2022 West Dunbartonshire Council election

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2022 West Dunbartonshire Council election
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All 22 seats to West Dunbartonshire Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderMartin RooneyJonathon McColl Jim Bollan
Party Labour SNP West Dunbartonshire Community
Leader's seat Lomond Lomond Leven
Last election8 seats, 33.6%10 seats, 40.1%1 seat, 7.8%
Seats before8101
Seats won1291
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 4Decrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg
Popular vote12,47312,6761,462
Percentage41.9%42.6%4.9%
SwingIncrease2.svg 8.3%Increase2.svg 2.5%Decrease2.svg 2.9%
Council Leader before election

Jonathan McColl
SNP

Council Leader after election

Martin Rooney
Labour

The 2022 West Dunbartonshire Council election was held on 5 May 2022, 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 - a form of proportional representation.

Contents

The SNP minority administration formed after the 2017 election was replaced with a new Labour majority administration.

Results

2022 West Dunbartonshire Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1240Increase2.svg 454.541.912,473Increase2.svg 8.3
  SNP 901Decrease2.svg 140.942.612,676Increase2.svg 2.5
  West Dunbartonshire Community 100Steady2.svg4.54.91,462Decrease2.svg 2.9
  Conservative 002Decrease2.svg 20.08.92,644Decrease2.svg 3.6
  Scottish Green 000Steady2.svg0.00.7206Increase2.svg 0.4
  Scottish Family 000Steady2.svg0.00.4121New
  TUSC 000Steady2.svg0.00.273New
  Independent 001Decrease2.svg 10.00.251Decrease2.svg 5.1
  Scottish Libertarian 000Steady2.svg0.00.245New
  Sovereignty 000Steady2.svg0.00.130New

Ward results

Lomond

Lomond - 3 seats [1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
SNP Jonathan McColl (incumbent)34.51,494    
Labour Martin Rooney (incumbent)21.79381,017.4 1,163.1  
Labour Hazel Sorrell16.6719782.1 969.3 1,035.0 1,433.5
Conservative Sally Page (incumbent)15.4666680.9 731.0 735.2  
West Dunbartonshire Community Drew MacEoghainn11.8509620.7    
Electorate: 9,111  Valid: 4,326  Spoilt: 75  Quota: 1,082  Turnout: 48.3%  

    Leven

    Leven - 4 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    SNP Ian Dickson (incumbent)25.71,494      
    Labour John Millar (incumbent)18.71,0891,095.2 1,101.2 1,116.8 1,184.3  
    Labour Michelle McGinty16.4956963.3 966.3 997.8 1,116.8 1,130.7 1,280.3
    West Dunbartonshire Community Jim Bollan (incumbent)16.4953972.2 988.4 1,047.1 1,136.1 1,138.2 1,500.6
    SNP Ronnie McColl11.2653913.3 917.3 1,007.6 1,017.3 1,017.9  
    Conservative Matthew Dillon7.2420421.1 432.1 439.3    
    Scottish Green Paula Baker3.5206226.5 231.7     
    Independent Sian Wilkie0.95151.7      
    Electorate: 13,820  Valid: 5,822  Spoilt: 129  Quota: 1,165  Turnout: 43.1%  

      Dumbarton

      Dumbarton - 4 seats [3]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      SNP Karen Conoghan (incumbent)33.82,171     
      Labour David McBride (incumbent)31.82,045     
      Labour Gurpreet Singh Johal14.5950987 1,546.5   
      Conservative Brian Walker (incumbent)9.4601602.9 642.4 682.5 686.5 696.4
      SNP Chris Pollock8.25921,246.2 1,265.4 1,291.8 1,295.8 1,305.8
      TUSC Lynda McEwan1.17386.9 99.9 123.0 127.7 137.4
      Scottish Libertarian Johnathan Rainey0.74549.7 54.8 62.3 68.5  
      Sovereignty Kelly Wilson0.53030.8 32.2 34.3   
      Electorate: 13,336  Valid: 6,524  Spoilt: 163  Quota: 1,305  Turnout: 50.1%  

        Kilpatrick

        Kilpatrick - 3 seats [4]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12
        Labour Douglas McAllister (incumbent)49.11,903 
        SNP Gordon Scanlan25.4986 
        SNP Marina Scanlan12.5486524.2
        Labour Lawrence O'Neill (incumbent)7.02721,020.6
        Conservative David Jardine5.9229269.7
        Electorate: 8,987  Valid: 4,059  Spoilt: 183  Quota: 970  Turnout: 45.2%  

          Clydebank Central

          Clydebank Central - 4 seats [5]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234
          SNP Diane Docherty (incumbent)41.01,903   
          Labour Craig Edward25.81,199   
          Labour Claire Steel13.9645717.7 900.7 1,137.8
          SNP Sophie Traynor11.15311,367.8  
          Conservative Liam Wilson7.9366368.6 384.2 390.5
          Electorate: 11,820  Valid: 4,848  Spoilt: 204  Quota: 929  Turnout: 41.0%  

            Clydebank Waterfront

            Clydebank Waterfront - 4 seats [6]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456
            SNP James McElhill31.81,493     
            Labour Daniel Lennie (incumbent)25.91,217     
            SNP Lauren Oxley16.37671,179.9    
            Labour June McKay11.5540571.5 811.4 822.1 868 1,093.5
            Conservative Holly Moscrop7.7362367.2 374.2 376.6 403.9  
            SNP Jacob Toland4.2196255.3 259.5 475.1 493.2 500.8
            Scottish Family Brian Michael Lally2.6121125.4 129.5 130.6   
            Electorate: 11,537  Valid: 4,696  Spoilt: 158  Quota: 940  Turnout: 42.1%  

              Aftermath

              Labour won twelve seats, giving them the majority they needed to regain control of the council from the SNP, who had won control in 2017. [7] Martin Rooney was appointed Council Leader, with Michelle McGinty serving as his deputy. [8]

              Clydebank Central SNP councillor Diane Docherty quit the SNP group in January 2023, and now sits as an Independent. [9] [10]

              Ex-council leader Dumbarton SNP councillor Jonathon McColl quit the SNP group on 19 August 2024, and now sits as an Independent. [11] [12]

              Clydebank Waterfront Labour councillors Daniel Lennie and June McKay quit the Labour group in August 2024, and now sit as Independents. [13] This resulted in the Labour group losing control of the council. [14]

              Kilpatrick Labour councillor and Provost Douglas McAllister was elected to Parliament for the West Dunbartonshire constituency during the 2024 United Kingdom general election, and as such stood back from being Provost. [15]

              On 28 August 2024, Dumbarton councillor Karen Murray Conaghan was elected to serve as the new Provost, becoming the first woman to hold the position in the history of the council. [16]

              Clydebank Central by-election

              A by-election was held on 13 June 2024 after Clydebank Central Labour councillor Craig Edward was removed from the party group after being charged with possession of indecent images and had resigned as a councillor after pleading guilty. [17] [18] It was won by the Labour candidate Fiona Hennebry. [19]

              Clydebank Central by-election (13 June 2024) - 1 seat
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              1234
              Labour Fiona Hennebry49.61,3981,400 1,404 1,425
              SNP Marina Scanlan38.91,0951,099 1,118 1,127
              Conservative Ewan McGinnigle4.4125126 126 130
              Independent Andrew Muir3.18787 91 98
              Scottish Liberal Democrats Kai Robert Murray Pyper1.85256 59  
              Communist Nathan Hennebry1.74747   
              Independent Kelly Wilson0.412   
              Electorate: 11,702  Valid: 2,816  Spoilt: 29  Quota: 1,409  Turnout: 24.3%  

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