2007 West Dunbartonshire Council election
Elections to West Dunbartonshire Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using six new wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004,[3] each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 22 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.
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Election results
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 10 | N/A | N/A | +1 | 45.45 | 37.7 | 13,596 | ||
| SNP | 9 | N/A | N/A | +6 | 40.91 | 34.1 | 12,307 | ||
| Independent | 2 | N/A | N/A | -7 | 9.09 | 8.7 | 3,142 | ||
| Scottish Socialist | 1 | N/A | N/A | +1 | 4.55 | 6.7 | 2,413 | ||
| Conservative | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 2,726 | ||
| Scottish Green | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 973 | ||
| A Strong Voice for Clydebank | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 926 | ||
Ward results
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Martin Rooney | 1,386 | 27.1 | 1 | 1 | |
| SNP | Craig McLaughlin | 1,317 | 25.8 | 1 | 1 | |
| SNP | Ronald McColl | 1,060 | 20.7 | |||
| Conservative | David Jardine | 613 | 12.0 | |||
| Labour | Ann Rushforth | 278 | 5.4 | |||
| Scottish Socialist | Louise Robertson | 251 | 4.9 | |||
| Scottish Green | Richard Giles McCarthy | 206 | 4.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | 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 | |||
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Geoff Calvert | 1,292 | 17.7 | |||
| SNP | Iain Robertson | 1,204 | 16.5 | |||
| Labour | David McBride | 1,107 | 15.2 | |||
| SNP | Betty Mitchell | 979 | 13.4 | |||
| Conservative | Martyn Anthony McIntyre | 719 | 9.9 | |||
| Independent | George Black | 696 | 9.6 | |||
| Scottish Green | Rose Harvie | 387 | 5.3 | |||
| Independent | Linda McColl | 351 | 4.8 | |||
| Independent | Alistair Tuach | 304 | 4.2 | |||
| Scottish Socialist | Les Robertson | 242 | 3.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Douglas McAllister | 1,356 | 29.8 | |||
| Labour | Margaret Bootland | 1,188 | 26.1 | |||
| SNP | Jim Finn | 1,092 | 24.0 | |||
| SNP | Frank McNiff | 403 | 8.8 | |||
| Conservative | Douglas John Boyle | 378 | 8.3 | |||
| Scottish Socialist | Cammy Fyfe | 138 | 3.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Patrick Gerard McGlinchey | 1,610 | 26.0 | |||
| SNP | Jim Brown | 1,423 | 23.0 | |||
| Labour | Willie McLaughlin†† | 873 | 14.1 | |||
| Independent | Denis Agnew | 601 | 9.7 | |||
| A Strong Voice for Clydebank | Andy White | 548 | 8.8 | |||
| SNP | Alex Scullion | 467 | 7.6 | |||
| Conservative | David James Crichton | 221 | 3.6 | |||
| Independent | Locky Cameron | 155 | 2.5 | |||
| Scottish Green | Danielle Casey | 132 | 2.1 | |||
| Scottish Socialist | Alex Cunningham | 115 | 1.9 | |||
| Independent | Charles Murray | 30 | 0.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gail Casey | 1,922 | 32.0 | |||
| SNP | William Hendrie | 1,435 | 23.9 | |||
| SNP | Jim McElhill | 585 | 9.7 | |||
| Labour | Marie McNair† | 537 | 8.9 | |||
| Independent | Dennis Brogan | 407 | 6.8 | |||
| A Strong Voice for Clydebank | Jackie Maceira | 378 | 6.3 | |||
| Conservative | Terry Stables | 277 | 4.6 | |||
| Independent | Joe Brady | 266 | 4.4 | |||
| Scottish Socialist | Dawn Fyfe | 198 | 3.3 | |||
Changes Since 2007 Election
- †On 3 November 2008, Clydebank Waterfront Cllr Marie McNair resigned from the Labour Party and then sat as an Independent.
- ††On 2 February 2009, Clydebank Central Cllr Willie McLaughlin resigned from the Labour Party and sat as an Independent until 30 March 2011, when he sat as a member of Ban Bankers' Bonuses.
2007-2011 by-elections
- Labour's Margaret Bootland resigned due to ill health in December 2010. The by-election was won by Labour's Lawrence O'Neill on 3 March 2011
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
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| Labour | Lawrence O'Neill | 60.01 | 1,382 | |
| SNP | Frank McNiff | 32.94 | 758 | |
| Conservative | Douglas Boyle | 6.99 | 161 | |
| Electorate: 8,963 Valid: 2,301 Spoilt: 26 Quota: 1,151 Turnout: 2,327 (25.98%) | ||||
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2009-03-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/news/labour-wins-kilpatrick-by-election/
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