West Dunbartonshire Council election, 2012

West Dunbartonshire Council election, 2012

May 3, 2012 (2012-05-03)

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 10 seats, 45.5% 9 seats, 40.9% 2 seats, 9.1% Seats before 8 9 3 Seats won 12 6 3 Seat change 2 3 1   Fourth party   Leader Jim Bollan Party Scottish Socialist Leader's seat Leven Last election 1 seat, 4.6% Seats before 1 Seats won 1 Seat change -

Composition of the council after the election

Council Leader before election Ronnie McColl defeated SNP Council Leader after election Martin Rooney Labour

Elections to West Dunbartonshire Council were held on 3 May 2012 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 election saw the Scottish Labour Party gain 2 seats to secure an overall majority on the Council while also significantly increasing their vote. The Scottish National Party remained in second place on the Council but West Dunbartonshire proved to be their worst performance in Scotland as they lost 3 seats including that of their former Council leader, Ronnie McColl. Independents increased their seat numbers to 3 through the addition of former Labour Councillor and the Scottish Socialist Party retained their sole seat in Scotland.

Following the election the Labour majority administration was formed. This replaced the previous SNP minority led administration which had been supported by the Independents that had existed from 2007-2012.

Election result

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.

Ward results

Lomond

• 2007: 2xSNP; 1xLabour
• 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
• 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from SNP

• = Sitting Councillor for a different Ward.

Leven

• 2007: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xSSP
• 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xSSP
• 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from SNP

Dumbarton

• 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
• 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
• 2007-2012 Change: No change

Kilpatrick

• 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP
• 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
• 2007-2012 Change: No change

Clydebank Central

• 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
• 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
• 2007-2012 Change: No change

Clydebank Waterfront

• 2007: 2xSNP; 2xLab
• 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
• 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from SNP

Changes since 2012 election

• † On 5 January 2016, Marie McNair joined the Scottish National Party and ceased to be an independent.^[2]

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