West Dunbartonshire Council election, 2012

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West Dunbartonshire Council election, 2012
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All 22 seats to West Dunbartonshire Council
12 seats needed for a majority

  First party Second party
 
LeaderMartin Rooney Jonathan McColl
Party Labour SNP
Leader's seat Lomond Lomond
Last election10 seats, 45.5%9 seats, 40.9%
Seats before 8 9
Seats won 12 6
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg3
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader George Black Jim Bollan
Party Independent Scottish Socialist
Leader's seat Dumbarton Leven
Last election2 seats, 9.1%1 seat, 4.6%
Seats before 3 1
Seats won 3 1
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1 -

West Dunbartonshire Council, 2012.svg

Composition of the council after the election
Council Leader before election

Ronnie McColl defeated
SNP

Council Leader after election

Martin Rooney
Labour

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.

Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 act of the Scottish Parliament making local elections be run under the single transferable vote

The Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament which provided, amongst other things, for the election of councillors to the local authorities in Scotland by the single transferable vote system.

The single transferable vote (STV) is a voting system designed to achieve proportional representation through ranked voting in multi-seat organizations or constituencies. Under STV, an elector (voter) has a single vote that is initially allocated to their most preferred candidate. Votes are totalled and a quota derived. If their candidate achieves quota, he/she is elected and in some STV systems any surplus vote is transferred to other candidates in proportion to the voters' stated preferences. If more candidates than seats remain, the bottom candidate is eliminated with his/her votes being transferred to other candidates as determined by the voters' stated preferences. These elections and eliminations, and vote transfers if applicable, continue until there are only as many candidates as there are unfilled seats. The specific method of transferring votes varies in different systems.

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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.

The Scottish Labour Party is the devolved Scottish section of the UK Labour Party.

The Scottish National Party is a Scottish nationalist, social-democratic political party in Scotland. The SNP supports and campaigns for Scottish independence. It is the second-largest political party by membership in the United Kingdom, behind the Labour Party and ahead of the Conservative Party; it is the third-largest by overall representation in the House of Commons, behind the Conservative Party and the Labour Party; and it is the largest political party in Scotland, where it has the most seats in the Scottish Parliament and 35 out of the 59 Scottish seats in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The current Scottish National Party leader, Nicola Sturgeon, has served as First Minister of Scotland since November 2014.

Scottish Socialist Party political party, formed 1998

The Scottish Socialist Party is a left-wing political party campaigning for the establishment of an independent socialist 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.

Election result

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West Dunbartonshire Local Election Result 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  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 0.35
  Scottish Christian 0 - - - - 0.15 39 0.15

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.

Ward results

Lomond

Lomond - 3 seats
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
Labour Martin Rooney (incumbent) 33.641,243      
SNP Jonathan McColl * 18.35 678686.9 711.2736.5775.5784.51,342.9
SNP Ronnie McColl (incumbent) 14.48 535544.8 561.5593636.3647.6 
Labour Hazel Sorrell 14.18 524789.4 840.7884.9998.8  
Conservative Brian McKenzie Walker 9.34 345350.9 354.9416.4   
Independent George Rice 5.66 209214.1 238.9    
Scottish Socialist Louise Robertson 4.36 161167.9      
Electorate: 8,958  Valid: 3,695  Spoilt: 79  Quota: 924  Turnout: 3,774 (42.13%)
    • = Sitting Councillor for a different Ward.

    Leven

    Leven - 4 seats
    Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
    Labour John Millar (incumbent) 31.81,622      
    Scottish Socialist Jim Bollan (incumbent) 21.01,073      
    SNP Gail Robertson 20.31,036      
    Labour Michelle Stewart 8.1 412868.5 879.3879.7912.41,011.11,128.9
    SNP May Smillie (incumbent) 7.7 392417.6 425.9439.4473.9549.4 
    Independent Archie Thomson 6.4 329359.4 371.6371.9459.8  
    Conservative David Jardine 4.6 237244.8 247.9248.1   
    Electorate: 13,186  Valid: 5,101  Spoilt: 99  Quota: 1,021  Turnout: 5,200 (39.44%)

      Dumbarton

      Dumbarton - 4 seats
      Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
      Labour David McBride (incumbent) 30.591,678      
      SNP Ian Murray 18.01 9881,015.3 1,027.11,039.11,050.81,071.11,130.4
      Independent George Black (incumbent) 13.96 766788.1 803.4818.6840.2905.11,146.6
      Labour Thomas Rainey 13.74 7541,218.9     
      SNP Iain Robertson (incumbent) 10.21 560568.6 574.9581.2583.7597.1621.3
      Independent Iain Ellis 6.60 362368.9 377.8380.2418.1465.1 
      Conservative Sally Page 4.14 227230.5 233.6234.7241.2  
      Independent Andrew Muir 1.55 8593.3 98106.6   
      Scottish Socialist Cammy Fyfe 1.20 6671.9 78    
      Electorate: 12,620  Valid: 5,486  Quota: 1,098  Turnout: 5,600 (44.37%)

        Kilpatrick

        Kilpatrick - 3 seats
        Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
        Labour Douglas McAllister (incumbent) 48.011,717     
        SNP Jim Finn (incumbent) 21.11 755785.2 811.4823.7839.61,110.5
        Labour Lawrence O'Neill (incumbent) 11.19 4001,113.8    
        SNP Ian Dickson 7.96 285291.2 301.4305.5324.4 
        Independent Walter Graham 7.27 260284.9 321.9336.8388.8408.2
        Conservative Douglas Boyle 3.38 121125.8 134.7135.1  
        Scottish Socialist Dawn Fyfe 1.06 3841.8 53.8   
        Electorate: 9,004  Valid: 3,576  Spoilt: 86  Quota: 895  Turnout: 3,662 (40.67%)

          Clydebank Central

          Clydebank Central - 4 seats
          Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
          Labour Patrick Gerard McGlinchey (incumbent) 34.831,587     
          SNP Jim Brown (incumbent) 26.361,201     
          Independent Denis Agnew (incumbent) 17.10 779798.9 814.9863910955
          Labour John Mooney 12.42 5661,158.9    
          SNP Frank McNiff 5.20 237250.6 493.9523.1541.8564.6
          Communist Tom Morrison 2.06 9498.7 103114.9119.2 
          Conservative Douglas Campbell 2.02 9294.6 97.2104.9  
          Electorate: 11,559  Valid: 4,556  Spoilt: 108  Quota: 912  Turnout: 4,664 (40.35%)

            Clydebank Waterfront

            Clydebank Waterfront - 4 seats
            Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
            Labour Gail Casey (incumbent) 33.551,473      
            SNP William Hendrie (incumbent) 24.051,056      
            Independent Marie A. McNair (incumbent)† 16.24 713777.1 785.2796.6809.8842.8901.5
            Labour Kath Ryall 11.87 521929.9     
            SNP Jim McElhill (incumbent) 9.18 403435.7 583.7590.9598.9619.8636.9
            Conservative Linda Kinniburgh 2.66 117128.3 130.3131.9139.1142.6 
            Scottish Socialist Ann Lynch 1.57 6983.5 86.989.789.9  
            Scottish Christian Alastair Manderson 0.89 3943 44.945.9   
            Electorate: 11,451  Valid: 4,391  Spoilt: 108  Quota: 879  Turnout: 4,499 (39.29%)

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              2. ↑ Ferguson, Alan (13 January 2016). "Council leader slams former independent Marie McNair as opportunist as she joins SNP". Clydebank Post. Newsquest Ltd. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
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