1995 West Dunbartonshire Council election result[2]
Party
|
Seats
|
Gains
|
Losses
|
Net gain/loss
|
Seats %
|
Votes %
|
Votes
|
+/−
|
|
Labour
|
14
|
-
|
-
|
|
63.6
|
50.4
|
18,311
|
New
|
|
SNP
|
7
|
-
|
-
|
|
31.8
|
42.7
|
15,508
|
New
|
|
Independent
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
|
4.5
|
2.4
|
863
|
New
|
|
Conservative
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
|
0.0
|
1.2
|
434
|
New
|
|
Independent Dumbarton Tenants & Residents
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
|
0.0
|
1.2
|
432
|
New
|
|
Independent Labour
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
|
0.0
|
0.9
|
313
|
New
|
|
Representing Your Views at All Times
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
|
0.0
|
0.8
|
278
|
New
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
|
0.0
|
0.3
|
103
|
New
|
|
Civil Servant
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
|
0.0
|
0.2
|
83
|
New
|
Ward 1: Whitecrook[3]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
SNP
|
James McElhill
|
1,023
|
55.8
|
|
Labour
|
Mary Collins
|
811
|
44.2
|
Majority
|
212
|
11.6
|
Turnout
|
1,834
|
53.4
|
|
SNP win (new seat)
|
Ward 2: Dalmuir/Central[3]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Labour
|
Mary Campbell
|
854
|
59.3
|
|
SNP
|
John Keegan
|
586
|
40.7
|
Majority
|
268
|
19.4
|
Turnout
|
1,440
|
39.9
|
|
Labour win (new seat)
|
Ward 4: Parkhall[3]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Labour
|
John Syme
|
1,279
|
60.5
|
|
SNP
|
William Hendrie
|
834
|
39.5
|
Majority
|
445
|
21.0
|
Turnout
|
2,113
|
59.4
|
|
Labour win (new seat)
|
Ward 5: Linnvale/Drumry[3]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Labour
|
Andrew White
|
1,065
|
68.8
|
|
SNP
|
Ronald MacDonald
|
484
|
31.2
|
Majority
|
581
|
37.6
|
Turnout
|
1,549
|
46.3
|
|
Labour win (new seat)
|
Ward 6: Kilbowie[3]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Labour
|
Anthony Devine
|
777
|
51.3
|
|
SNP
|
James Yuill
|
739
|
48.7
|
Majority
|
38
|
2.6
|
Turnout
|
1,516
|
53.5
|
|
Labour win (new seat)
|
Ward 7: Kilbowie West[3]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Labour
|
Alistair Macdonald
|
1,224
|
75.2
|
|
SNP
|
William Wilson
|
404
|
24.8
|
Majority
|
820
|
50.4
|
Turnout
|
1,628
|
48.6
|
|
Labour win (new seat)
|
Ward 9: Faifley North/Hardgate[3]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Labour
|
Patricia Rice
|
632
|
45.7
|
|
SNP
|
John McCutcheon
|
413
|
29.8
|
|
Conservative
|
Kenneth Veitch
|
339
|
24.5
|
Majority
|
219
|
25.9
|
Turnout
|
1,384
|
46.5
|
|
Labour win (new seat)
|
Ward 10: Duntocher[3]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Labour
|
George Cairney
|
835
|
55.8
|
|
SNP
|
Scot Ramsay
|
567
|
37.9
|
|
Conservative
|
William McCrossan
|
95
|
6.3
|
Majority
|
286
|
17.9
|
Turnout
|
1,497
|
50.4
|
|
Labour win (new seat)
|
Ward 11: Old Kilpatrick[3]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Independent
|
William Kemp
|
863
|
52.9
|
|
Labour
|
James Boyle
|
540
|
33.1
|
|
SNP
|
Alexander Scullion
|
228
|
14.0
|
Majority
|
323
|
19.8
|
Turnout
|
1,631
|
54.1
|
|
Independent win (new seat)
|
Ward 15: Dumbarton South[3]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
