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All 22 seats to West Dunbartonshire Council 12 seats needed for a majority |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | | | | Leader | Mary Campbell | William Mackechnie | Bill Kemp | Party | Labour | SNP | Independent | Leader's seat | Dalmuir/Central | Dumbarton/Bowling | Old Kilpatrick | Seats won | 14 | 7 | 1 | |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/West_Dunbartonshire_Council_election%2C_1995.svg/300px-West_Dunbartonshire_Council_election%2C_1995.svg.png) Results by ward |
Council Leader before election Position created Labour | Council Leader Mary Campbell[1] Labour | |
The 1995 elections to West Dunbartonshire Council were held on the 6 April 1995 and were the first for the newly formed unitary authority, which was created under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 and replaced the previous two-tier system of local government under Strathclyde Regional Council and Dumbarton and Clydebank District Councils.
Election results
West Dunbartonshire Local Election Result 1995[2] Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 14 | | | | 63.6 | 50.41 | 18,311 | |
| SNP | 7 | | | | 31.8 | 42.69 | 15,508 | |
| Independent | 1 | | | | 4.5 | 2.38 | 863 | |
| Conservative | 0 | | | | 0.0 | 1.19 | 434 | |
| Independent Dumbarton Tenants & Residents | 0 | | | | 0.0 | 1.19 | 432 | |
| Independent Labour | 0 | | | | 0.0 | 0.86 | 313 | |
| Representing Your Views at All Times | 0 | | | | 0.0 | 0.77 | 278 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | | | | 0.0 | 0.28 | 103 | |
| Civil Servant | 0 | | | | 0.0 | 0.23 | 83 | |
Ward results
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 8: Faifley[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | James Doherty | 662 | 50.1 |
| SNP | Alan Gordon | 347 | 26.2 |
| Independent Labour | Catherine Durning | 313 | 23.7 |
Majority | 315 | 23.9 |
Turnout | 1,322 | 42.2 |
| 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 12: Dumbarton West[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Patrick O'Neill | 901 | 66.3 |
| SNP | Bob Doris | 458 | 33.7 |
Majority | 443 | 32.6 |
Turnout | 1,359 | 40.7 |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Ward 13: Dumbarton Central[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour Co-op | James McCallum | 873 | 54.8 |
| SNP | Douglas Lockhart | 721 | 45.2 |
Majority | 152 | 9.6 |
Turnout | 1,594 | 45.0 |
| Labour Co-op win (new seat) |
Ward 14: Dumbarton North[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour Co-op | Geoffrey Calvert | 951 | 55.9 |
| SNP | David Logan | 751 | 44.1 |
Majority | 200 | 11.8 |
Turnout | 1,702 | 45.0 |
| Labour Co-op 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
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 | | |
References
- ^ Dumbarton and Clydebank Council: 26 April 1995
- ^ "Scottish Local Election Results". Local Government Chronicle. 7 April 1995.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v West Dunbartonshire Council: Council Election Results 6 April 1995
- ^ "Councillor quits". Glasgow Herald. 6 December 1995. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ West Dunbartonshire Council: Meeting 18 December 1996
- ^ "Obituary: Patrick O'Neill". Glasgow Herald. 16 May 1998. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ West Dunbartonshire Council: Meeting 26 August 1998
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