2007 West Dunbartonshire Council election|
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First party
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Second party
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| Leader
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Martin Rooney
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Ronnie McColl
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| Party
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Labour
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SNP
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| Leader's seat
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Lomond
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Lomond
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| Last election
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17 seats, 46.8%
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3 seats, 33.6%
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| Seats before
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15
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3
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| Seats won
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10
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9
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| Seat change
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7
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6
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| Popular vote
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13,596
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12,307
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| Percentage
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37.7%
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34.1%
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| Swing
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9.1%
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0.5%
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Third party
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Fourth party
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| Leader
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George Black
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Jim Bollan
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| Party
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Independent
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Scottish Socialist
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| Leader's seat
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Dumbarton
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Leven
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| Last election
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1 seat, 6.5%
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1 seat, 10.1%
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| Seats before
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4
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1
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| Seats won
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2
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1
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| Seat change
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1
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| Popular vote
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3,142
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2,413
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| Percentage
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8.7%
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6.7%
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| Swing
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2.2%
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3.4%
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Council Leader before election
Denis Agnew[1]
Independent
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Council Leader after election
Iain Robertson[2]
SNP
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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,[3] 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
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Seats
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Gains
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Losses
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Net gain/loss
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Seats %
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Votes %
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Votes
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+/−
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Labour
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10
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-
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-
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7
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45.5
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37.7
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13,596
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9.1
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SNP
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9
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-
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-
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6
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40.9
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34.1
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12,307
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0.5
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Independent
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2
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-
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-
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1
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9.1
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8.7
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3,142
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2.2
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Scottish Socialist
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1
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-
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-
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4.6
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6.7
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2,413
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3.4
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Conservative
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0
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-
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-
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0.0
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7.6
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2,726
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4.6
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Scottish Green
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0
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-
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-
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0.0
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2.7
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973
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New
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A Strong Voice for Clydebank
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0
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-
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-
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0.0
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2.6
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926
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New
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Ward results
West Dunbartonshire Council election, 2007: Lomond
| Party
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Candidate
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FPv%
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%
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Seat
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Count
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Labour
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Martin Rooney
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1,386
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27.1
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1
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1
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SNP
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Craig McLaughlin
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1,317
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25.8
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2
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1
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SNP
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Ronald McColl
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1,060
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20.7
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Conservative
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David Jardine
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613
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12.0
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Labour
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Ann Rushforth
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278
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5.4
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Scottish Socialist
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Louise Robertson
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251
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4.9
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Scottish Green
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Richard Giles McCarthy
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206
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4.0
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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[4]
| Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
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| 1
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Labour
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Lawrence O'Neill
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60.01
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1,382
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SNP
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Frank McNiff
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32.94
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758
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Conservative
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Douglas Boyle
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6.99
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161
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| Electorate: 8,963 Valid: 2,301 Spoilt: 26 Quota: 1,151 Turnout: 2,327 (25.98%)
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