1995 West Dunbartonshire Council election
The 1995 elections to West Dunbartonshire Council were held on the 6 April 1995 and were the first for the newly formed unitary authority, which was created under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 and replaced the previous two-tier system of local government under Strathclyde Regional Council and Dumbarton and Clydebank District Councils.
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All 22 seats to West Dunbartonshire Council 12 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Election results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 14 | 63.6 | 50.41 | 18,311 | |||||
SNP | 7 | 31.8 | 42.69 | 15,508 | |||||
Independent | 1 | 4.5 | 2.38 | 863 | |||||
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 1.19 | 434 | |||||
Independent Dumbarton Tenants & Residents | 0 | 0 | 1.19 | 432 | |||||
Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | 0.86 | 313 | |||||
Representing Your Views at All Times | 0 | 0 | 0.77 | 278 | |||||
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0.28 | 103 | |||||
Civil Servant | 0 | 0 | 0.23 | 83 |
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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SNP | James McElhill | 1,023 | 55.8 | ||
Labour | Mary Collins | 811 | 44.2 | ||
Majority | 212 | 11.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,834 | 53.4 | |||
SNP win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | Mary Campbell | 854 | 59.3 | ||
SNP | John Keegan | 586 | 40.7 | ||
Majority | 268 | 19.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,440 | 39.9 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | Daniel McCafferty | 984 | 53.7 | ||
SNP | Martin Docherty | 848 | 46.3 | ||
Majority | 136 | 7.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,832 | 55.7 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | John Syme | 1,279 | 60.5 | ||
SNP | William Hendrie | 834 | 39.5 | ||
Majority | 445 | 21.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,113 | 59.4 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | Andrew White | 1,065 | 68.8 | ||
SNP | Ronald MacDonald | 484 | 31.2 | ||
Majority | 581 | 37.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,549 | 46.3 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | Anthony Devine | 777 | 51.3 | ||
SNP | James Yuill | 739 | 48.7 | ||
Majority | 38 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,516 | 53.5 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | Alistair Macdonald | 1,224 | 75.2 | ||
SNP | William Wilson | 404 | 24.8 | ||
Majority | 820 | 50.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,628 | 48.6 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | James Doherty | 662 | 50.1 | ||
SNP | Alan Gordon | 347 | 26.2 | ||
Independent Labour | Catherine Durning | 313 | 23.7 | ||
Majority | 315 | 23.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,322 | 42.2 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | Patricia Rice | 632 | 45.7 | ||
SNP | John McCutcheon | 413 | 29.8 | ||
Conservative | Kenneth Veitch | 339 | 24.5 | ||
Majority | 219 | 25.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,384 | 46.5 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | George Cairney | 835 | 55.8 | ||
SNP | Scot Ramsay | 567 | 37.9 | ||
Conservative | William McCrossan | 95 | 6.3 | ||
Majority | 286 | 17.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,497 | 50.4 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Independent | William Kemp | 863 | 52.9 | ||
Labour | James Boyle | 540 | 33.1 | ||
SNP | Alexander Scullion | 228 | 14.0 | ||
Majority | 323 | 19.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,631 | 54.1 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | Patrick O'Neill | 901 | 66.3 | ||
SNP | Bob Doris | 458 | 33.7 | ||
Majority | 443 | 32.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,359 | 40.7 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour Co-op | James McCallum | 873 | 54.8 | ||
SNP | Douglas Lockhart | 721 | 45.2 | ||
Majority | 152 | 9.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,594 | 45.0 | |||
Labour Co-op win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour Co-op | Geoffrey Calvert | 951 | 55.9 | ||
SNP | David Logan | 751 | 44.1 | ||
Majority | 200 | 11.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,702 | 45.0 | |||
Labour Co-op win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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SNP | John Jun Wailes | 890 | 39.7 | ||
Labour | Alexander Tuach | 814 | 36.4 | ||
Independent Dumbarton Tenants & Residents | Thomas McCallion | 432 | 19.3 | {{{change}}} | |
Liberal Democrats | Vaughan Moody | 103 | 4.6 | ||
Majority | 76 | 3.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,239 | 58.7 | |||
SNP win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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SNP | William Mackechnie | 1,162 | 57.1 | ||
Labour | John Trainer | 596 | 29.3 | ||
Representing Your Views at All Times | Clive Cobby | 278 | 13.6 | {{{change}}} | |
Majority | 556 | 27.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,036 | 53.8 | |||
SNP win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | Duncan Mills | 775 | 58.4 | ||
SNP | James Cormack | 552 | 41.6 | ||
Majority | 223 | 16.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,327 | 50.5 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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SNP | Craig McLaughlin | 997 | 58.8 | ||
Labour | Maurice McIntyre | 699 | 41.2 | ||
Majority | 298 | 17.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,696 | 48.5 | |||
SNP win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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SNP | Ronald McColl | 949 | 58.5 | ||
Labour | John Gilleece | 674 | 41.5 | ||
Majority | 275 | 17.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,623 | 48.9 | |||
SNP win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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SNP | Margaret McGregor | 951 | 61.4 | ||
Labour | Ernest Horan | 597 | 38.6 | ||
Majority | 354 | 22.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,548 | 46.7 | |||
SNP win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | James Flynn | 1,132 | 57.5 | ||
SNP | Gordon Smillie | 835 | 42.5 | ||
Majority | 297 | 15.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,967 | 54.0 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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SNP | James Chirrey | 769 | 51.7 | ||
Labour | Jane Lindsay | 636 | 42.7 | ||
Civil Servant | Bryan F Maher | 83 | 5.6 | ||
Majority | 133 | 9.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,488 | 46.4 | |||
SNP win (new seat) |
Changes before next election
A by-election was held in the Old Kilpatrick ward on 28 November 1996 to replace Independent Councillor Bill Kemp, who resigned in protest at the way the council was being run.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | John McCutcheon | 760 | 61.79 | ||
Labour | James Boyle | 470 | 38.21 | ||
Majority | 290 | 23.58 | |||
Turnout | 1,230 | ||||
SNP gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
A by-election was held on 13 August 1998 to replace the deceased Provost, Patrick O'Neill.[6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | David Logan | 611 | 44.66 | ||
Labour | Alexander Tuach | 588 | 42.98 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Shepherd | 90 | 6.58 | ||
A Hard Worker in the Community | Martin Hollern | 46 | 3.36 | ||
Conservative | Brian Vosper | 33 | 2.41 | ||
Majority | 23 | 1.68 | |||
Turnout | 1,368 | ||||
SNP gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
References
- Dumbarton and Clydebank Council: 26 April 1995
- "Scottish Local Election Results". Local Government Chronicle. 7 April 1995.
- West Dunbartonshire Council: Council Election Results 6 April 1995
- "Councillor quits". Glasgow Herald. 6 December 1995. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- West Dunbartonshire Council: Meeting 18 December 1996
- "Obituary: Patrick O'Neill". Glasgow Herald. 16 May 1998. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- West Dunbartonshire Council: Meeting 26 August 1998
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