Dumbarton (ward) facts for kids
Location of the ward
Dumbarton is one of the six wards used to elect members of the West Dunbartonshire Council. It elects four Councillors.
The ward covers most of the town of Dumbarton, including the outlying villages of Milton and Bowling on the Firth of Clyde, but excepting northern parts of Dumbarton such as Bellsmyre, Broadmeadow and Lomondgate which are assigned to the Leven ward.
Councillors
| Election | Councillors | |||||||
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| 2007 | Geoff Calvert (Labour) |
David McBride (Labour) |
Iain Robertson (SNP) |
George Black (Ind.) |
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| 2012 | Thomas Rainey (Labour) |
Ian Murray (SNP) |
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| 2017 | Brian Walker (Conservative) |
Karen Conaghan (SNP) |
Iain McLaren (SNP) |
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| 2022 | Gurpreet Singh Johal (Labour) |
Chris Pollock (SNP) |
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Election Results
2022 Election
2022 West Dunbartonshire Council election
| Dumbarton - 4 seats | |||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | |
| SNP | Karen Conoghan (incumbent) | 33.8 | 2,171 | ||||||
| Scottish Labour Party | David McBride (incumbent) | 31.8 | 2,045 | ||||||
| Scottish Labour Party | Gurpreet Singh Johal | 14.5 | 950 | 987 | 1,546.5 | ||||
| Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party | Brian Walker (incumbent) | 9.4 | 601 | 602.9 | 642.4 | 682.5 | 686.5 | 696.4 | |
| SNP | Chris Pollock | 8.2 | 592 | 1,246.2 | 1,265.4 | 1,291.8 | 1,295.8 | 1,305.8 | |
| TUSC | Lynda McEwan | 1.1 | 73 | 86.9 | 99.9 | 123.0 | 127.7 | 137.4 | |
| Scottish Libertarian Party | Jonathan Rainey | 0.7 | 45 | 49.7 | 54.8 | 62.3 | 68.5 | ||
| Sovereignty | Kelly Wilson | 0.5 | 30 | 30.8 | 32.2 | 34.3 | |||
| Electorate: 13,336 Valid: 6,524 Spoilt: 163 Quota: 1,305 Turnout: 50.1% | |||||||||
2017 Election
2017 West Dunbartonshire Council election
| Dumbarton - 4 seats | |||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | |
| Scottish Labour Party | David McBride (incumbent) | 26.9 | 1,762 | ||||||
| SNP | Karen Conaghan | 22.8 | 1,499 | ||||||
| Scottish Conservative Party | 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 Party | George Black (incumbent) | 12.1 | 792 | 821.0 | 827.1 | 888.3 | |||
| Scottish Labour Party | 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% | |||||||||
2012 Election
2012 West Dunbartonshire Council election
| Dumbarton - 4 seats | ||||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | |
| Scottish Labour Party | David McBride (incumbent) | 30.59 | 1,678 | |||||||
| SNP | Ian Murray | 18.01 | 988 | 1,015.3 | 1,027.1 | 1,039.1 | 1,050.8 | 1,071.1 | 1,130.4 | |
| Independent | George Black (incumbent) | 13.96 | 766 | 788.1 | 803.4 | 818.6 | 840.2 | 905.1 | 1,146.6 | |
| Scottish Labour Party | Thomas Rainey | 13.74 | 754 | 1,218.9 | ||||||
| SNP | Iain Robertson (incumbent) | 10.21 | 560 | 568.6 | 574.9 | 581.2 | 583.7 | 597.1 | 621.3 | |
| Independent | Iain Ellis | 6.60 | 362 | 368.9 | 377.8 | 380.2 | 418.1 | 465.1 | ||
| Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party | Sally Page | 4.14 | 227 | 230.5 | 233.6 | 234.7 | 241.2 | |||
| Independent | Andrew Muir | 1.55 | 85 | 93.3 | 98 | 106.6 | ||||
| Scottish Socialist Party | Cammy Fyfe | 1.20 | 66 | 71.9 | 78 | |||||
| Electorate: 12,620 Valid: 5,486 Quota: 1,098 Turnout: 5,600 (44.37%) | ||||||||||
2007 Election
2007 West Dunbartonshire Council election
| West Dunbartonshire Council election, 2007: Dumbarton | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| Scottish Labour Party | Geoff Calvert | 1,292 | 17.7 | |||
| SNP | Iain Robertson | 1,204 | 16.5 | |||
| Scottish Labour Party | David McBride | 1,107 | 15.2 | |||
| SNP | Betty Mitchell | 979 | 13.4 | |||
| Scottish Conservative Party | Martyn Anthony McIntyre | 719 | 9.9 | |||
| Independent | George Black | 696 | 9.6 | |||
| Scottish Green Party | Rose Harvie | 387 | 5.3 | |||
| Independent | Linda McColl | 351 | 4.8 | |||
| Independent | Alistair Tuach | 304 | 4.2 | |||
| Scottish Socialist Party | Les Robertson | 242 | 3.3 | |||
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