Leven (ward)

Not to be confused with Leven, Kennoway and Largo (ward).

Location of the ward ^[1]

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

The ward covers the southern parts of the Vale of Leven including Alexandria, Bonhill, Dalmonach and Renton, plus northern parts of Dumbarton: streets north/west of Townend Road including the modern Lomondgate development and Broadmeadow Industrial Estate, and the entire Bellsmyre area. ^[2]

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2007		Jim Bollan (Socialist /WDCP)		John Millar (Labour)		Jonathan McColl (SNP)		May Smillie (SNP)
2012	Gail Robertson (SNP)				Michelle Stewart (Labour)
2017			Ian Dickson (SNP)			Caroline McAllister (SNP/ Alba)
2021
2022					Michelle McGinty (Labour)

Election results

2022 Election

2022 West Dunbartonshire Council election

Leven - 4 seats ^[3]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	SNP	Ian Dickson (incumbent)	25.7	1,494
	Labour	John Millar (incumbent)	18.7	1,089	1,095.2	1,101.2	1,116.8	1,184.3
	Labour	Michelle McGinty	16.4	956	963.3	966.3	997.8	1,116.8	1,130.7	1,280.3
	West Dunbartonshire Community	Jim Bollan (incumbent)	16.4	953	972.2	988.4	1,047.1	1,136.1	1,138.2	1,500.6
	SNP	Ronnie McColl	11.2	653	913.3	917.3	1,007.6	1,017.3	1,017.9
	Conservative	Matthew Dillon	7.2	420	421.1	432.1	439.3
	Scottish Green	Paula Baker	3.5	206	226.5	231.7
	Independent	Sian Wilkie	0.9	51	51.7
Electorate: 13,820  Valid: 5,822  Spoilt: 129  Quota: 1,165  Turnout: 43.1%

2017 Election

2017 West Dunbartonshire Council election ^[4]

Leven - 4 seats ^[5]

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
	Scottish Green	Sean Quinn	1.7	103	108.3	120.7
Electorate: 13,832  Valid: 5,893  Spoilt: 155  Quota: 1,179  Turnout: 43.7%

2012 Election

2012 West Dunbartonshire Council election ^[6]

Leven - 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				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%)

2007 Election

2007 West Dunbartonshire Council election

West Dunbartonshire Council election, 2007: Leven

Party		Candidate	FPv%	%	Seat	Count
	SNP	Jonathan McColl	1,680	24.2
	Labour	John Millar	1,542	22.2
	Scottish Socialist	Jim Bollan	1,469	21.1
	SNP	May Smillie	662	9.5
	Conservative	Ian McDonald	518	7.4
	Labour	Martin Neill	505	7.3
	Independent	Alan Gadsby-Turner	332	4.8
	Scottish Green	Carola Boehm	248	3.6

References

1. "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk.
2. "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". Lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
3. "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report - Ward 2 - Leven" (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.