Leven (ward) facts for kids
Location of the ward
Leven is one of the six wards used to elect members of the West Dunbartonshire Council. It elects four Councillors.
The ward covers the southern parts of the Vale of Leven including Alexandria, Bonhill, Dalmonach and Renton, plus northern parts of Dumbarton: streets north/west of Townend Road including the modern Lomondgate development and Broadmeadow Industrial Estate, and the entire Bellsmyre area.
Councillors
| Election | Councillors | |||||||
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| 2007 | Jim Bollan (Socialist /WDCP) |
John Millar (Labour) |
Jonathan McColl (SNP) |
May Smillie (SNP) |
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| 2012 | Gail Robertson (SNP) |
Michelle Stewart (Labour) |
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| 2017 | Ian Dickson (SNP) |
Caroline McAllister (SNP/ Alba) |
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| 2021 | ||||||||
| 2022 | Michelle McGinty (Labour) |
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Election results
2022 Election
2022 West Dunbartonshire Council election
| Leven - 4 seats | ||||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | |
| SNP | Ian Dickson (incumbent) | 25.7 | 1,494 | |||||||
| Scottish Labour | John Millar (incumbent) | 18.7 | 1,089 | 1,095.2 | 1,101.2 | 1,116.8 | 1,184.3 | |||
| Scottish Labour | Michelle McGinty | 16.4 | 956 | 963.3 | 966.3 | 997.8 | 1,116.8 | 1,130.7 | 1,280.3 | |
| West Dunbartonshire Community Party | Jim Bollan (incumbent) | 16.4 | 953 | 972.2 | 988.4 | 1,047.1 | 1,136.1 | 1,138.2 | 1,500.6 | |
| SNP | Ronnie McColl | 11.2 | 653 | 913.3 | 917.3 | 1,007.6 | 1,017.3 | 1,017.9 | ||
| Scottish Conservatives | Matthew Dillon | 7.2 | 420 | 421.1 | 432.1 | 439.3 | ||||
| Scottish Greens | Paula Baker | 3.5 | 206 | 226.5 | 231.7 | |||||
| Independent | Sian Wilkie | 0.9 | 51 | 51.7 | ||||||
| Electorate: 13,820 Valid: 5,822 Spoilt: 129 Quota: 1,165 Turnout: 43.1% | ||||||||||
2017 Election
2017 West Dunbartonshire Council election
| Leven - 4 seats | ||||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | |
| SNP | Ian Dickson | 23.0 | 1,353 | |||||||
| West Dunbartonshire Community Party | Jim Bollan (incumbent) | 21.9 | 1,291 | |||||||
| Scottish Labour Party | John Millar (incumbent) | 16.1 | 946 | 948.6 | 967.5 | 978.5 | 1,000.6 | 1,175.4 | 1,942.6 | |
| Scottish Labour Party | Michelle McGinty (incumbent)† | 12.5 | 739 | 742.6 | 758.8 | 771.6 | 808.6 | 933.9 | ||
| SNP | Caroline McAllister | 11.4 | 673 | 825.0 | 850.9 | 903.1 | 927.0 | 942.9 | 972.5 | |
| Scottish Conservative Party | Peter Parlane | 11.1 | 655 | 655.5 | 663.1 | 669.7 | 704.0 | |||
| Scottish Liberal Democrats | George Drummond | 2.3 | 133 | 135.2 | 143.9 | 153.3 | ||||
| Scottish Green Party | Sean Quinn | 1.7 | 103 | 108.3 | 120.7 | |||||
| Electorate: 13,832 Valid: 5,893 Spoilt: 155 Quota: 1,179 Turnout: 43.7% | ||||||||||
2012 Election
2012 West Dunbartonshire Council election
| Leven - 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 | John Millar (incumbent) | 31.8 | 1,622 | |||||||
| Scottish Socialist Party | Jim Bollan (incumbent) | 21.0 | 1,073 | |||||||
| SNP | Gail Robertson | 20.3 | 1,036 | |||||||
| Scottish Labour Party | Michelle Stewart | 8.1 | 412 | 868.5 | 879.3 | 879.7 | 912.4 | 1,011.1 | 1,128.9 | |
| SNP | May Smillie (incumbent) | 7.7 | 392 | 417.6 | 425.9 | 439.4 | 473.9 | 549.4 | ||
| Independent | Archie Thomson | 6.4 | 329 | 359.4 | 371.6 | 371.9 | 459.8 | |||
| Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party | David Jardine | 4.6 | 237 | 244.8 | 247.9 | 248.1 | ||||
| Electorate: 13,186 Valid: 5,101 Spoilt: 99 Quota: 1,021 Turnout: 5,200 (39.44%) | ||||||||||
2007 Election
2007 West Dunbartonshire Council election
| West Dunbartonshire Council election, 2007: Leven | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
| SNP | Jonathan McColl | 1,680 | 24.2 | |||
| Scottish Labour Party | John Millar | 1,542 | 22.2 | |||
| Scottish Socialist Party | Jim Bollan | 1,469 | 21.1 | |||
| SNP | May Smillie | 662 | 9.5 | |||
| Scottish Conservative Party | Ian McDonald | 518 | 7.4 | |||
| Scottish Labour Party | Martin Neill | 505 | 7.3 | |||
| Independent | Alan Gadsby-Turner | 332 | 4.8 | |||
| Scottish Green Party | Carola Boehm | 248 | 3.6 | |||
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