# 1995 West Dunbartonshire Council election

The 1995 West Dunbartonshire Council election was held on the 6 April 1995 and were the first for the newly formed unitary authority, which was created under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 and replaced the previous two-tier system of local government under Strathclyde Regional Council and Dumbarton and Clydebank District Councils.

## Results

1995 West Dunbartonshire Council election result :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 14 | - | - | 63.6 | 50.4 | 18,311 | New |
| SNP | 7 | - | - | 31.8 | 42.7 | 15,508 | New |
| Independent | 1 | - | - | 4.5 | 2.4 | 863 | New |
| Conservative | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 1.2 | 434 | New |
| Independent Dumbarton Tenants & Residents | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 1.2 | 432 | New |
| Independent Labour | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.9 | 313 | New |
| Representing Your Views at All Times | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.8 | 278 | New |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.3 | 103 | New |
| Civil Servant | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.2 | 83 | New |

## Ward results

Ward 1: Whitecrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | James McElhill | 1,023 | 55.8 |
| | Labour | Mary Collins | 811 | 44.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 212 | 11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,834 | 53.4 |
| | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) |
Ward 2: Dalmuir/Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mary Campbell | 854 | 59.3 |
| | SNP | John Keegan | 586 | 40.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 268 | 19.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,440 | 39.9 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
Ward 3: Mountblow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Daniel McCafferty | 984 | 53.7 |
| | SNP | Martin Docherty | 848 | 46.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 136 | 7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,832 | 55.7 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
Ward 4: Parkhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Syme | 1,279 | 60.5 |
| | SNP | William Hendrie | 834 | 39.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 445 | 21.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,113 | 59.4 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
Ward 5: Linnvale/Drumry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Andrew White | 1,065 | 68.8 |
| | SNP | Ronald MacDonald | 484 | 31.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 581 | 37.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,549 | 46.3 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
Ward 6: Kilbowie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Anthony Devine | 777 | 51.3 |
| | SNP | James Yuill | 739 | 48.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38 | 2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,516 | 53.5 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
Ward 7: Kilbowie West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alistair Macdonald | 1,224 | 75.2 |
| | SNP | William Wilson | 404 | 24.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 820 | 50.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,628 | 48.6 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
Ward 8: Faifley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | James Doherty | 662 | 50.1 |
| | SNP | Alan Gordon | 347 | 26.2 |
| | Independent Labour | Catherine Durning | 313 | 23.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 315 | 23.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,322 | 42.2 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
Ward 9: Faifley North/Hardgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Patricia Rice | 632 | 45.7 |
| | SNP | John McCutcheon | 413 | 29.8 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Veitch | 339 | 24.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 219 | 25.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,384 | 46.5 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
Ward 10: Duntocher :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | George Cairney | 835 | 55.8 |
| | SNP | Scot Ramsay | 567 | 37.9 |
| | Conservative | William McCrossan | 95 | 6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 286 | 17.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,497 | 50.4 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
Ward 11: Old Kilpatrick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | William Kemp | 863 | 52.9 |
| | Labour | James Boyle | 540 | 33.1 |
| | SNP | Alexander Scullion | 228 | 14.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 323 | 19.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,631 | 54.1 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
Ward 12: Dumbarton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Patrick O'Neill | 901 | 66.3 |
| | SNP | Bob Doris | 458 | 33.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 443 | 32.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,359 | 40.7 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
Ward 13: Dumbarton Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | James McCallum | 873 | 54.8 |
| | SNP | Douglas Lockhart | 721 | 45.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,594 | 45.0 |
| | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) |
Ward 14: Dumbarton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Geoffrey Calvert | 951 | 55.9 |
| | SNP | David Logan | 751 | 44.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 200 | 11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,702 | 45.0 |
| | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) |
Ward 15: Dumbarton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | John Jun Wailes | 890 | 39.7 |
| | Labour | Alexander Tuach | 814 | 36.4 |
| | Independent Dumbarton Tenants & Residents | Thomas McCallion | 432 | 19.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vaughan Moody | 103 | 4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 76 | 3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,239 | 58.7 |
| | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) |
Ward 16: Dumbarton/Bowling :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | William Mackechnie | 1,162 | 57.1 |
| | Labour | John Trainer | 596 | 29.3 |
| | Representing Your Views at All Times | Clive Cobby | 278 | 13.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 556 | 27.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,036 | 53.8 |
| | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) |
Ward 17: Renton/Alexandria South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Duncan Mills | 775 | 58.4 |
| | SNP | James Cormack | 552 | 41.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 223 | 16.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,327 | 50.5 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
Ward 18: Alexandria North/Tullichewan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | Craig McLaughlin | 997 | 58.8 |
| | Labour | Maurice McIntyre | 699 | 41.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 298 | 17.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,696 | 48.5 |
| | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) |
Ward 19: Balloch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | Ronald McColl | 949 | 58.5 |
| | Labour | John Gilleece | 674 | 41.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 275 | 17.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,623 | 48.9 |
| | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) |
Ward 20: Haldane/Kilmaronock/Jamestown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | Margaret McGregor | 951 | 61.4 |
| | Labour | Ernest Horan | 597 | 38.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 354 | 22.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,548 | 46.7 |
| | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) |
Ward 21: Bonhill East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | James Flynn | 1,132 | 57.5 |
| | SNP | Gordon Smillie | 835 | 42.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 297 | 15.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,967 | 54.0 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
Ward 22: Riverside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | James Chirrey | 769 | 51.7 |
| | Labour | Jane Lindsay | 636 | 42.7 |
| | Civil Servant | Bryan F Maher | 83 | 5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 133 | 9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,488 | 46.4 |
| | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) |

## Changes before next election

A by-election was held in the Old Kilpatrick ward on 28 November 1996 to replace Independent Councillor Bill Kemp, who resigned in protest at the way the council was being run.
Ward 11: Old Kilpatrick by-election (28 November 1996) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | John McCutcheon | 760 | 61.79 |
| | Labour | James Boyle | 470 | 38.21 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 290 | 23.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,230 | |
| | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent | Swing | |
A by-election was held on 13 August 1998 to replace the deceased Provost, Patrick O'Neill.
Ward 12: Dumbarton West by-election (13 August 1998) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | David Logan | 611 | 44.66 |
| | Labour | Alexander Tuach | 588 | 42.98 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Shepherd | 90 | 6.58 |
| | A Hard Worker in the Community | Martin Hollern | 46 | 3.36 |
| | Conservative | Brian Vosper | 33 | 2.41 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 1.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,368 | |
| | SNP gain from Labour | SNP gain from Labour | Swing | |