2017 West Dunbartonshire Council election

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2017 West Dunbartonshire Council election
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All 22 seats to West Dunbartonshire Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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LeaderJonathan McCollMartin Rooney
Party SNP Labour
Leader's seat Lomond Lomond
Last election6 seats, 30.3%12 seats, 46.6%
Seats before712
Seats won108
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 Third partyFourth party
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LeaderSally Page Jim Bollan
Party Conservative West Dunbartonshire Community
Leader's seat Lomond Leven
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 2017 West Dunbartonshire Council election was held on Thursday 4 May 2017, 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 will elect either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.

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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.

2017 Results

West Dunbartonshire Local Election Result 2017
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SNP 1040Increase2.svg445.4540.0812,422+9.76
  Labour 804Decrease2.svg436.3633.5810,408-13.04
  Conservative 220Increase2.svg29.0912.483,869+8.23
  West Dunbartonshire Community 110Increase2.svg14.547.782,413New
  Independent 102Decrease2.svg24.545.321,648-7.75
  Liberal Democrats 0----0.43133New
  Scottish Green 0----0.33103New
  Scottish Socialist 001Decrease2.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]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
SNP Jonathan McColl (incumbent)24.81,0821,109    
Labour Martin Rooney (incumbent)21.6945977 977.4 1,024.5 1,386.6 
Conservative Sally Page21.5939968 968.3 989.4 1,037.4 1,099.9
Labour Hazel Sorrell (incumbent)10.9477498 498.3 542.4   
SNP Chris Pollock10.5458481 495.7 604.0 639.1 674.9
West Dunbartonshire Community Louise Robertson5.6246300 300.6    
Independent George Rice5.0218     
Electorate: 9,132  Valid: 4,365  Spoilt: 106  Quota: 1,092  Turnout: 48.9%  

    Leven

    Leven - 4 seats [3]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    SNP Ian Dickson23.01,353      
    West Dunbartonshire Community Jim Bollan (incumbent)21.91,291      
    Labour John Millar (incumbent)16.1946948.6 967.5 978.5 1,000.6 1,175.4 1,942.6
    Labour Michelle McGinty (incumbent)†12.5739742.6 758.8 771.6 808.6 933.9  
    SNP Caroline McAllister11.4673825.0 850.9 903.1 927.0 942.9 972.5
    Conservative Peter Parlane11.1655655.5 663.1 669.7 704.0   
    Liberal Democrats George Drummond2.3133135.2 143.9 153.3    
    Scottish Green Sean Quinn1.7103108.3 120.7     
    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]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Labour David McBride (incumbent)26.91,762     
      SNP Karen Conaghan22.81,499     
      Conservative Brian Walker14.6957979.7 980.5 1,009.3 1,147.1 1,388.0
      SNP Iain McLaren12.3809827.1 989.8 998.6 1,254.1 1,403.0
      West Dunbartonshire Community George Black (incumbent)12.1792821.0 827.1 888.3   
      Labour Elizabeth Ruine8.9584910.2 915.0 937.2 1,103.6  
      Independent Andrew Muir2.4159168.4 170.9    
      Electorate: 13,146  Valid: 6,562  Spoilt: 168  Quota: 1,313  Turnout: 51.2%  

        Kilpatrick

        Kilpatrick - 3 seats [5]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        Labour Douglas McAllister (incumbent)40.71,704    
        SNP Jim Finn (incumbent)23.19651,000.9 1,019.5 1,023.2 1,738.6
        SNP Claire Gallagher19.1800827.4 838.6 842.7  
        Labour Lawrence O'Neill (incumbent)8.8367886.4 1,071.4  
        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]
          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  

            Clydebank Waterfront

            Clydebank Waterfront - 4 seats [7]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456789
            SNP William Hendrie (incumbent)29.61,487        
            Labour Gail Casey (incumbent)25.91,298        
            SNP Marie A. McNair (incumbent)12.0601933.9 945.3 947.3 966.2 1,051.9   
            Conservative David Jardine10.6531534.9 546.2 548.2 560.2 597.0 597.5 612.3  
            SNP Frank McNiff7.0350438.3 439.7 443.7 455.5 494.0 533.7   
            Independent Joe Henry5.8292310.5 327.3 343.3 423.3     
            Labour Daniel Lennie5.4271285.0 503.8 507.2 523.2 595.4 597.4 737.4 951.9
            Independent Locky Cameron2.9146151.8 158.4 165.4      
            Independent Brian Murray0.84242.0 42.5       
            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. ↑ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report - Ward 1 - Lomond" (PDF). west-dunbarton.gov.uk. 5 May 2017.
              3. ↑ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report - Ward 2 - Leven" (PDF). west-dunbarton.gov.uk. 5 May 2017.
              4. ↑ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report - Ward 3 - Dumbarton" (PDF). west-dunbarton.gov.uk. 5 May 2017.
              5. ↑ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report - Ward 4 - Kilpatrick" (PDF). west-dunbarton.gov.uk. 5 May 2017.
              6. ↑ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report - Ward 5 - Clydebank Central" (PDF). west-dunbarton.gov.uk. 5 May 2017.
              7. ↑ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report - Ward 6 - Clydebank Waterfront" (PDF). west-dunbarton.gov.uk. 5 May 2017.
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