2007 West Dunbartonshire Council election explained
| Election Name: | 2007 West Dunbartonshire Council election |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2003 West Dunbartonshire Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2003 |
| Next Election: | West Dunbartonshire Council election, 2012 |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Seats For Election: | All 22 seats to West Dunbartonshire Council |
| Majority Seats: | 12 |
| 3Blank: | Swing (pp)--> |
| Party1: | Scottish Labour Party |
| Last Election1: | 17 seats, 77.3% |
| Leaders Seat1: | Lomond |
| Seats Before1: | 15 |
| Seats1: | 10 |
| Seat Change1: | 7 |
| Leader2: | Ronnie McColl |
| Party2: | Scottish National Party |
| Leaders Seat2: | Lomond |
| Last Election2: | 3 seats, 13.6% |
| Seats Before2: | 3 |
| Seats Needed2: | 9 |
| Seats2: | 9 |
| Seat Change2: | 6 |
| Leader4: | George Black |
| Party4: | Independent (politician) |
| Leaders Seat4: | Dumbarton |
| Last Election4: | 1 seat, 4.6% |
| Seats Before4: | 4 |
| Seats Needed4: | 11 |
| Seats4: | 2 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Leader5: | Jim Bollan |
| Party5: | Scottish Socialist Party |
| Leaders Seat5: | Leven |
| Last Election5: | 1 seat, 4.6% |
| Seats Before5: | 1 |
| Seats Needed5: | 11 |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Seat Change5: | 0 |
| Council Leader |
| Before Election: | Denis Agnew[1] |
| Before Party: | Independent (politician) |
| Posttitle: | Council Leader after election |
| After Election: | Iain Robertson[2] |
| After Party: | Scottish National Party |
Elections to West Dunbartonshire Council were 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 ward will elect 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.
Changes Since 2007 Election
- †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.
2007-2011 by-elections
- 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
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: West Dunbartonshire Council . wdccmis.west-dunbarton.gov.uk . https://web.archive.org/web/20210611033041/https://wdccmis.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/cmis5/Document.ashx?czJKcaeAi5tUFL1DTL2UE4zNRBcoShgo=hVITJtiicb0GJv4AdeUgJaen9VcdGlnKMwC+N34SK6CShaS0WIY2JA%3D%3D&rUzwRPf+Z3zd4E7Ikn8Lyw=%3D%3DpwRE6AGJFLDNlh225F5QMaQWCtPHwdhUfCZ%2FLUQzgA2uL5jNRG4jdQ%3D%3D&mCTIbCubSFfXsDGW9IXnlg=%3D%3DhFflUdN3100%3D&kCx1AnS9%2FpWZQ40DXFvdEw=%3D%3DhFflUdN3100%3D&uJovDxwdjMPoYv+AJvYtyA=%3D%3DctNJFf55vVA%3D&FgPlIEJYlotS+YGoBi5olA=%3D%3DNHdURQburHA%3D&d9Qjj0ag1Pd993jsyOJqFvmyB7X0CSQK=ctNJFf55vVA%3D&WGewmoAfeNR9xqBux0r1Q8Za60lavYmz=ctNJFf55vVA%3D&WGewmoAfeNQ16B2MHuCpMRKZMwaG1PaO=ctNJFf55vVA%3D . 2021-06-11 . 2007-03-12 . dead . 2021-06-11 .
- Web site: West Dunbartonshire Council . wdccmis.west-dunbarton.gov.uk . https://web.archive.org/web/20210611033042/https://wdccmis.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/cmis5/Document.ashx?czJKcaeAi5tUFL1DTL2UE4zNRBcoShgo=Uyoqf2NvkNKYORNMQCu86YrPGgPOQt9wWTslkcbc+iQJVHqWeA8ocg%3D%3D&rUzwRPf+Z3zd4E7Ikn8Lyw=%3D%3DpwRE6AGJFLDNlh225F5QMaQWCtPHwdhUfCZ%2FLUQzgA2uL5jNRG4jdQ%3D%3D&mCTIbCubSFfXsDGW9IXnlg=%3D%3DhFflUdN3100%3D&kCx1AnS9%2FpWZQ40DXFvdEw=%3D%3DhFflUdN3100%3D&uJovDxwdjMPoYv+AJvYtyA=%3D%3DctNJFf55vVA%3D&FgPlIEJYlotS+YGoBi5olA=%3D%3DNHdURQburHA%3D&d9Qjj0ag1Pd993jsyOJqFvmyB7X0CSQK=ctNJFf55vVA%3D&WGewmoAfeNR9xqBux0r1Q8Za60lavYmz=ctNJFf55vVA%3D&WGewmoAfeNQ16B2MHuCpMRKZMwaG1PaO=ctNJFf55vVA%3D . 2021-06-11 . 2007-05-16 . dead . 2021-06-11 .
- Web site: 2009. Elections. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090602021343/http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections/. 2009-06-02. 2009-03-08. west-dunbarton.gov.uk.
