Local Election Results 2012
West Dunbartonshire
Whole council up for election.
Other results for West Dunbartonshire:
2003
2007
2017
2022
By-elections for West Dunbartonshire (may be incomplete): 14th October 2004 (Bowling/Milton/Old Kilpatrick)
— 17th March 2005 (Dumbarton W.)
— 15th June 2006 (Dumbarton W.)
— 2nd March 2011 (Kilpatrick)
— 13th June 2024 (Clydebank C.)
Map of the results —Full STV preference information —Export spreadsheet
Consolidated results — West Dunbartonshire 2012
| Party | Votes | Percent | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 12497 | 46.6% | 12 |
| Scottish National Party | 8126 | 30.3% | 6 |
| Independent | 3503 | 13.1% | 3 |
| Scottish Socialist Party | 1407 | 5.2% | 1 |
| Conservative | 1139 | 4.2% | 0 |
| Communist Party of Britain | 94 | 0.4% | 0 |
| Christian Party | 39 | 0.1% | 0 |
Clydebank Central (4)
| Patrick McGlinchey | Lab | 1587 | 34.8% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Brown | SNP | 1201 | 26.4% |
| Denis Agnew | Ind | 779 | 17.1% |
| John Mooney | Lab | 566 | 12.4% |
| Frank McNiff | SNP | 237 | 5.2% |
| Tom Morrison | Comm | 94 | 2.1% |
| Douglas Campbell | C | 92 | 2.0% |
Consolidated results:— Lab 2153 (47.3%; 2 seats); SNP 1438 (31.6%; 1 seat); Ind 779 (17.1%; 1 seat); Comm 94 (2.1%); C 92 (2.0%)
Transfers (Quota = 912)
| Stage | I | II | III | IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick McGlinchey | 1587 | 912 | 912 | 912 |
| Jim Brown | 1201 | 1201 | 912 | 912 |
| Denis Agnew | 779 | 798 | 814 | 862 |
| John Mooney | 566 | 1158 | 1158 | 912 |
| Frank McNiff | 237 | 250 | 493 | 523 |
| Tom Morrison | 94 | 98 | 103 | 114 |
| Douglas Campbell | 92 | 94 | 97 | 104 |
Clydebank Waterfront (4) [1 Ind gain from SNP]
| Gail Casey | Lab | 1473 | 33.5% |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Hendrie | SNP | 1056 | 24.0% |
| Marie McNair | Ind | 713 | 16.2% |
| Kath Ryall | Lab | 521 | 11.9% |
| Jim McElhill | SNP | 403 | 9.2% |
| Linda Kinniburgh | C | 117 | 2.7% |
| Ann Lynch | SSP | 69 | 1.6% |
| Alastair Manderson | Chr | 39 | 0.9% |
Consolidated results:— Lab 1994 (45.4%; 2 seats); SNP 1459 (33.2%; 1 seat); Ind 713 (16.2%; 1 seat); C 117 (2.7%); SSP 69 (1.6%); Chr 39 (0.9%)
Transfers (Quota = 879)
| Stage | I | II | III | IV | V | VI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gail Casey | 1473 | 879 | 879 | 879 | 879 | 879 |
| William Hendrie | 1056 | 1056 | 879 | 879 | 879 | 879 |
| Marie McNair | 713 | 777 | 785 | 796 | 809 | 842 |
| Kath Ryall | 521 | 929 | 929 | 879 | 879 | 879 |
| Jim McElhill | 403 | 435 | 583 | 590 | 598 | 619 |
| Linda Kinniburgh | 117 | 128 | 130 | 131 | 139 | 142 |
| Ann Lynch | 69 | 83 | 86 | 89 | 89 | |
| Alastair Manderson | 39 | 43 | 44 | 45 |
Dumbarton (4)
| David McBride | Lab | 1678 | 30.6% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Murray | SNP | 988 | 18.0% |
| George Black | Ind | 766 | 14.0% |
| Thomas Rainey | Lab | 754 | 13.7% |
| Iain Robertson | SNP | 560 | 10.2% |
| Iain Ellis | Ind | 362 | 6.6% |
| Sally Page | C | 227 | 4.1% |
| Andrew Muir | Ind | 85 | 1.5% |
| Cammy Fyfe | SSP | 66 | 1.2% |
Consolidated results:— Lab 2432 (44.3%; 2 seats); SNP 1548 (28.2%; 1 seat); Ind 1213 (22.1%; 1 seat); C 227 (4.1%); SSP 66 (1.2%)
Transfers (Quota = 1098)
| Stage | I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David McBride | 1678 | 1098 | 1098 | 1098 | 1098 | 1098 | 1098 |
| Ian Murray | 988 | 1015 | 1027 | 1039 | 1050 | 1071 | 1130 |
| George Black | 766 | 788 | 803 | 818 | 840 | 905 | 1146 |
| Thomas Rainey | 754 | 1218 | 1098 | 1098 | 1098 | 1098 | 1098 |
| Iain Robertson | 560 | 568 | 574 | 581 | 583 | 597 | 621 |
| Iain Ellis | 362 | 368 | 377 | 380 | 418 | 465 | |
| Sally Page | 227 | 230 | 233 | 234 | 241 | ||
