2012 West Dunbartonshire Council election

2012 Scottish local government election parliamentary no 2007 West Dunbartonshire Council election 2007 2012 05 03 y 2017 West Dunbartonshire Council election 2017 All 22 seats to West Dunbartonshire Council 12 Martin Rooney Scottish Labour Party 10 seats, 37.7% Lomond 8 12 2 Ronnie McColl Scottish National Party Lomond (defeated) 9 seats, 34.1% 9 6 3 George Black Independent (politician) Dumbarton 2 seats, 8.7% 3 3 1 Jim Bollan Scottish Socialist Party Leven 1 seat, 6.7% 1 1 West Dunbartonshire Council, 2012.svg 200px West Dunbartonshire Council composition Composition of the council after the election Council Leader Ronnie McColl defeated Scottish National Party Council Leader after election Martin Rooney Scottish Labour Party 46.6% 12,497 8.9% 3.8% 30.3% 8,126 4.4% 13.1% 3,503 1.4% 5.3% 1,407 April 2022 The 2012 West Dunbartonshire Council election was 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 Labour 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 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 - their only one in Scotland. Following the election the Labour majority administration was formed. This replaced the previous SNP minority led administration which had been supported by Independent councillors that had existed from 2007-2012. Results 2012 West Dunbartonshire Council election result Scottish Labour Party 12 2 0 2 54.6 46.6 12,497 8.9 Scottish National Party 6 0 3 3 27.3 30.3 8,126 3.8 Independent (politician) 3 1 0 1 13.6 13.1 3,503 4.4 Scottish Socialist Party 1 0 0 4.6 5.3 1,407 1.4 Scottish Conservatives 0 0 0 0.0 4.3 1,139 3.4 Communist Party of Britain 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 94 New Scottish Christian Party 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 39 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 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 Lomond - 3 seats 7 Scottish Labour Party Martin Rooney (incumbent) 1,243 33.64             Scottish National Party Jonathan McColl * 678 18.35 686.9 711.2 736.5 775.5 784.5 1,342.9 Scottish National Party Ronnie McColl (incumbent) 535 14.48 544.8 561.5 593 636.3 647.6   Scottish Labour Party Hazel Sorrell 524 14.18 789.4 840.7 884.9 998.8     Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Brian McKenzie Walker 345 9.34 350.9 354.9 416.4       Independent (politician) George Rice 209 5.66 214.1 238.9         Scottish Socialist Party Louise Robertson 161 4.36 167.9           7 8,958 3,695 79 924 3,774 (42.13%) = Sitting Councillor for a different Ward. Leven 2007: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xSSP 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xSSP 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from SNP Leven - 4 seats 7 Scottish Labour Party John Millar (incumbent) 1,622 31.8             Scottish Socialist Party Jim Bollan (incumbent) 1,073 21.0             Scottish National Party Gail Robertson 1,036 20.3             Scottish Labour Party Michelle Stewart 412 8.1 868.5 879.3 879.7 912.4 1,011.1 1,128.9 Scottish National Party May Smillie (incumbent) 392 7.7 417.6 425.9 439.4 473.9 549.4   Independent (politician) Archie Thomson 329 6.4 359.4 371.6 371.9 459.8     Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party David Jardine 237 4.6 244.8 247.9 248.1       7 13,186 5,101 99 1,021 5,200 (39.44%) Dumbarton 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent 2007-2012 Change: No change Dumbarton - 4 seats 7 Scottish Labour Party David McBride (incumbent) 1,678 30.59             Scottish National Party Ian Murray 988 18.01 1,015.3 1,027.1 1,039.1 1,050.8 1,071.1 1,130.4 Independent (politician) George Black (incumbent) 766 13.96 788.1 803.4 818.6 840.2 905.1 1,146.6 Scottish Labour Party Thomas Rainey 754 13.74 1,218.9           Scottish National Party Iain Robertson (incumbent) 560 10.21 568.6 574.9 581.2 583.7 597.1 621.3 Independent (politician) Iain Ellis 362 6.60 368.9 377.8 380.2 418.1 465.1   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Sally Page 227 4.14 230.5 233.6 234.7 241.2     Independent (politician) Andrew Muir 85 1.55 93.3 98 106.6       Scottish Socialist Party Cammy Fyfe 66 1.20 71.9 78         7 12,620 5,486 1,098 5,600 (44.37%) Kilpatrick 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: No change Kilpatrick - 3 seats 6 Scottish Labour Party Douglas McAllister (incumbent) 1,717 48.01           Scottish National Party Jim Finn (incumbent) 755 21.11 785.2 811.4 823.7 839.6 1,110.5 Scottish Labour Party Lawrence O'Neill (incumbent) 400 11.19 1,113.8         Scottish National Party Ian Dickson 285 7.96 291.2 301.4 305.5 324.4   Independent (politician) Walter Graham 260 7.27 284.9 321.9 336.8 388.8 408.2 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Douglas Boyle 121 3.38 125.8 134.7 135.1     Scottish Socialist Party Dawn Fyfe 38 1.06 41.8 53.8       6 9,004 3,576 86 895 3,662 (40.67%) Clydebank Central 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent 2007-2012 Change: No change Clydebank Central - 4 seats 6 Scottish Labour Party Patrick Gerard McGlinchey (incumbent) 1,587 34.83           Scottish National Party Jim Brown (incumbent) 1,201 26.36           Independent (politician) Denis Agnew (incumbent) 779 17.10 798.9 814.9 863 910 955 Scottish Labour Party John Mooney 566 12.42 1,158.9         Scottish National Party Frank McNiff 237 5.20 250.6 493.9 523.1 541.8 564.6 Communist Party of Britain Tom Morrison 94 2.06 98.7 103 114.9 119.2   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Douglas Campbell 92 2.02 94.6 97.2 104.9     6 11,559 4,556 108 912 4,664 (40.35%) Clydebank Waterfront 2007: 2xSNP; 2xLab 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from SNP Clydebank Waterfront - 4 seats 7 Scottish Labour Party Gail Casey (incumbent) 1,473 33.55             Scottish National Party William Hendrie (incumbent) 1,056 24.05             Independent (politician) Marie McNair (incumbent)† 713 16.24 777.1 785.2 796.6 809.8 842.8 901.5 Scottish Labour Party Kath Ryall 521 11.87 929.9           Scottish National Party Jim McElhill (incumbent) 403 9.18 435.7 583.7 590.9 598.9 619.8 636.9 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Linda Kinniburgh 117 2.66 128.3 130.3 131.9 139.1 142.6   Scottish Socialist Party Ann Lynch 69 1.57 83.5 86.9 89.7 89.9     Scottish Christian Party Alastair Manderson 39 0.89 43 44.9 45.9       7 11,451 4,391 108 879 4,499 (39.29%) Aftermath After the election Labour were able to form a majority administration. This replaced previous SNP led minority administration. On 5 January 2016, Marie McNair joined the Scottish National Party and ceased to be an independent.http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/news/14198941.Council_leader_slams_former_independent_Marie_McNair_as__opportunist__as_she_joins_SNP/ Council leader slams former independent Marie McNair as opportunist as she joins SNP Ferguson Alan 13 January 2016 Clydebank Post Newsquest Ltd 21 January 2016 References 2012 Category:2012 Scottish local elections Category:21st century in West Dunbartonshire