1995 West Dunbartonshire Council election

1995 Scottish local government election parliamentary no 6 April 1995 1999 West Dunbartonshire Council election 1999 All 22 seats to West Dunbartonshire Council 12 Mary Campbell Scottish Labour Party Dalmuir/Central 14 William Mackechnie Scottish National Party Dumbarton/Bowling 7 Bill Kemp Independent (politician) Old Kilpatrick 1 Council Leader Council Leader Mary CampbellDumbarton and Clydebank Council: 26 April 1995 Scottish Labour Party West Dunbartonshire Council election, 1995.svg 300px Results by ward 50.4% 18,311 42.7% 15,508 2.4% 863 April 2022 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 result7 April 1995 Scottish Local Election Results http://www.lgcplus.com/scottish-local-election-results/1578764.article Local Government Chronicle Scottish Labour Party 14 - - 63.6 50.4 18,311 New Scottish National Party 7 - - 31.8 42.7 15,508 New Independent (politician) 1 - - 4.5 2.4 863 New Scottish Conservative Party 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 Scottish Liberal Democrats 0 - - 0.0 0.3 103 New Civil Servant 0 - - 0.0 0.2 83 New Ward results Ward 1: WhitecrookWest Dunbartonshire Council: Council Election Results 6 April 1995 Scottish National Party James McElhill 1023 55.8 Scottish Labour Party Mary Collins 811 44.2 212 11.6 1,834 53.4 Scottish National Party Ward 2: Dalmuir/Central Scottish Labour Party Mary Campbell 854 59.3 Scottish National Party John Keegan 586 40.7 268 19.4 1,440 39.9 Scottish Labour Party Ward 3: Mountblow Scottish Labour Party Daniel McCafferty 984 53.7 Scottish National Party Martin Docherty 848 46.3 136 7.4 1,832 55.7 Scottish Labour Party Ward 4: Parkhall Scottish Labour Party John Syme 1,279 60.5 Scottish National Party William Hendrie 834 39.5 445 21.0 2,113 59.4 Scottish Labour Party Ward 5: Linnvale/Drumry Scottish Labour Party Andrew White 1,065 68.8 Scottish National Party Ronald MacDonald 484 31.2 581 37.6 1,549 46.3 Scottish Labour Party Ward 6: Kilbowie Scottish Labour Party Anthony Devine 777 51.3 Scottish National Party James Yuill 739 48.7 38 2.6 1,516 53.5 Scottish Labour Party Ward 7: Kilbowie West Scottish Labour Party Alistair Macdonald 1,224 75.2 Scottish National Party William Wilson 404 24.8 820 50.4 1,628 48.6 Scottish Labour Party Ward 8: Faifley Scottish Labour Party James Doherty 662 50.1 Scottish National Party Alan Gordon 347 26.2 Independent Labour Catherine Durning 313 23.7 315 23.9 1,322 42.2 Scottish Labour Party Ward 9: Faifley North/Hardgate Scottish Labour Party Patricia Rice 632 45.7 Scottish National Party John McCutcheon 413 29.8 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Kenneth Veitch 339 24.5 219 25.9 1,384 46.5 Scottish Labour Party Ward 10: Duntocher Scottish Labour Party George Cairney 835 55.8 Scottish National Party Scot Ramsay 567 37.9 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party William McCrossan 95 6.3 286 17.9 1,497 50.4 Scottish Labour Party Ward 11: Old Kilpatrick Independent (politician) William Kemp 863 52.9 Scottish Labour Party James Boyle 540 33.1 Scottish National Party Alexander Scullion 228 14.0 323 19.8 1,631 54.1 Independent (politician) Ward 12: Dumbarton West Scottish Labour Party Patrick O'Neill 901 66.3 Scottish National Party Bob Doris 458 33.7 443 32.6 1,359 40.7 Scottish Labour Party Ward 13: Dumbarton Central Labour Co-operative James McCallum 873 54.8 Scottish National Party Douglas Lockhart 721 45.2 152 9.6 1,594 45.0 Labour Co-operative Ward 14: Dumbarton North Labour Co-operative Geoffrey Calvert 951 55.9 Scottish National Party David Logan 751 44.1 200 11.8 1,702 45.0 Labour Co-operative Ward 15: Dumbarton South Scottish National Party John Jun Wailes 890 39.7 Scottish Labour Party Alexander Tuach 814 36.4 Independent Dumbarton Tenants & Residents Thomas McCallion 432 19.3 Scottish Liberal Democrats Vaughan Moody 103 4.6 76 3.3 2,239 58.7 Scottish National Party Ward 16: Dumbarton/Bowling Scottish National Party William Mackechnie 1,162 57.1 Scottish Labour Party John Trainer 596 29.3 Representing Your Views at All Times Clive Cobby 278 13.6 556 27.8 2,036 53.8 Scottish National Party Ward 17: Renton/Alexandria South Scottish Labour Party Duncan Mills 775 58.4 Scottish National Party James Cormack 552 41.6 223 16.8 1,327 50.5 Scottish Labour Party Ward 18: Alexandria North/Tullichewan Scottish National Party Craig McLaughlin 997 58.8 Scottish Labour Party Maurice McIntyre 699 41.2 298 17.6 1,696 48.5 Scottish National Party Ward 19: Balloch Scottish National Party Ronald McColl 949 58.5 Scottish Labour Party John Gilleece 674 41.5 275 17.0 1,623 48.9 Scottish National Party Ward 20: Haldane/Kilmaronock/Jamestown Scottish National Party Margaret McGregor 951 61.4 Scottish Labour Party Ernest Horan 597 38.6 354 22.8 1,548 46.7 Scottish National Party Ward 21: Bonhill East Scottish Labour Party James Flynn 1,132 57.5 Scottish National Party Gordon Smillie 835 42.5 297 15.0 1,967 54.0 Scottish Labour Party Ward 22: Riverside Scottish National Party James Chirrey 769 51.7 Scottish Labour Party Jane Lindsay 636 42.7 Civil Servant Bryan F Maher 83 5.6 133 9.0 1,488 46.4 Scottish National Party 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. Councillor quits http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12057961.Man_on_wife_murder_charge/ Glasgow Herald 6 December 1995 24 July 2015 Ward 11: Old Kilpatrick by-election (28 November 1996)West Dunbartonshire Council: Meeting 18 December 1996 Scottish National Party John McCutcheon 760 61.79 Scottish Labour Party James Boyle 470 38.21 290 23.58 1,230 Scottish National Party Independent (politician) A by-election was held on 13 August 1998 to replace the deceased Provost, Patrick O'Neill. Obituary: Patrick O'Neill http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12365586.Patrick_O_apos_Neill/ Glasgow Herald 16 May 1998 24 July 2015 Ward 12: Dumbarton West by-election (13 August 1998)West Dunbartonshire Council: Meeting 26 August 1998 Scottish National Party David Logan 611 44.66 Scottish Labour Party Alexander Tuach 588 42.98 Scottish Liberal Democrats Kenneth Shepherd 90 6.58 A Hard Worker in the Community Martin Hollern 46 3.36 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Brian Vosper 33 2.41 23 1.68 1,368 Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Party References External links Category:1995 Scottish local elections 1995 Category:20th century in West Dunbartonshire