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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{main|Scottish local elections, 1995}}
{{main|1995 Scottish local elections}}
{{Infobox election
{{Infobox election
| election_name = West Dunbartonshire Council election, 1995
| election_name = 1995 West Dunbartonshire Council election
| country = Scotland
| country = Scotland
| flag_year =
| flag_year =
| flag_image = West Dunbs arms.png
| flag_image = <!--West Dunbs arms.png-->
| type = parliamentary
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| ongoing = no
| party_colour =
| party_colour =
| party_name =
| party_name =
| previous_election = [[Strathclyde Regional Council election, 1994]]
| previous_election = [[1994 Strathclyde Regional Council election]]
| previous_year = [[West Dunbartonshire Council election, 1994|1994]]
| previous_year = [[1994 Strathclyde Regional Council election|1994]]
| previous_mps =
| previous_mps =
| election_date = {{Start date|1995|04|06}}
| election_date = {{Start date|1995|04|06}}
| elected_mps =
| elected_mps =
| next_election = [[West Dunbartonshire Council election, 1999]]
| next_election = [[1999 West Dunbartonshire Council election]]
| next_year = [[West Dunbartonshire Council election 1999|1999]]
| next_year = [[1999 West Dunbartonshire Council election|1999]]
| next_mps =
| next_mps =
| seats_for_election= All 22 seats to [[West Dunbartonshire|West Dunbartonshire Council]]
| seats_for_election= All 22 seats to [[West Dunbartonshire|West Dunbartonshire Council]]
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<!-- Lab -->
<!-- Lab -->
| image1 =
| image1 =
| colour1 =
| colour1 =
| leader1 =
| leader1 = Mary Campbell
| party1 = Scottish Labour Party
| party1 = Scottish Labour Party
| last_election1 =
| last_election1 =
| leaders_seat1 =
| leaders_seat1 = Dalmuir/Central
| seats_before1 =
| seats_before1 =
|seats_needed1 =
| seats_needed1 =
| seats1 = 14
| seats1 = '''14'''
| seats_after1 =
| seats_after1 =
| seat_change1 =
| seat_change1 =
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<!-- SNP -->
<!-- SNP -->
| image2 =
| image2 =
| leader2 =
| leader2 = {{nowrap|William Mackechnie}}
| party2 = Scottish National Party
| party2 = Scottish National Party
| leaders_seat2 =
| leaders_seat2 = Dumbarton/Bowling
| last_election2 =
| last_election2 =
| seats_before2 =
| seats_before2 =
| seats_needed2 =
| seats_needed2 =
| seats2 = 7
| seats2 = 7
| seats_after2 =
| seats_after2 =
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<!-- Independents -->
<!-- Independents -->
| image3 =
| image3 =
| leader3 =
| leader3 = Bill Kemp
| party3 = Independent (politician)
| party3 = Independent (politician)
| leaders_seat3 =
| leaders_seat3 = {{nowrap|Old Kilpatrick}}
| last_election3 =
| last_election3 =
| seats_before3 =
| seats_before3 =
| seats_needed3 =
| seats_needed3 =
| seats3 = 1
| seats3 = 1
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}}
}}


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|Strathclyde Regional Council]] and Dumbarton and Clydebank District Councils.
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|Strathclyde Regional Council]] and Dumbarton and Clydebank District Councils.


