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All 22 seats to West Dunbartonshire Council 12 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to West Dunbartonshire Council were held on 3 May 2012 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 elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.
The election saw the Scottish Labour Party gain 2 seats to secure an overall majority on the Council while also significantly increasing their vote. The Scottish National Party remained in second place on the Council but West Dunbartonshire proved to be their worst performance in Scotland as they lost 3 seats including that of their former Council leader, Ronnie McColl. Independents increased their seat numbers to 3 through the addition of former Labour Councillor and the Scottish Socialist Party retained their sole seat in Scotland.
Following the election the Labour majority administration was formed. This replaced the previous SNP minority led administration which had been supported by the Independents that had existed from 2007-2012.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 12 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 54.55 | 46.62 | 12,497 | +8.92 | |
SNP | 6 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 27.27 | 30.32 | 8,126 | -3.78 | |
Independent | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 13.64 | 13.07 | 3,503 | +4.37 | |
Scottish Socialist | 1 | - | - | - | 4.55 | 5.25 | 1,407 | -1.45 | |
Conservative | 0 | - | - | - | - | 4.25 | 1,139 | -3.35 | |
Communist | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0.35 | 94 | New | |
Scottish Christian | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0.15 | 39 | New |
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 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Labour | Martin Rooney (incumbent) | 33.64 | 1,243 | |||||||
SNP | Jonathan McColl * | 18.35 | 678 | 686.9 | 711.2 | 736.5 | 775.5 | 784.5 | 1,342.9 | |
SNP | Ronnie McColl (incumbent) | 14.48 | 535 | 544.8 | 561.5 | 593 | 636.3 | 647.6 | ||
Labour | Hazel Sorrell | 14.18 | 524 | 789.4 | 840.7 | 884.9 | 998.8 | |||
Conservative | Brian McKenzie Walker | 9.34 | 345 | 350.9 | 354.9 | 416.4 | ||||
Independent | George Rice | 5.66 | 209 | 214.1 | 238.9 | |||||
Scottish Socialist | Louise Robertson | 4.36 | 161 | 167.9 | ||||||
Electorate: 8,958 Valid: 3,695 Spoilt: 79 Quota: 924 Turnout: 3,774 (42.13%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Labour | John Millar (incumbent) | 31.8 | 1,622 | |||||||
Scottish Socialist | Jim Bollan (incumbent) | 21.0 | 1,073 | |||||||
SNP | Gail Robertson | 20.3 | 1,036 | |||||||
Labour | Michelle Stewart | 8.1 | 412 | 868.5 | 879.3 | 879.7 | 912.4 | 1,011.1 | 1,128.9 | |
SNP | May Smillie (incumbent) | 7.7 | 392 | 417.6 | 425.9 | 439.4 | 473.9 | 549.4 | ||
Independent | Archie Thomson | 6.4 | 329 | 359.4 | 371.6 | 371.9 | 459.8 | |||
Conservative | David Jardine | 4.6 | 237 | 244.8 | 247.9 | 248.1 | ||||
Electorate: 13,186 Valid: 5,101 Spoilt: 99 Quota: 1,021 Turnout: 5,200 (39.44%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Labour | David McBride (incumbent) | 30.59 | 1,678 | |||||||
SNP | Ian Murray | 18.01 | 988 | 1,015.3 | 1,027.1 | 1,039.1 | 1,050.8 | 1,071.1 | 1,130.4 | |
Independent | George Black (incumbent) | 13.96 | 766 | 788.1 | 803.4 | 818.6 | 840.2 | 905.1 | 1,146.6 | |
Labour | Thomas Rainey | 13.74 | 754 | 1,218.9 | ||||||
SNP | Iain Robertson (incumbent) | 10.21 | 560 | 568.6 | 574.9 | 581.2 | 583.7 | 597.1 | 621.3 | |
Independent | Iain Ellis | 6.60 | 362 | 368.9 | 377.8 | 380.2 | 418.1 | 465.1 | ||
Conservative | Sally Page | 4.14 | 227 | 230.5 | 233.6 | 234.7 | 241.2 | |||
Independent | Andrew Muir | 1.55 | 85 | 93.3 | 98 | 106.6 | ||||
Scottish Socialist | Cammy Fyfe | 1.20 | 66 | 71.9 | 78 | |||||
Electorate: 12,620 Valid: 5,486 Quota: 1,098 Turnout: 5,600 (44.37%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Labour | Douglas McAllister (incumbent) | 48.01 | 1,717 | ||||||
SNP | Jim Finn (incumbent) | 21.11 | 755 | 785.2 | 811.4 | 823.7 | 839.6 | 1,110.5 | |
Labour | Lawrence O'Neill (incumbent) | 11.19 | 400 | 1,113.8 | |||||
SNP | Ian Dickson | 7.96 | 285 | 291.2 | 301.4 | 305.5 | 324.4 | ||
Independent | Walter Graham | 7.27 | 260 | 284.9 | 321.9 | 336.8 | 388.8 | 408.2 | |
Conservative | Douglas Boyle | 3.38 | 121 | 125.8 | 134.7 | 135.1 | |||
Scottish Socialist | Dawn Fyfe | 1.06 | 38 | 41.8 | 53.8 | ||||
Electorate: 9,004 Valid: 3,576 Spoilt: 86 Quota: 895 Turnout: 3,662 (40.67%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Labour | Patrick Gerard McGlinchey (incumbent) | 34.83 | 1,587 | ||||||
SNP | Jim Brown (incumbent) | 26.36 | 1,201 | ||||||
Independent | Denis Agnew (incumbent) | 17.10 | 779 | 798.9 | 814.9 | 863 | 910 | 955 | |
Labour | John Mooney | 12.42 | 566 | 1,158.9 | |||||
SNP | Frank McNiff | 5.20 | 237 | 250.6 | 493.9 | 523.1 | 541.8 | 564.6 | |
Communist | Tom Morrison | 2.06 | 94 | 98.7 | 103 | 114.9 | 119.2 | ||
Conservative | Douglas Campbell | 2.02 | 92 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 104.9 | |||
Electorate: 11,559 Valid: 4,556 Spoilt: 108 Quota: 912 Turnout: 4,664 (40.35%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Labour | Gail Casey (incumbent) | 33.55 | 1,473 | |||||||
SNP | William Hendrie (incumbent) | 24.05 | 1,056 | |||||||
Independent | Marie A. McNair (incumbent)† | 16.24 | 713 | 777.1 | 785.2 | 796.6 | 809.8 | 842.8 | 901.5 | |
Labour | Kath Ryall | 11.87 | 521 | 929.9 | ||||||
SNP | Jim McElhill (incumbent) | 9.18 | 403 | 435.7 | 583.7 | 590.9 | 598.9 | 619.8 | 636.9 | |
Conservative | Linda Kinniburgh | 2.66 | 117 | 128.3 | 130.3 | 131.9 | 139.1 | 142.6 | ||
Scottish Socialist | Ann Lynch | 1.57 | 69 | 83.5 | 86.9 | 89.7 | 89.9 | |||
Scottish Christian | Alastair Manderson | 0.89 | 39 | 43 | 44.9 | 45.9 | ||||
Electorate: 11,451 Valid: 4,391 Spoilt: 108 Quota: 879 Turnout: 4,499 (39.29%) |
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