West Dunbartonshire Council election, 2017

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West Dunbartonshire Council election, 2017
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All 22 seats to West Dunbartonshire Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
LeaderJonathan McCollMartin Rooney
Party SNP Labour
Leader's seatLomondLomond
Last election6 seats, 30.3%12 seats, 46.6%
Seats before712
Seats won108
Seat changeIncrease2.svg4Decrease2.svg4
 Third partyFourth party
 
LeaderSally Page Jim Bollan
Party Conservative West Dunbartonshire Community
Leader's seatLomondLeven
Last election0 seats, 4.25%New party
Seats before00
Seats won21
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Increase2.svg1
Council Leader before election

Martin Rooney
Labour

Council Leader after election

Jonathan McColl [1]
SNP

The next Elections to West Dunbartonshire Council will be held on Thursday 4 May 2017, on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. It will be the third successive Local Council election to run under the STV Electoral System. The election will use the six wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 22 Councillors being elected. Each ward will elect 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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Following the 2012 election a Labour majority administration was formed. After this election, the SNP group and Councillor Denis Agnew formed a minority coalition administration, led by the SNP leader, Jonathan McColl. [1] As part of the deal, the title of bailie was revived, and Councillor Agnew was appointed as West Dunbartonshire's first. The 2017 election marked the first time that Conservatives were elected to the Council in its history.

A bailie or baillie is a civic officer in the local government of Scotland. The position arose in the burghs, where bailies formerly held a post similar to that of an alderman or magistrate. Modern bailies exist in Scottish local councils, with the position being a courtesy title and appointees often requested to provide support to the Lord Provost or Provost - the ceremonial and civic head of the council - in their various engagements.

2012 Results

West Dunbartonshire Local Election Result 2017
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SNP 104-Increase2.svg445.4540.0812,422+9.76
  Labour 8-4Decrease2.svg436.3633.5810,408-13.04
  Conservative 22-Increase2.svg29.0912.483,869+8.23
  West Dunbartonshire Community 11-Increase2.svg14.547.782,413N/A
  Independent 1-2Decrease2.svg24.545.321,648-7.75
  Liberal Democrats 0----0.43133N/A
  Scottish Green 0----0.33103N/A
  Scottish Socialist 0-1Decrease2.svg1----

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 2012. 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 [2]
PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
SNP Jonathan McColl (incumbent)24.81,0821,109    
Labour Martin Rooney (incumbent)21.6945977977.41,024.51,386.6 
Conservative Sally Page21.5939968968.3989.41,037.41,099.9
Labour Hazel Sorrell (incumbent)10.9477498498.3542.4  
SNP Chris Pollock10.5458481495.7604.0639.1674.9
West Dunbartonshire Community Louise Robertson5.6246300300.6   
Independent George Rice5.0218     
Electorate: 9,132  Valid: 4,365  Spoilt: 106  Quota: 1,092  Turnout: 48.9%


    Leven

    Leven - 4 seats [3]
    PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
    SNP Ian Dickson23.01,353      
    West Dunbartonshire Community Jim Bollan (incumbent)21.91,291      
    Labour John Millar (incumbent)16.1946948.6967.5978.51,000.61,175.41,942.6
    Labour Michelle McGinty (incumbent)†12.5739742.6758.8771.6808.6933.9 
    SNP Caroline McAllister11.4673825.0850.9903.1927.0942.9972.5
    Conservative Peter Parlane11.1655655.5663.1669.7704.0  
    Liberal Democrats George Drummond2.3133135.2143.9153.3   
    Scottish Green Sean Quinn1.7103108.3120.7    
    Electorate: 13,832  Valid: 5,893  Spoilt: 155  Quota: 1,179  Turnout: 43.7%

      † Michelle McGinty was previously known as Michelle Stewart.

      Dumbarton

      Dumbarton - 4 seats [4]
      PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
      Labour David McBride (incumbent)26.91,762     
      SNP Karen Conaghan22.81,499     
      Conservative Brian Walker14.6957979.7980.51,009.31,147.11,388.0
      SNP Iain McLaren12.3809827.1989.8998.61,254.11,403.0
      West Dunbartonshire Community George Black (incumbent)12.1792821.0827.1888.3  
      Labour Elizabeth Ruine8.9584910.2915.0937.21,103.6 
      Independent Andrew Muir2.4159168.4170.9   
      Electorate: 13,146  Valid: 6,562  Spoilt: 168  Quota: 1,313  Turnout: 51.2%

        Kilpatrick

        Kilpatrick - 3 seats [5]
        PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
        Labour Douglas McAllister (incumbent)40.71,704    
        SNP Jim Finn (incumbent)23.19651,000.91,019.51,023.21,738.6
        SNP Claire Gallagher19.1800827.4838.6842.7 
        Labour Lawrence O'Neill (incumbent)8.8367886.41,071.4  
        Conservative Hermione Spencer8.2346369.2   
        Electorate: 9,052  Valid: 4,182  Spoilt: 161  Quota: 1,046  Turnout: 48.0

          Clydebank Central

          Clydebank Central - 4 seats [6]
          PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
          SNP Jim Brown (incumbent)32.81,631     
          Labour John Mooney (incumbent)23.71,180     
          Independent Denis Agnew (incumbent)15.9791806.2880.0893.7953.51,050.8
          SNP Diane Docherty14.37141,298.0    
          Conservative Penny Hutton8.9441443.7450.1454.1460.5524.7
          Labour Alan Sorrell2.7135138.1184.0327.1345.3 
          West Dunbartonshire Community Dean Allardice1.78487.1123.4125.3  
          Electorate: 11,928  Valid: 4,976  Spoilt: 189  Quota: 996  Turnout: 43.3

            Clydebank Waterfront

            Clydebank Waterfront - 4 seats [7]
            PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
            SNP William Hendrie (incumbent)29.61,487        
            Labour Gail Casey (incumbent)25.91,298        
            SNP Marie A. McNair (incumbent)12.0601933.9945.3947.3966.21,051.9   
            Conservative David Jardine10.6531534.9546.2548.2560.2597.0597.5612.3 
            SNP Frank McNiff7.0350438.3439.7443.7455.5494.0533.7  
            Independent Joe Henry5.8292310.5327.3343.3423.3    
            Labour Daniel Lennie5.4271285.0503.8507.2523.2595.4597.4737.4951.9
            Independent Locky Cameron2.9146151.8158.4165.4     
            Independent Brian Murray0.84242.042.5      
            Electorate: 11,689  Valid: 5,018  Spoilt: 171  Quota: 1,004  Turnout: 44.4

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              1. 1 2 Foulds, Jenny (18 May 2017). "New West Dunbartonshire Council administration revealed". Daily Record . Retrieved 18 May 2017.
              2. ↑ https://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/media/4312533/candidatevotesperstage_report_ward_1_-_lomond_05052017_132902.pdf
              3. ↑ https://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/media/4312538/candidatevotesperstage_report_ward_2_-_leven_05052017_133012.pdf
              4. ↑ https://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/media/4312543/candidatevotesperstage_report_ward_3_-_dumbarton_05052017_133114.pdf
              5. ↑ https://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/media/4312548/candidatevotesperstage_report_ward_4_-_kilpatrick_05052017_133257.pdf
              6. ↑ https://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/media/4312553/candidatevotesperstage_report_ward_5_-_clydebank_central_05052017_133401.pdf
              7. ↑ https://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/media/4312558/candidatevotesperstage_report_ward_6_-_clydebank_waterfront_05052017_133455.pdf
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