==Election results==
==Election results==


{{Election Summary Begin|title = West Dunbartonshire Local Election Result 1995<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=7 April 1995 |title=Scottish Local Election Results |url=http://www.lgcplus.com/scottish-local-election-results/1578764.article |newspaper=Local Government Chronicle |location= |access-date= }}</ref>}}
{{Election summary begin|title = West Dunbartonshire Local Election Result 1995<ref>{{cite news |date=7 April 1995 |title=Scottish Local Election Results |url=http://www.lgcplus.com/scottish-local-election-results/1578764.article |newspaper=Local Government Chronicle }}</ref>}}
{{Election Summary Party|
{{Election summary party|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|seats = 14
|seats = '''14'''
|gain =
|gain =
|loss =
|loss =
|net =
|net =
|seats % = 63.6
|seats % = '''63.6'''
|votes % = 50.41
|votes % = '''50.41'''
|votes = 18,311
|votes = '''18,311'''
|plus/minus =
|plus/minus =
}}
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
{{Election summary party|
|party = Scottish National Party
|party = Scottish National Party
|seats = 7
|seats = 7
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|plus/minus =
|plus/minus =
}}
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
{{Election summary party|
|party = Independent (politician)
|party = Independent (politician)
|seats = 1
|seats = 1
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|plus/minus =
|plus/minus =
}}
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
{{Election summary party|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|seats = 0
|seats = 0
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|loss =
|loss =
|net =
|net =
|seats % = 0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 1.19
|votes % = 1.19
|votes = 434
|votes = 434
|plus/minus =
|plus/minus =
}}
}}
{{Election Summary|
{{Election summary|
|party = Independent Dumbarton Tenants & Residents
|party = Independent Dumbarton Tenants & Residents
|seats = 0
|seats = 0
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|loss =
|loss =
|net =
|net =
|seats % = 0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 1.19
|votes % = 1.19
|votes = 432
|votes = 432
|plus/minus =
|plus/minus =
}}
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
{{Election summary party|
|party = Independent Labour
|party = Independent Labour
|seats = 0
|seats = 0
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|loss =
|loss =
|net =
|net =
|seats % = 0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 0.86
|votes % = 0.86
|votes = 313
|votes = 313
|plus/minus =
|plus/minus =
}}
}}
{{Election Summary|
{{Election summary|
|party = Representing Your Views at All Times
|party = Representing Your Views at All Times
|seats = 0
|seats = 0
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|loss =
|loss =
|net =
|net =
|seats % = 0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 0.77
|votes % = 0.77
|votes = 278
|votes = 278
|plus/minus =
|plus/minus =
}}
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
{{Election summary party|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|seats = 0
|seats = 0
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|loss =
|loss =
|net =
|net =
|seats % = 0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 0.28
|votes % = 0.28
|votes = 103
|votes = 103
|plus/minus =
|plus/minus =
}}
}}
{{Election Summary|
{{Election summary|
|party = Civil Servant
|party = Civil Servant
|seats = 0
|seats = 0
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|loss =
|loss =
|net =
|net =
|seats % = 0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 0.23
|votes % = 0.23
|votes = 83
|votes = 83
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==Ward results==
==Ward results==


{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Ward 1: Whitecrook<ref name="Dunbarton Council">[http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/council/voting-and-elections/election-results/council-election-results/local-elections-1995/ West Dunbartonshire Council: Council Election Results 6 April 1995]</ref>
|title=Ward 1: Whitecrook<ref name="Dunbarton Council">[http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/council/voting-and-elections/election-results/council-election-results/local-elections-1995/ West Dunbartonshire Council: Council Election Results 6 April 1995]</ref>
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish National Party
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = '''James McElhill'''
|candidate = James McElhill
|votes = 1023
|votes = 1023
|percentage = 55.8
|percentage = 55.8
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Mary Collins
|candidate = Mary Collins
|votes = 811
|votes = 811
|percentage = 44.2
|percentage = 44.2
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 212
|votes = 212
|percentage = 11.6
|percentage = 11.6
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes = 1,834
|votes = 1,834
|percentage = 53.4
|percentage = 53.4
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
{{Election box new seat win|
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Ward 2: Dalmuir/Central<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
|title=Ward 2: Dalmuir/Central<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = '''Mary Campbell'''
|candidate = Mary Campbell
|votes = 854
|votes = 854
|percentage = 59.3
|percentage = 59.3
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish National Party
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = John Keegan
|candidate = John Keegan
|votes = 586
|votes = 586
|percentage = 40.7
|percentage = 40.7
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 268
|votes = 268
|percentage = 19.4
|percentage = 19.4
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes = 1,440
|votes = 1,440
|percentage = 39.9
|percentage = 39.9
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
{{Election box new seat win|
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Ward 3: Mountblow<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
|title=Ward 3: Mountblow<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = '''Daniel McCafferty'''
|candidate = Daniel McCafferty
|votes = 984
|votes = 984
|percentage = 53.7
|percentage = 53.7
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish National Party
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = [[Martin Docherty]]
|candidate = [[Martin Docherty]]
|votes = 848
|votes = 848
|percentage = 46.3
|percentage = 46.3
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 136
|votes = 136
|percentage = 7.4
|percentage = 7.4
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes = 1,832
|votes = 1,832
|percentage = 55.7
|percentage = 55.7
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
{{Election box new seat win|