| Andrew Muir | 85 | 93 | 98 | 106 | |||
| Cammy Fyfe | 66 | 71 | 78 |
Kilpatrick (3)
| Douglas McAllister | Lab | 1717 | 48.0% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Finn | SNP | 755 | 21.1% |
| Lawrence O'Neill | Lab | 400 | 11.2% |
| Ian Dickson | SNP | 285 | 8.0% |
| Walter Graham | Ind | 260 | 7.3% |
| Douglas Boyle | C | 121 | 3.4% |
| Dawn Fyfe | SSP | 38 | 1.1% |
Consolidated results:— Lab 2117 (59.2%; 2 seats); SNP 1040 (29.1%; 1 seat); Ind 260 (7.3%); C 121 (3.4%); SSP 38 (1.1%)
Transfers (Quota = 895)
| Stage | I | II | III | IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas McAllister | 1717 | 895 | 895 | 895 |
| Jim Finn | 755 | 785 | 811 | 823 |
| Lawrence O'Neill | 400 | 1113 | 895 | 895 |
| Ian Dickson | 285 | 291 | 301 | 305 |
| Walter Graham | 260 | 284 | 321 | 336 |
| Douglas Boyle | 121 | 125 | 134 | 135 |
| Dawn Fyfe | 38 | 41 | 53 |
Leven (4) [1 Lab gain from SNP]
| John Millar | Lab | 1622 | 31.8% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bollan | SSP | 1073 | 21.0% |
| Gail Robertson | SNP | 1036 | 20.3% |
| Michelle Stewart | Lab | 412 | 8.1% |
| May Smillie | SNP | 392 | 7.7% |
| Archie Thomson | Ind | 329 | 6.4% |
| David Jardine | C | 237 | 4.6% |
Consolidated results:— Lab 2034 (39.9%; 2 seats); SNP 1428 (28.0%; 1 seat); SSP 1073 (21.0%; 1 seat); Ind 329 (6.4%); C 237 (4.6%)
Transfers (Quota = 1021)
| Stage | I | II | III | IV | V | VI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Millar | 1622 | 1021 | 1021 | 1021 | 1021 | 1021 |
| Jim Bollan | 1073 | 1073 | 1021 | 1021 | 1021 | 1021 |
| Gail Robertson | 1036 | 1036 | 1036 | 1021 | 1021 | 1021 |
| Michelle Stewart | 412 | 868 | 879 | 879 | 912 | 1011 |
| May Smillie | 392 | 417 | 425 | 439 | 473 | 549 |
| Archie Thomson | 329 | 359 | 371 | 371 | 459 | |
| David Jardine | 237 | 244 | 247 | 248 |
Lomond (3) [1 Lab gain from SNP]
| Martin Rooney | Lab | 1243 | 33.6% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan McColl | SNP | 678 | 18.3% |
| Ronnie McColl | SNP | 535 | 14.5% |
| Hazel Sorrell | Lab | 524 | 14.2% |
| Brian Walker | C | 345 | 9.3% |
| George Rice | Ind | 209 | 5.7% |
| Louise Robertson | SSP | 161 | 4.4% |
Consolidated results:— Lab 1767 (47.8%; 2 seats); SNP 1213 (32.8%; 1 seat); C 345 (9.3%); Ind 209 (5.7%); SSP 161 (4.4%)
Transfers (Quota = 924)
| Stage | I | II | III | IV | V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Rooney | 1243 | 924 | 924 | 924 | 924 |
| Jonathan McColl | 678 | 686 | 711 | 736 | 775 |
| Ronnie McColl | 535 | 544 | 561 | 593 | 636 |
| Hazel Sorrell | 524 | 789 | 840 | 884 | 998 |
| Brian Walker | 345 | 350 | 354 | 416 | |
| George Rice | 209 | 214 | 238 | ||
| Louise Robertson | 161 | 167 |
Back to the 2012 list of councils.
Copyright © Andrew Teale, 2002–2024.
All text and images in this website are available for reuse and modification under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Unported Licence and the GNU Free Documentation Licence (unversioned, with no invariant sections, front-cover texts, or back-cover texts).
All electoral data on this website are based on information kindly supplied by the relevant Returning Officer and are held for archiving, historical and research purposes in the public interest as provided for by the Data Protection Act 2018.
This website does not use cookies or collect any data on users.
This website can be accessed anonymously at:
ya63kyvm3fstfre3tpgjckcv7tzpbu5
wfx64ggqztks4e2sruav5wjad.onion
If this website has been helpful to you, please consider making a donation to support the work required to keep the Local Elections Archive Project going.
Comments? Corrections? Constructive abuse? Commissions? Cash donations? Email me: 