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 .
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.
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 [ edit ] [1] West Dunbartonshire Local Election Result 2012 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % 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 New Scottish Christian 0 - - - - 0.15 39 New
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 [ edit ] 2007: 2xSNP; 1xLabour 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from SNP Lomond - 3 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Labour Martin Rooney (incumbent ) 33.64 1,243 SNP Jonathan McColl * 18.35 678 686.9 711.2 736.5 775.5 784.5 1,342.9 SNP Ronnie McColl (incumbent ) 14.48 535 544.8 561.5 593 636.3 647.6 Labour Hazel Sorrell 14.18 524 789.4 840.7 884.9 998.8 Conservative Brian McKenzie Walker 9.34 345 350.9 354.9 416.4 Independent George Rice 5.66 209 214.1 238.9 Scottish Socialist Louise Robertson 4.36 161 167.9 Electorate: 8,958 Valid: 3,695 Spoilt: 79 Quota: 924 Turnout: 3,774 (42.13%)
= Sitting Councillor for a different Ward. 2007: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xSSP 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xSSP 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from SNP Leven - 4 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Labour John Millar (incumbent ) 31.8 1,622 Scottish Socialist Jim Bollan (incumbent ) 21.0 1,073 SNP Gail Robertson 20.3 1,036 Labour Michelle Stewart 8.1 412 868.5 879.3 879.7 912.4 1,011.1 1,128.9 SNP May Smillie (incumbent ) 7.7 392 417.6 425.9 439.4 473.9 549.4 Independent Archie Thomson 6.4 329 359.4 371.6 371.9 459.8 Conservative David Jardine 4.6 237 244.8 247.9 248.1 Electorate: 13,186 Valid: 5,101 Spoilt: 99 Quota: 1,021 Turnout: 5,200 (39.44%)
Dumbarton [ edit ] 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent 2007-2012 Change: No change Dumbarton - 4 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Labour David McBride (incumbent ) 30.59 1,678 SNP Ian Murray 18.01 988 1,015.3 1,027.1 1,039.1 1,050.8 1,071.1 1,130.4 Independent George Black (incumbent ) 13.96 766 788.1 803.4 818.6 840.2 905.1 1,146.6 Labour Thomas Rainey 13.74 754 1,218.9 SNP Iain Robertson (incumbent ) 10.21 560 568.6 574.9 581.2 583.7 597.1 621.3 Independent Iain Ellis 6.60 362 368.9 377.8 380.2 418.1 465.1 Conservative Sally Page 4.14 227 230.5 233.6 234.7 241.2 Independent Andrew Muir 1.55 85 93.3 98 106.6 Scottish Socialist Cammy Fyfe 1.20 66 71.9 78 Electorate: 12,620 Valid: 5,486 Quota: 1,098 Turnout: 5,600 (44.37%)
Kilpatrick [ edit ] 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: No change Kilpatrick - 3 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Labour Douglas McAllister (incumbent ) 48.01 1,717 SNP Jim Finn (incumbent ) 21.11 755 785.2 811.4 823.7 839.6 1,110.5 Labour Lawrence O'Neill (incumbent ) 11.19 400 1,113.8 SNP Ian Dickson 7.96 285 291.2 301.4 305.5 324.4 Independent Walter Graham 7.27 260 284.9 321.9 336.8 388.8 408.2 Conservative Douglas Boyle 3.38 121 125.8 134.7 135.1 Scottish Socialist Dawn Fyfe 1.06 38 41.8 53.8 Electorate: 9,004 Valid: 3,576 Spoilt: 86 Quota: 895 Turnout: 3,662 (40.67%)
Clydebank Central [ edit ] 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent 2007-2012 Change: No change Clydebank Central - 4 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Labour Patrick Gerard McGlinchey (incumbent ) 34.83 1,587 SNP Jim Brown (incumbent ) 26.36 1,201 Independent Denis Agnew (incumbent ) 17.10 779 798.9 814.9 863 910 955 Labour John Mooney 12.42 566 1,158.9 SNP Frank McNiff 5.20 237 250.6 493.9 523.1 541.8 564.6 Communist Tom Morrison 2.06 94 98.7 103 114.9 119.2 Conservative Douglas Campbell 2.02 92 94.6 97.2 104.9 Electorate: 11,559 Valid: 4,556 Spoilt: 108 Quota: 912 Turnout: 4,664 (40.35%)
Clydebank Waterfront [ edit ] 2007: 2xSNP; 2xLab 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from SNP
Changes since 2012 election [ edit ] References [ edit ]