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 [ edit ] Ward results [ edit ] 2017: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon 2022: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2017-2022 Change: Lab gain one seat from Con
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 [ edit ] 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 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 [ edit ] 2017: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2022: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2017-2022 Change: no change Kilpatrick - 3 seats[4] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 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%
Clydebank Central [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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%
Aftermath [ edit ] 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]
Labour councillor Craig Edward was suspended from the party after being charged with possession of indecent images, and now sits as an Independent.[9]
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