2022 West Dunbartonshire Council election

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The 2022 West Dunbartonshire Council election was held on 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 - a form of proportional representation.

Quick facts All 22 seats to West Dunbartonshire Council 12 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
2022 West Dunbartonshire Council election
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5 May 2022 (2022-05-05)
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All 22 seats to West Dunbartonshire Council
12 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Martin Rooney Jonathon McColl Jim Bollan
Party Labour SNP West Dunbartonshire Community
Leader's seat Lomond Lomond Leven
Last election 8 seats, 33.6% 10 seats, 40.1% 1 seat, 7.8%
Seats before 8 10 1
Seats won 12 9 1
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 1 Steady
Popular vote 12,473 12,676 1,462
Percentage 41.9% 42.6% 4.9%
Swing Increase 8.3% Increase 2.5% Decrease 2.9%
Council Leader before election

Jonathan McColl
SNP

 Council Leader after election

Martin Rooney
Labour

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The SNP minority administration formed after the 2017 election was replaced with a new Labour majority administration.

Results

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2022 West Dunbartonshire Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 12 4 0 Increase 4 54.5 41.9 12,473 Increase 8.3
  SNP 9 0 1 Decrease 1 40.9 42.6 12,676 Increase 2.5
  West Dunbartonshire Community 1 0 0 Steady 4.5 4.9 1,462 Decrease 2.9
  Conservative 0 0 2 Decrease 2 0.0 8.9 2,644 Decrease 3.6
  Green 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.7 206 Increase 0.4
  Scottish Family 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.4 121 New
  TUSC 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.2 73 New
  Independent 0 0 1 Decrease 1 0.0 0.2 51 Decrease 5.1
  Scottish Libertarian 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.2 45 New
  Sovereignty 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.1 30 New
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Ward results

Lomond

  • 2017: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
  • 2022: 2xLab; 1xSNP
  • 2017-2022 Change: Lab gain one seat from Con
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Lomond - 3 seats[1]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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SNP Jonathan McColl (incumbent) 34.5 1,494        
Labour Martin Rooney (incumbent) 21.7 938 1,017.4 1,163.1    
Labour Hazel Sorrell 16.6 719 782.1 969.3 1,035.0 1,433.5
Conservative Sally Page (incumbent) 15.4 666 680.9 731.0 735.2  
West Dunbartonshire Community Drew MacEoghainn 11.8 509 620.7      
Electorate: 9,111   Valid: 4,326   Spoilt: 75   Quota: 1,082   Turnout: 48.3%  
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Leven

  • 2017: 2xSNP; 1xWDCP; 1xLab
  • 2022: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xWDCP;
  • 2017-2022 Change: Lab gain one from SNP
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Leven - 4 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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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      
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%  
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Dumbarton

  • 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
  • 2022: 2xLab; 2xSNP
  • 2017-2022 Change: Lab gain one from Con
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Dumbarton - 4 seats[3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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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%  
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Kilpatrick

  • 2017: 2xLab; 1xSNP
  • 2022: 2xLab; 1xSNP
  • 2017-2022 Change: no change
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Kilpatrick - 3 seats[4]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Labour Douglas McAllister (incumbent) 49.1 1,903  
SNP Gordon Scanlan 25.4 986  
SNP Marina Scanlan 12.5 486 524.2
Labour Lawrence O'Neill (incumbent) 7.0 272 1,020.6
Conservative David Jardine 5.9 229 269.7
Electorate: 8,987   Valid: 4,059   Spoilt: 183   Quota: 970   Turnout: 45.2%  
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Clydebank Central

  • 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xIndependent
  • 2022: 2xSNP; 2xLab
  • 2017-2022 Change: Lab gain one seat from Independent
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Clydebank Central - 4 seats[5]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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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%  
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Clydebank Waterfront

  • 2017: 2xSNP; 2xLab
  • 2022: 2xSNP; 2xLab
  • 2017-2022 Change: no change
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Clydebank Waterfront - 4 seats[6]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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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%  
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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.[7] Martin Rooney was appointed Council Leader, with Michelle McGinty serving as his deputy.[8]

Clydebank Central SNP councillor Diane Docherty quit the SNP group in January 2023, and now sits as an Independent.[9][10]

In July 2024 Labour councillor and Provost Douglas McAllister was elected to Parliament for the West Dunbartonshire constituency during the 2024 United Kingdom general election, and as such stood back from being Provost.[11]

Ex-council leader Dumbarton SNP councillor Jonathon McColl quit the SNP group on 19 August 2024, and now sits as an Independent.[12][13]

Clydebank Waterfront Labour councillors Daniel Lennie and June McKay quit the Labour group in August 2024, and now sit as Independents.[14] This resulted in the Labour group losing control of the council.[15] However, in September 2024, it was announced that Labour will retain control of the council as a minority administration, as opposition councillors were unable to form a coalition administration.[16]

On 28 August 2024, Dumbarton councillor Karen Murray Conaghan was elected to serve as the new Provost, becoming the first woman to hold the position in the history of the council.[17]

Clydebank Central by-election

A by-election was held on 13 June 2024 after Clydebank Central Labour councillor Craig Edward was removed from the party group after being charged with possession of indecent images and had resigned as a councillor after pleading guilty.[18][19] It was won by the Labour candidate Fiona Hennebry.[20]

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Clydebank Central by-election (13 June 2024) - 1 seat
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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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
Liberal Democrats Kai Robert Murray Pyper 1.8 52 56 59  
Communist Nathan Hennebry 1.7 47 47    
Sovereignty Kelly Wilson 0.4 12      
Electorate: 11,702   Valid: 2,816   Spoilt: 29   Quota: 1,409   Turnout: 24.3%  
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Kilpatrick by-election

In September 2024 Labour councillor and newly elected Member of Parliament Douglas McAllister resigned as a councillor. A by-election was held in the Kilpatrick ward on 28 November 2024.[21][22]

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Kilpatrick by-election (28 November 2024) - 1 seat
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Labour William Rooney 42.75 725 731 736 753 782 814
SNP Marina Scanlan 30.31 514 514 518 523 559 564
Reform David Haydn Smith 10.38 176 178 184 186 191 200
Conservative Ewan McGinnigle 5.72 97 97 97 102 103
Green Paula Baker 4.30 73 83 84 95
Liberal Democrats Kai O'Connor 3.71 63 64 66
Scottish Family Andrew Muir 1.47 25 25
Communist Dylan McAllister 1.36 23
Electorate: 8,879   Valid: 1,696   Spoilt: 9   Quota: 849   Turnout: 19.2%  
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Clydebank Waterfront by-election

In March the incumbent SNP councillor resigned from the council triggering a by-election.

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Clydebank Waterfront by-election (15 May 2025) - 1 seat
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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SNP Kevin Crawford 35.6 1039 1042 1061 1095 1098 1123 1331
Reform David Smith 26.3 768 722 780 782 808 840 919
Labour Maureen McGlinchey 25.3 739 742 745 759 770 822
Liberal Democrats Cameron Eoin Stewart 4.7 138 138 138 154 167
Conservative Brian Walker 2.9 84 85 85 87
Green Eryn Browning 2.6 76 77 83
Alba Kristopher Duncan 1.6 47 51
Scottish Family Andrew Muir 0.9 25
Electorate: 11,657   Valid: 2,916   Spoilt: 38   Turnout: 25.3%  
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Eryn Browning was deselected as the Scottish Greens' candidate, but retained their logo attached to her name on the ballot.[23]

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