West Dunbartonshire Council election
The 2022 West Dunbartonshire Council election was held on Thursday 5 May 2022, 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 SNP minority administration formed after the 2017 election was replaced with a new Labour majority administration.
2022 results
2022 West Dunbartonshire local election result Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 54.5 | 41.9 | 12,473 | 8.3 |
| SNP | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40.9 | 42.6 | 12,676 | 2.5 |
| West Dunbartonshire Community | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 1,462 | 2.9 |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 8.9 | 2,644 | 3.6 |
| Scottish Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 206 | 0.4 |
| Scottish Family | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 121 | New |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 73 | New |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 51 | 5.1 |
| Scottish Libertarian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 45 | New |
| Sovereignty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30 | New |
Ward results
Lomond
- 2017: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
- 2022: 2xLab; 1xSNP
- 2017-2022 Change: Lab gain one seat from Con
Leven
- 2017: 2xSNP; 1xWDCP; 1xLab
- 2022: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xWDCP;
- 2017-2022 Change: Lab gain one from SNP
Leven - 4 seats[2] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| SNP | Ian Dickson (incumbent) | 25.7 | 1,494 | | | | | | |
| Labour | John Millar (incumbent) | 18.7 | 1,089 | 1,095.2 | 1,101.2 | 1,116.8 | 1,184.3 | | |
| Labour | Michelle McGinty | 16.4 | 956 | 963.3 | 966.3 | 997.8 | 1,116.8 | 1,130.7 | 1,280.3 |
| West Dunbartonshire Community | Jim Bollan (incumbent) | 16.4 | 953 | 972.2 | 988.4 | 1,047.1 | 1,136.1 | 1,138.2 | 1,500.6 |
| SNP | Ronnie McColl | 11.2 | 653 | 913.3 | 917.3 | 1,007.6 | 1,017.3 | 1,017.9 | |
| Conservative | Matthew Dillon | 7.2 | 420 | 421.1 | 432.1 | 439.3 | | | |
| Scottish Green | Paula Baker | 3.5 | 206 | 226.5 | 231.7 | | | | |
| Independent | Sian Wilkie | 0.9 | 51 | 51.7 | | | | | |
Electorate: 13,820 Valid: 5,822 Spoilt: 129 Quota: 1,165 Turnout: 43.1% |
Dumbarton
- 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
- 2022: 2xLab; 2xSNP
- 2017-2022 Change: Lab gain one from Con
Dumbarton - 4 seats[3] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| SNP | Karen Conoghan (incumbent) | 33.8 | 2,171 | | | | | |
| Labour | David McBride (incumbent) | 31.8 | 2,045 | | | | | |
| Labour | Gurpreet Singh Johal | 14.5 | 950 | 987 | 1,546.5 | | | |
| Conservative | Brian Walker (incumbent) | 9.4 | 601 | 602.9 | 642.4 | 682.5 | 686.5 | 696.4 |
| SNP | Chris Pollock | 8.2 | 592 | 1,246.2 | 1,265.4 | 1,291.8 | 1,295.8 | 1,305.8 |
| TUSC | Lynda McEwan | 1.1 | 73 | 86.9 | 99.9 | 123.0 | 127.7 | 137.4 |
| Scottish Libertarian | Johnathan Rainey | 0.7 | 45 | 49.7 | 54.8 | 62.3 | 68.5 | |
| Sovereignty | Kelly Wilson | 0.5 | 30 | 30.8 | 32.2 | 34.3 | | |
Electorate: 13,336 Valid: 6,524 Spoilt: 163 Quota: 1,305 Turnout: 50.1% |
Kilpatrick
- 2017: 2xLab; 1xSNP
- 2022: 2xLab; 1xSNP
- 2017-2022 Change: no change
Clydebank Central
- 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xIndependent
- 2022: 2xSNP; 2xLab
- 2017-2022 Change: Lab gain one seat from Independent
Clydebank Central - 4 seats[5] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| SNP | Diane Docherty (incumbent) | 41.0 | 1,903 | | | |
