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.
Election results
| West Dunbartonshire Local Election Result 2007 |
| 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
| West Dunbartonshire Council election, 2007: Lomond |
| 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 |
|
|
| West Dunbartonshire Council election, 2007: Kilpatrick |
| 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 |
|
|
| West Dunbartonshire Council election, 2007: Clydebank Central |
| 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 |
|
|
| West Dunbartonshire Council election, 2007: Clydebank Waterfront |
| 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
| Kilpatrick By-Election (3 March 2011)- 1 seat[4] |
| Party |
Candidate |
% 1st Pref |
Count 1 |
|
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%) |
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