Clydebank Central (ward)

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Location of the ward [1]

Clydebank Central is one of the six wards used to elect members of the West Dunbartonshire Council. It elects four Councillors.

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The ward covers northern parts of the town of Clydebank, although despite its name it only includes part of the town centre, namely the areas north of the Forth and Clyde Canal at the Clyde Shopping Centre, Clyde Retail Park and Clydebank Business Centre, while south of the canal is within the Clydebank Waterfront ward. West of Boquhanran Road tunnel, the boundary between the wards changes from the canal to the Argyle Line / North Clyde Line railway tracks. Residential neighbourhoods in the ward include Drumry, Kilbowie, Linnvale, North Mountblow, Parkhall and Radnor Park [2]

Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Patrick Gerard McGlinchey
(Labour)
Willie McLaughlin
(Labour)
Jim Brown
(SNP)
Denis Agnew
(Ind.)
2012 John Mooney
(Labour)
2017 Diane Docherty
(Ind.)
2022 Fiona Hennebry
(Labour)
Sophie Traynor
(SNP)
Clare Steel
(Labour)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 West Dunbartonshire Council election

Clydebank Central - 4 seats [3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234
SNP Diane Docherty (incumbent)41.01,903   
Labour '25.81,199   
Labour Clare 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%  

    2017 Election

    2017 West Dunbartonshire Council election [4]

    Clydebank Central - 4 seats [5]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    SNP Jim Brown (incumbent)32.81,631     
    Labour John Mooney (incumbent)23.71,180     
    Independent Denis Agnew (incumbent)15.9791806.2 880.0 893.7 953.5 1,050.8
    SNP Diane Docherty14.37141,298.0    
    Conservative Penny Hutton8.9441443.7 450.1 454.1 460.5 524.7
    Labour Alan Sorrell2.7135138.1 184.0 327.1 345.3  
    West Dunbartonshire Community Dean Allardice1.78487.1 123.4 125.3   
    Electorate: 11,928  Valid: 4,976  Spoilt: 189  Quota: 996  Turnout: 43.3  

      2012 Election

      2012 West Dunbartonshire Council election [6]

      Clydebank Central - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Labour Patrick Gerard McGlinchey (incumbent)34.831,587     
      SNP Jim Brown (incumbent)26.361,201     
      Independent Denis Agnew (incumbent)17.10779798.9 814.9 863 910 955
      Labour John Mooney12.425661,158.9    
      SNP Frank McNiff5.20237250.6 493.9 523.1 541.8 564.6
      Communist Tom Morrison2.069498.7 103 114.9 119.2  
      Conservative Douglas Campbell2.029294.6 97.2 104.9   
      Electorate: 11,559  Valid: 4,556  Spoilt: 108  Quota: 912  Turnout: 4,664 (40.35%)  

        2007 Election

        2007 West Dunbartonshire Council election

        West Dunbartonshire Council election, 2007: Clydebank Central
        PartyCandidate1st Pref %SeatCount
        Labour Patrick Gerard McGlinchey1,61026.0
        SNP Jim Brown1,42323.0
        Labour Willie McLaughlin††87314.1
        Independent Denis Agnew6019.7
        A Strong Voice for ClydebankAndy White5488.8
        SNP Alex Scullion4677.6
        Conservative David James Crichton2213.6
        Independent Locky Cameron1552.5
        Scottish Green Danielle Casey1322.1
        Scottish Socialist Alex Cunningham1151.9
        Independent Charles Murray300.5

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