SNP
|
John Jun Wailes
|
890
|
39.7
|
|
Labour
|
Alexander Tuach
|
814
|
36.4
|
|
Independent Dumbarton Tenants & Residents
|
Thomas McCallion
|
432
|
19.3
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
Vaughan Moody
|
103
|
4.6
|
Majority
|
76
|
3.3
|
Turnout
|
2,239
|
58.7
|
|
SNP win (new seat)
|
Ward 16: Dumbarton/Bowling[3]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
SNP
|
William Mackechnie
|
1,162
|
57.1
|
|
Labour
|
John Trainer
|
596
|
29.3
|
|
Representing Your Views at All Times
|
Clive Cobby
|
278
|
13.6
|
Majority
|
556
|
27.8
|
Turnout
|
2,036
|
53.8
|
|
SNP win (new seat)
|
Ward 17: Renton/Alexandria South[3]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Labour
|
Duncan Mills
|
775
|
58.4
|
|
SNP
|
James Cormack
|
552
|
41.6
|
Majority
|
223
|
16.8
|
Turnout
|
1,327
|
50.5
|
|
Labour win (new seat)
|
Ward 18: Alexandria North/Tullichewan[3]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
SNP
|
Craig McLaughlin
|
997
|
58.8
|
|
Labour
|
Maurice McIntyre
|
699
|
41.2
|
Majority
|
298
|
17.6
|
Turnout
|
1,696
|
48.5
|
|
SNP win (new seat)
|
Ward 19: Balloch[3]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
SNP
|
Ronald McColl
|
949
|
58.5
|
|
Labour
|
John Gilleece
|
674
|
41.5
|
Majority
|
275
|
17.0
|
Turnout
|
1,623
|
48.9
|
|
SNP win (new seat)
|
Ward 20: Haldane/Kilmaronock/Jamestown[3]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
SNP
|
Margaret McGregor
|
951
|
61.4
|
|
Labour
|
Ernest Horan
|
597
|
38.6
|
Majority
|
354
|
22.8
|
Turnout
|
1,548
|
46.7
|
|
SNP win (new seat)
|
Ward 21: Bonhill East[3]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Labour
|
James Flynn
|
1,132
|
57.5
|
|
SNP
|
Gordon Smillie
|
835
|
42.5
|
Majority
|
297
|
15.0
|
Turnout
|
1,967
|
54.0
|
|
Labour win (new seat)
|
Ward 22: Riverside[3]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
SNP
|
James Chirrey
|
769
|
51.7
|
|
Labour
|
Jane Lindsay
|
636
|
42.7
|
|
Civil Servant
|
Bryan F Maher
|
83
|
5.6
|
Majority
|
133
|
9.0
|
Turnout
|
1,488
|
46.4
|
|
SNP win (new seat)
|
Changes before next election
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A by-election was held in the Old Kilpatrick ward on 28 November 1996 to replace Independent Councillor Bill Kemp, who resigned in protest at the way the council was being run.[4]
Ward 11: Old Kilpatrick by-election (28 November 1996)[5]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
SNP
|
John McCutcheon
|
760
|
61.79
|
|
|
Labour
|
James Boyle
|
470
|
38.21
|
|
Majority
|
290
|
23.58
|
|
Turnout
|
1,230
|
|
|
|
SNP gain from Independent
|
Swing
|
|
|
A by-election was held on 13 August 1998 to replace the deceased Provost, Patrick O'Neill.[6]
Ward 12: Dumbarton West by-election (13 August 1998)[7]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
SNP
|
David Logan
|
611
|
44.66
|
|
|
Labour
|
Alexander Tuach
|
588
|
42.98
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
Kenneth Shepherd
|
90
|
6.58
|
|
|
A Hard Worker in the Community
|
Martin Hollern
|
46
|
3.36
|
|
|
Conservative
|
Brian Vosper
|
33
|
2.41
|
|
Majority
|
23
|
1.68
|
|
Turnout
|
1,368
|
|
|
|
SNP gain from Labour
|
Swing
|
|
|