| Labour | Craig Edward | 25.8 | 1,199 | | | |
| Labour | Claire Steel | 13.9 | 645 | 717.7 | 900.7 | 1,137.8 |
| SNP | Sophie Traynor | 11.1 | 531 | 1,367.8 | | |
| Conservative | Liam Wilson | 7.9 | 366 | 368.6 | 384.2 | 390.5 |
Electorate: 11,820 Valid: 4,848 Spoilt: 204 Quota: 929 Turnout: 41.0% |
Clydebank Waterfront
- 2017: 2xSNP; 2xLab
- 2022: 2xSNP; 2xLab
- 2017-2022 Change: no change
Clydebank Waterfront - 4 seats[6] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| SNP | James McElhill | 31.8 | 1,493 | | | | | |
| Labour | Daniel Lennie (incumbent) | 25.9 | 1,217 | | | | | |
| SNP | Lauren Oxley | 16.3 | 767 | 1,179.9 | | | | |
| Labour | June McKay | 11.5 | 540 | 571.5 | 811.4 | 822.1 | 868 | 1,093.5 |
| Conservative | Holly Moscrop | 7.7 | 362 | 367.2 | 374.2 | 376.6 | 403.9 | |
| SNP | Jacob Toland | 4.2 | 196 | 255.3 | 259.5 | 475.1 | 493.2 | 500.8 |
| Scottish Family | Brian Michael Lally | 2.6 | 121 | 125.4 | 129.5 | 130.6 | | |
Electorate: 11,537 Valid: 4,696 Spoilt: 158 Quota: 940 Turnout: 42.1% |
2022-2027 by-elections
Clydebank Central by-election
Independent councillor Craig Edward resigned after pleading guilty to the posession of indecent images of children.[7] The by-election on 13 June 2024 was won by Labour's Fiona Hennebry.
Clydebank Central - 1 seat Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Labour | Fiona Hennebry | 49.6 | 1,398 | 1,400 | 1,404 | 1,425 |
| SNP | Marina Scanlan | 38.9 | 1,095 | 1,099 | 1,118 | 1,127 |
| Conservative | Ewan McGinnigle | 4.4 | 125 | 126 | 126 | 130 |
| Independent | Andrew Muir | 3.1 | 87 | 87 | 91 | 98 |
| Scottish Liberal Democrats | Kai Robert Murray Pyper | 1.8 | 52 | 56 | 59 | |
| Communist | Nathan Hennebry | 1.7 | 47 | 47 | | |
| Independent | Kelly Wilson | 0.4 | 12 | | | |
Electorate: 11,702 Valid: 2,816 Spoilt: 29 Quota: 1,409 Turnout: 24.3% |
Aftermath
Labour won twelve seats, giving them the majority they needed to regain control of the council from the SNP, who had won control in 2017.[8] Martin Rooney was appointed Council Leader, with Michelle McGinty serving as his deputy.[9]
Labour councillor Craig Edward was immediately removed from the party after being charged with possession of indecent images. He sat as independent and resigned when he pled guilty.[10]
References
- ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report - Ward 1 - Lomond" (PDF). 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report - Ward 2 - Leven" (PDF). 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report - Ward 3 - Dumbarton" (PDF). 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report - Ward 4 - Kilpatrick" (PDF). 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report - Ward 5 - Clydebank Central" (PDF). 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report - Ward 6 - Clydebank Waterfront" (PDF). 6 May 2022.
- ^ https://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/news/24210952.disgraced-former-councillor-craig-edward-jailed/
- ^ Grant, Tom (6 May 2022). "Council elections 2022: Labour win West Dunbartonshire". Clydebank Post. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ Clarke, Fraser (23 May 2022). "West Dunbartonshire Council's new Labour leader is named". Daily Record. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Ex Labour councillor facing indecent images charge now sits as independent". The National.