# Clydebank Central (ward)

Clydebank Central is one of the six wards used to elect members of the West Dunbartonshire Council. It elects four Councillors.
The ward covers northern parts of the town of Clydebank, although despite its name it only includes part of the town centre, namely the areas north of the Forth and Clyde Canal at the Clyde Shopping Centre, Clyde Retail Park and Clydebank Business Centre, while south of the canal is within the Clydebank Waterfront ward. West of Boquhanran Road tunnel, the boundary between the wards changes from the canal to the Argyle Line / North Clyde Line railway tracks. Residential neighbourhoods in the ward include Drumry, Kilbowie, Linnvale, North Mountblow, Parkhall and Radnor Park

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Patrick Gerard McGlinchey (Labour) | | Willie McLaughlin (Labour) | | Jim Brown (SNP) | Denis Agnew (Ind.) |
| 2012 | John Mooney (Labour) | Patrick Gerard McGlinchey (Labour) | | | | Jim Brown (SNP) | Denis Agnew (Ind.) |
| 2017 | John Mooney (Labour) | | Diane Docherty (Ind.) | | | Jim Brown (SNP) | Denis Agnew (Ind.) |
| 2022 | Fiona Hennebry (Labour) | Sophie Traynor (SNP) | Diane Docherty (Ind.) | | Craig Edward (Labour) |
| 2024 by- | Fiona Hennebry (Labour) | Sophie Traynor (SNP) | Diane Docherty (Ind.) | Clare Steel (Labour) |

## Election Results
### 2024 By-election

Clydebank Central by-election (13 June 2024) - 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Labour | Fiona Hennebry | 49.6 | 1,398 | 1,400 | 1,404 | 1,425 |
| | SNP | Marina Scanlan | 38.9 | 1,095 | 1,099 | 1,118 | 1,127 |
| | Conservative | Ewan McGinnigle | 4.4 | 125 | 126 | 126 | 130 |
| | Independent | Andrew Muir | 3.1 | 87 | 87 | 91 | 98 |
| | Scottish Liberal Democrats | Kai Robert Murray Pyper | 1.8 | 52 | 56 | 59 | |
| | Communist | Nathan Hennebry | 1.7 | 47 | 47 | | |
| | Independent | Kelly Wilson | 0.4 | 12 | | | |
| Electorate: 11,702 Valid: 2,816 Spoilt: 29 Quota: 1,409 Turnout: 24.3% ||||||||

### 2022 Election

2022 West Dunbartonshire Council election
Clydebank Central - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | SNP | Diane Docherty (incumbent) | 41.0 | 1,903 | | | |
| | Labour | | 25.8 | 1,199 | | | |
| | Labour | Clare 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% ||||||||

### 2017 Election

2017 West Dunbartonshire Council election
Clydebank Central - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | Jim Brown (incumbent) | 32.8 | 1,631 | | | | | |
| | Labour | John Mooney (incumbent) | 23.7 | 1,180 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Denis Agnew (incumbent) | 15.9 | 791 | 806.2 | 880.0 | 893.7 | 953.5 | 1,050.8 |
| | SNP | Diane Docherty | 14.3 | 714 | 1,298.0 | | | | |
| | Conservative | Penny Hutton | 8.9 | 441 | 443.7 | 450.1 | 454.1 | 460.5 | 524.7 |
| | Labour | Alan Sorrell | 2.7 | 135 | 138.1 | 184.0 | 327.1 | 345.3 | |
| | West Dunbartonshire Community | Dean Allardice | 1.7 | 84 | 87.1 | 123.4 | 125.3 | | |
| Electorate: 11,928 Valid: 4,976 Spoilt: 189 Quota: 996 Turnout: 43.3 ||||||||||

### 2012 Election

2012 West Dunbartonshire Council election
Clydebank Central - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Labour | Patrick Gerard McGlinchey (incumbent) | 34.83 | 1,587 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Jim Brown (incumbent) | 26.36 | 1,201 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Denis Agnew (incumbent) | 17.10 | 779 | 798.9 | 814.9 | 863 | 910 | 955 |
| | Labour | John Mooney | 12.42 | 566 | 1,158.9 | | | | |
| | SNP | Frank McNiff | 5.20 | 237 | 250.6 | 493.9 | 523.1 | 541.8 | 564.6 |
| | Communist | Tom Morrison | 2.06 | 94 | 98.7 | 103 | 114.9 | 119.2 | |
| | Conservative | Douglas Campbell | 2.02 | 92 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 104.9 | | |
| Electorate: 11,559 Valid: 4,556 Spoilt: 108 Quota: 912 Turnout: 4,664 (40.35%) ||||||||||

### 2007 Election

2007 West Dunbartonshire Council election
West Dunbartonshire Council election, 2007: Clydebank Central :
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | % |
| 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 |