Dumbarton (ward)

Location of the ward ^[1]

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

The ward covers most of the town of Dumbarton, including the outlying villages of Milton and Bowling on the Firth of Clyde, but excepting northern parts of Dumbarton such as Bellsmyre, Broadmeadow and Lomondgate which are assigned to the Leven ward. ^[2]

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2007		Geoff Calvert (Labour)		David McBride (Labour)		Iain Robertson (SNP)		George Black (Ind.)
2012	Thomas Rainey (Labour)	Ian Murray (SNP)
2017		Brian Walker (Conservative)	Karen Conaghan (SNP)			Iain McLaren (SNP)
2022		Gurpreet Singh Johal (Labour)			Chris Pollock (SNP)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 West Dunbartonshire Council election

Dumbarton - 4 seats ^[3]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	SNP	Karen Conoghan (incumbent)	33.8	2,171
	Labour	David McBride (incumbent)	31.8	2,045
	Labour	Gurpreet Singh Johal	14.5	950	987	1,546.5
	Conservative	Brian Walker (incumbent)	9.4	601	602.9	642.4	682.5	686.5	696.4
	SNP	Chris Pollock	8.2	592	1,246.2	1,265.4	1,291.8	1,295.8	1,305.8
	TUSC	Lynda McEwan	1.1	73	86.9	99.9	123.0	127.7	137.4
	Scottish Libertarian	Jonathan Rainey	0.7	45	49.7	54.8	62.3	68.5
	Sovereignty	Kelly Wilson	0.5	30	30.8	32.2	34.3
Electorate: 13,336  Valid: 6,524  Spoilt: 163  Quota: 1,305  Turnout: 50.1%

2017 Election

2017 West Dunbartonshire Council election ^[4]

Dumbarton - 4 seats ^[5]

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%

2012 Election

2012 West Dunbartonshire Council election ^[6]

Dumbarton - 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				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%)

2007 Election

2007 West Dunbartonshire Council election

West Dunbartonshire Council election, 2007: Dumbarton

Party		Candidate	FPv%	%	Seat	Count
	Labour	Geoff Calvert	1,292	17.7
	SNP	Iain Robertson	1,204	16.5
	Labour	David McBride	1,107	15.2
	SNP	Betty Mitchell	979	13.4
	Conservative	Martyn Anthony McIntyre	719	9.9
	Independent	George Black	696	9.6
	Scottish Green	Rose Harvie	387	5.3
	Independent	Linda McColl	351	4.8
	Independent	Alistair Tuach	304	4.2
	Scottish Socialist	Les Robertson	242	3.3

References

1. "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
2. "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". Lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
3. "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report - Ward 3 - Dumbarton" (PDF). 6 May 2022.
4. "2017 Local Election - Results by Ward | West Dunbartonshire Council". west-dunbarton.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
5. "West Dunbartonshire Council Candidate Votes Per Stage Report" (PDF). 5 May 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
6. "2012 Council Elections Results | West Dunbartonshire Council". west-dunbarton.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2020.