9
SNP
Caroline McAllister
11.4
673
825.0
850.9
903.1
927.0
942.9
972.5
Conservative
Peter Parlane
11.1
655
655.5
663.1
669.7
704.0
Liberal Democrats
George Drummond
2.3
133
135.2
143.9
153.3
Green
Sean Quinn
1.7
103
108.3
120.7
Electorate: 13,832 Valid: 5,893 Spoilt: 155 Quota: 1,179 Turnout: 43.7%
† Michelle McGinty was previously known as Michelle Stewart.
Dumbarton [ ]
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
2012-2017 Change: SNP and Con gain one each from Lab and Ind
Dumbarton - 4 seats[4]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Labour
David McBride (incumbent )
26.9
1,762
SNP
Karen Conaghan
22.8
1,499
Conservative
Brian Walker
14.6
957
979.7
980.5
1,009.3
1,147.1
1,388.0
SNP
Iain McLaren
12.3
809
827.1
989.8
998.6
1,254.1
1,403.0
West Dunbartonshire Community
George Black (incumbent )
12.1
792
821.0
827.1
888.3
Labour
Elizabeth Ruine
8.9
584
910.2
915.0
937.2
1,103.6
Independent
Andrew Muir
2.4
159
168.4
170.9
Electorate: 13,146 Valid: 6,562 Spoilt: 168 Quota: 1,313 Turnout: 51.2%
Kilpatrick [ ]
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
2017: 2xLab; 1xSNP
2012-2017 Change: No change
Kilpatrick - 3 seats[5]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Labour
Douglas McAllister (incumbent )
40.7
1,704
SNP
Jim Finn (incumbent )
23.1
965
1,000.9
1,019.5
1,023.2
1,738.6
SNP
Claire Gallagher
19.1
800
827.4
838.6
842.7
Labour
Lawrence O'Neill (incumbent )
8.8
367
886.4
1,071.4
Conservative
Hermione Spencer
8.2
346
369.2
Electorate: 9,052 Valid: 4,182 Spoilt: 161 Quota: 1,046 Turnout: 48.0
Clydebank Central [ ]
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xIndependent
2012-2017 Change: SNP gain one from Lab
Clydebank Central - 4 seats[6]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
SNP
Jim Brown (incumbent )
32.8
1,631
Labour
John Mooney (incumbent )
23.7
1,180
Independent
Denis Agnew (incumbent )
15.9
791
806.2
880.0
893.7
953.5
1,050.8
SNP
Diane Docherty
14.3
714
1,298.0
Conservative
Penny Hutton
8.9
441
443.7
450.1
454.1
460.5
524.7
Labour
Alan Sorrell
2.7
135
138.1
184.0
327.1
345.3
West Dunbartonshire Community
Dean Allardice
1.7
84
87.1
123.4
125.3
Electorate: 11,928 Valid: 4,976 Spoilt: 189 Quota: 996 Turnout: 43.3
Clydebank Waterfront [ ]
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
2017: 2xSNP; 2xLab
2012-2017 Change: SNP gain one from Ind
Clydebank Waterfront - 4 seats[7]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
SNP
William Hendrie (incumbent )
29.6
1,487
Labour
Gail Casey (incumbent )
25.9
1,298
SNP
Marie A. McNair (incumbent )
12.0
601
933.9
945.3
947.3
966.2
1,051.9
Conservative
David Jardine
10.6
531
534.9
546.2
548.2
560.2
597.0
597.5
612.3
SNP
Frank McNiff
7.0
350
438.3
439.7
443.7
455.5
494.0
533.7
Independent
Joe Henry
5.8
292
310.5
327.3
343.3
423.3
Labour
Daniel Lennie
5.4
271
285.0
503.8
507.2
523.2
595.4
597.4
737.4
951.9
Independent
Locky Cameron
2.9
146
151.8
158.4
165.4
Independent
Brian Murray
0.8
42
42.0
42.5
Electorate: 11,689 Valid: 5,018 Spoilt: 171 Quota: 1,004 Turnout: 44.4
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