# 2017 West Dunbartonshire Council election

The 2017 West Dunbartonshire Council election was held on 4 May 2017, 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 will elect either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.
Following the 2012 election a Labour majority administration was formed. After this election, the SNP group and Councillor Denis Agnew formed a minority coalition administration, led by the SNP leader, Jonathan McColl. As part of the deal, the title of Bailie was revived, and Councillor Agnew was appointed as West Dunbartonshire's first. The 2017 election marked the first time that Conservatives were elected to the Council in its history.

## Results

2017 West Dunbartonshire Council election result :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| SNP | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 45.45 | 40.1 | 12,422 | 9.8 |
| Labour | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 36.4 | 33.6 | 10,408 | 13.0 |
| Conservative | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9.1 | 12.5 | 3,869 | 8.2 |
| West Dunbartonshire Community | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 2,413 | New |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 1,648 | 7.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.43 | 133 | New |
| Scottish Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.33 | 103 | New |
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 2012. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.

## Ward results
### Lomond

* 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
* 2017: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
* 2012-2017 Change: Con gain one seat from Lab
Lomond - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | Jonathan McColl (incumbent) | 24.8 | 1,082 | 1,109 | | | | |
| | Labour | Martin Rooney (incumbent) | 21.6 | 945 | 977 | 977.4 | 1,024.5 | 1,386.6 | |
| | Conservative | Sally Page | 21.5 | 939 | 968 | 968.3 | 989.4 | 1,037.4 | 1,099.9 |
| | Labour | Hazel Sorrell (incumbent) | 10.9 | 477 | 498 | 498.3 | 542.4 | | |
| | SNP | Chris Pollock | 10.5 | 458 | 481 | 495.7 | 604.0 | 639.1 | 674.9 |
| | West Dunbartonshire Community | Louise Robertson | 5.6 | 246 | 300 | 300.6 | | | |
| | Independent | George Rice | 5.0 | 218 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,132 Valid: 4,365 Spoilt: 106 Quota: 1,092 Turnout: 48.9% ||||||||||

### Leven

* 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xSSP
* 2017: 2xSNP; 1xWDCP; 1xLab
* 2012-2017 Change: SNP and WDCP gain one each from Lab and SSP
Leven - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SNP | Ian Dickson | 23.0 | 1,353 | | | | | | |
| | West Dunbartonshire Community | Jim Bollan (incumbent) | 21.9 | 1,291 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | John Millar (incumbent) | 16.1 | 946 | 948.6 | 967.5 | 978.5 | 1,000.6 | 1,175.4 | 1,942.6 |
| | Labour | Michelle McGinty (incumbent)† | 12.5 | 739 | 742.6 | 758.8 | 771.6 | 808.6 | 933.9 | |
| | SNP | Caroline McAllister | 11.4 | 673 | 825.0 | 850.9 | 903.1 | 927.0 | 942.9 | 972.5 |
| | Conservative | Peter Parlane | 11.1 | 655 | 655.5 | 663.1 | 669.7 | 704.0 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Drummond | 2.3 | 133 | 135.2 | 143.9 | 153.3 | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Sean Quinn | 1.7 | 103 | 108.3 | 120.7 | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,832 Valid: 5,893 Spoilt: 155 Quota: 1,179 Turnout: 43.7% |||||||||||
† Michelle McGinty was previously known as Michelle Stewart.

### Dumbarton

* 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
* 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
* 2012-2017 Change: SNP and Con gain one each from Lab and Ind
Dumbarton - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Labour | David McBride (incumbent) | 26.9 | 1,762 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Karen Conaghan | 22.8 | 1,499 | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Brian Walker | 14.6 | 957 | 979.7 | 980.5 | 1,009.3 | 1,147.1 | 1,388.0 |
| | SNP | Iain McLaren | 12.3 | 809 | 827.1 | 989.8 | 998.6 | 1,254.1 | 1,403.0 |
| | West Dunbartonshire Community | George Black (incumbent) | 12.1 | 792 | 821.0 | 827.1 | 888.3 | | |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Ruine | 8.9 | 584 | 910.2 | 915.0 | 937.2 | 1,103.6 | |
| | Independent | Andrew Muir | 2.4 | 159 | 168.4 | 170.9 | | | |
| Electorate: 13,146 Valid: 6,562 Spoilt: 168 Quota: 1,313 Turnout: 51.2% ||||||||||

### Kilpatrick

* 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
* 2017: 2xLab; 1xSNP
* 2012-2017 Change: No change
Kilpatrick - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Labour | Douglas McAllister (incumbent) | 40.7 | 1,704 | | | | |
| | SNP | Jim Finn (incumbent) | 23.1 | 965 | 1,000.9 | 1,019.5 | 1,023.2 | 1,738.6 |
| | SNP | Claire Gallagher | 19.1 | 800 | 827.4 | 838.6 | 842.7 | |
| | Labour | Lawrence O'Neill (incumbent) | 8.8 | 367 | 886.4 | 1,071.4 | | |
| | Conservative | Hermione Spencer | 8.2 | 346 | 369.2 | | | |
| Electorate: 9,052 Valid: 4,182 Spoilt: 161 Quota: 1,046 Turnout: 48.0% |||||||||

### Clydebank Central

* 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
* 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xIndependent
* 2012-2017 Change: SNP gain one from Lab
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% ||||||||||

### Clydebank Waterfront

* 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
* 2017: 2xSNP; 2xLab
* 2012-2017 Change: SNP gain one from Ind
Clydebank Waterfront - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | SNP | William Hendrie (incumbent) | 29.6 | 1,487 | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Gail Casey (incumbent) | 25.9 | 1,298 | | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Marie McNair (incumbent) | 12.0 | 601 | 933.9 | 945.3 | 947.3 | 966.2 | 1,051.9 | | | |
| | Conservative | David Jardine | 10.6 | 531 | 534.9 | 546.2 | 548.2 | 560.2 | 597.0 | 597.5 | 612.3 | |
| | SNP | Frank McNiff | 7.0 | 350 | 438.3 | 439.7 | 443.7 | 455.5 | 494.0 | 533.7 | | |
| | Independent | Joe Henry | 5.8 | 292 | 310.5 | 327.3 | 343.3 | 423.3 | | | | |
| | Labour | Daniel Lennie | 5.4 | 271 | 285.0 | 503.8 | 507.2 | 523.2 | 595.4 | 597.4 | 737.4 | 951.9 |
| | Independent | Locky Cameron | 2.9 | 146 | 151.8 | 158.4 | 165.4 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Brian Murray | 0.8 | 42 | 42.0 | 42.5 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,689 Valid: 5,018 Spoilt: 171 Quota: 1,004 Turnout: 44.4% |||||||||||||