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The next Elections to [[West Dunbartonshire Council]] will be held on Thursday 5 May 2017, on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. It will be the third successive Local Council election to run under the STV Electoral System. The election will use the six wards created under the [[Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004]], with 22 Councillors being elected. Each ward will elect either 3 or 4 members, using the [[single transferable vote|STV electoral system]].
The next Elections to [[West Dunbartonshire Council]] will be held on Thursday 4 May 2017, on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. It will be the third successive Local Council election to run under the STV Electoral System. The election will use the six wards created under the [[Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004]], with 22 Councillors being elected. Each ward will elect either 3 or 4 members, using the [[single transferable vote|STV electoral system]].


Following the 2012 election a Labour majority administration was formed.
Following the 2012 election a Labour majority administration was formed.

Revision as of 11:32, 24 February 2017

Main article: Scottish local elections, 2017
West Dunbartonshire Council election, 2017
← 2012 May 4, 2017 (2017-05-04) 2021 →
All 22 seats to West Dunbartonshire Council
12 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Martin Rooney Jonathan McColl George Black
Party Labour SNP Independent
Leader's seat Lomond Lomond Dumbarton
Last election 12 seats, 46.6% 6 seats, 30.3% 3 seats, 13.1%
Current seats 12 7 2
Seats Needed - Increase5 Increase10
  Fourth party
 
Leader Jim Bollan
Party Scottish Socialist
Leader's seat Leven
Last election 1 seat, 5.3%
Current seats 1
Seats Needed Increase11
Council Leader before election

Martin Rooney
Labour

Council Leader after election

TBD

The next Elections to West Dunbartonshire Council will be held on Thursday 4 May 2017, on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. It will be the third successive Local Council election to run under the STV Electoral System. The election will use the six wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 22 Councillors being elected. Each ward will elect either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.

Following the 2012 election a Labour majority administration was formed.

2012 Results

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 0.35
  Scottish Christian 0 - - - - 0.15 39 0.15

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.

Candidates

Council Ward Candidate Party
Leven Jim Bollan[1] style="background-color: Template:West Dunbartonshire Community Party/meta/color" | West Dunbartonshire Community Party
Dumbarton George Black[1] style="background-color: Template:West Dunbartonshire Community Party/meta/color" | West Dunbartonshire Community Party

References

  1. ^ a b "Breaking: Bollan and Black to stand again in 2017!". Dumbarton Reporter. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
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