# 2007 West Dunbartonshire Council election

The 2007 West Dunbartonshire Council election was held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using six new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each elected three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 22 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

## Results

2007 West Dunbartonshire Council election result :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 10 | - | - | 7 | 45.5 | 37.7 | 13,596 | 9.1 |
| SNP | 9 | - | - | 6 | 40.9 | 34.1 | 12,307 | 0.5 |
| Independent | 2 | - | - | 1 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 3,142 | 2.2 |
| Scottish Socialist | 1 | - | - | | 4.6 | 6.7 | 2,413 | 3.4 |
| Conservative | 0 | - | - | | 0.0 | 7.6 | 2,726 | 4.6 |
| Scottish Green | 0 | - | - | | 0.0 | 2.7 | 973 | New |
| A Strong Voice for Clydebank | 0 | - | - | | 0.0 | 2.6 | 926 | New |

## Ward results

West Dunbartonshire Council election, 2007: Lomond :
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| Labour | Martin Rooney | 1,386 | 27.1 | 1 | 1 |
| SNP | Craig McLaughlin | 1,317 | 25.8 | 2 | 1 |
| SNP | Ronald McColl | 1,060 | 20.7 | | |
| Conservative | David Jardine | 613 | 12.0 | | |
| Labour | Ann Rushforth | 278 | 5.4 | | |
| Scottish Socialist | Louise Robertson | 251 | 4.9 | | |
| Scottish Green | Richard Giles McCarthy | 206 | 4.0 | | |
West Dunbartonshire Council election, 2007: Leven :
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % |
| SNP | Jonathan McColl | 1,680 | 24.2 |
| Labour | John Millar | 1,542 | 22.2 |
| Scottish Socialist | Jim Bollan | 1,469 | 21.1 |
| SNP | May Smillie | 662 | 9.5 |
| Conservative | Ian McDonald | 518 | 7.4 |
| Labour | Martin Neill | 505 | 7.3 |
| Independent | Alan Gadsby-Turner | 332 | 4.8 |
| Scottish Green | Carola Boehm | 248 | 3.6 |
West Dunbartonshire Council election, 2007: Dumbarton :
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % |
| Labour | Geoff Calvert | 1,292 | 17.7 |
| SNP | Iain Robertson | 1,204 | 16.5 |
| Labour | David McBride | 1,107 | 15.2 |
| SNP | Betty Mitchell | 979 | 13.4 |
| Conservative | Martyn Anthony McIntyre | 719 | 9.9 |
| Independent | George Black | 696 | 9.6 |
| Scottish Green | Rose Harvie | 387 | 5.3 |
| Independent | Linda McColl | 351 | 4.8 |
| Independent | Alistair Tuach | 304 | 4.2 |
| Scottish Socialist | Les Robertson | 242 | 3.3 |
West Dunbartonshire Council election, 2007: Kilpatrick :
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % |
| Labour | Douglas McAllister | 1,356 | 29.8 |
| Labour | Margaret Bootland | 1,188 | 26.1 |
| SNP | Jim Finn | 1,092 | 24.0 |
| SNP | Frank McNiff | 403 | 8.8 |
| Conservative | Douglas John Boyle | 378 | 8.3 |
| Scottish Socialist | Cammy Fyfe | 138 | 3.0 |
West Dunbartonshire Council election, 2007: Clydebank Central :
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % |
| 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 |
West Dunbartonshire Council election, 2007: Clydebank Waterfront :
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % |
| Labour | Gail Casey | 1,922 | 32.0 |
| SNP | William Hendrie | 1,435 | 23.9 |
| SNP | Jim McElhill | 585 | 9.7 |
| Labour | Marie McNair† | 537 | 8.9 |
| Independent | Dennis Brogan | 407 | 6.8 |
| A Strong Voice for Clydebank | Jackie Maceira | 378 | 6.3 |
| Conservative | Terry Stables | 277 | 4.6 |
| Independent | Joe Brady | 266 | 4.4 |
| Scottish Socialist | Dawn Fyfe | 198 | 3.3 |

## Aftermath

On 3 November 2008, Clydebank Waterfront Cllr Marie McNair resigned from the Labour Party and then sat as an Independent.
On 2 February 2009, Clydebank Central Cllr Willie McLaughlin resigned from the Labour Party and sat as an Independent until 30 March 2011, when he sat as a member of Ban Bankers' Bonuses.
Labour's Margaret Bootland resigned due to ill health in December 2010. The by-election was won by Labour's Lawrence O'Neill on 3 March 2011
Kilpatrick By-Election (3 March 2011) - 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | Labour | Lawrence O'Neill | 60.01 | 1,382 |
| | SNP | Frank McNiff | 32.94 | 758 |
| | Conservative | Douglas Boyle | 6.99 | 161 |
| Electorate: 8,963 Valid: 2,301 Spoilt: 26 Quota: 1,151 Turnout: 2,327 (25.98%) |||||