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Ward 4: Parkhall<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
|title=Ward 4: Parkhall<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = '''John Syme'''
|candidate = John Syme
|votes = 1,279
|votes = 1,279
|percentage = 60.5
|percentage = 60.5
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish National Party
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = William Hendrie
|candidate = William Hendrie
|votes = 834
|votes = 834
|percentage = 39.5
|percentage = 39.5
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 445
|votes = 445
|percentage = 21.0
|percentage = 21.0
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes = 2,113
|votes = 2,113
|percentage = 59.4
|percentage = 59.4
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
{{Election box new seat win|
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Ward 5: Linnvale/Drumry<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
|title=Ward 5: Linnvale/Drumry<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = '''Andrew White'''
|candidate = Andrew White
|votes = 1,065
|votes = 1,065
|percentage = 68.8
|percentage = 68.8
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish National Party
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Ronald MacDonald
|candidate = Ronald MacDonald
|votes = 484
|votes = 484
|percentage = 31.2
|percentage = 31.2
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 581
|votes = 581
|percentage = 37.6
|percentage = 37.6
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes = 1,549
|votes = 1,549
|percentage = 46.3
|percentage = 46.3
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
|swing =
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Ward 6: Kilbowie<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
|title=Ward 6: Kilbowie<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = '''Anthony Devine'''
|candidate = Anthony Devine
|votes = 777
|votes = 777
|percentage = 51.3
|percentage = 51.3
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish National Party
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = James Yuill
|candidate = James Yuill
|votes = 739
|votes = 739
|percentage = 48.7
|percentage = 48.7
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 38
|votes = 38
|percentage = 2.6
|percentage = 2.6
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes = 1,516
|votes = 1,516
|percentage = 53.5
|percentage = 53.5
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
|swing =
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Ward 7: Kilbowie West<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
|title=Ward 7: Kilbowie West<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = '''Alistair Macdonald'''
|candidate = Alistair Macdonald
|votes = 1,224
|votes = 1,224
|percentage = 75.2
|percentage = 75.2
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish National Party
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = William Wilson
|candidate = William Wilson
|votes = 404
|votes = 404
|percentage = 24.8
|percentage = 24.8
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 820
|votes = 820
|percentage = 50.4
|percentage = 50.4
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes = 1,628
|votes = 1,628
|percentage = 48.6
|percentage = 48.6
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
|swing =
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Ward 8: Faifley<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
|title=Ward 8: Faifley<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = '''James Doherty'''
|candidate = James Doherty
|votes = 662
|votes = 662
|percentage = 50.1
|percentage = 50.1
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish National Party
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Alan Gordon
|candidate = Alan Gordon
|votes = 347
|votes = 347
|percentage = 26.2
|percentage = 26.2
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent Labour
|party = Independent Labour
|candidate = Catherine Durning
|candidate = Catherine Durning
|votes = 313
|votes = 313
|percentage = 23.7
|percentage = 23.7
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 315
|votes = 315
|percentage = 23.9
|percentage = 23.9
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes = 1,322
|votes = 1,322
|percentage = 42.2
|percentage = 42.2
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
|swing =
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Ward 9: Faifley North/Hardgate<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
|title=Ward 9: Faifley North/Hardgate<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = '''Patricia Rice'''
|candidate = Patricia Rice
|votes = 632
|votes = 632
|percentage = 45.7
|percentage = 45.7
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish National Party
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = John McCutcheon
|candidate = John McCutcheon
|votes = 413
|votes = 413
|percentage = 29.8
|percentage = 29.8
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate = Kenneth Veitch
|candidate = Kenneth Veitch
|votes = 339
|votes = 339
|percentage = 24.5
|percentage = 24.5
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 219
|votes = 219
|percentage = 25.9
|percentage = 25.9
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes = 1,384
|votes = 1,384
|percentage = 46.5
|percentage = 46.5
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
|swing =
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Ward 10: Duntocher<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
|title=Ward 10: Duntocher<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = '''George Cairney'''
|candidate = George Cairney
|votes = 835
|votes = 835
|percentage = 55.8
|percentage = 55.8
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish National Party
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Scot Ramsay
|candidate = Scot Ramsay
|votes = 567
|votes = 567
|percentage = 37.9
|percentage = 37.9
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate = William McCrossan
|candidate = William McCrossan
|votes = 95
|votes = 95
|percentage = 6.3
|percentage = 6.3
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 286
|votes = 286
|percentage = 17.9
|percentage = 17.9
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes = 1,497
|votes = 1,497
|percentage = 50.4
|percentage = 50.4
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
|swing =
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Ward 11: Old Kilpatrick<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
|title=Ward 11: Old Kilpatrick<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = '''William Kemp'''
|candidate = William Kemp
|votes = 863
|votes = 863
|percentage = 52.9
|percentage = 52.9
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = James Boyle
|candidate = James Boyle
|votes = 540
|votes = 540
|percentage = 33.1
|percentage = 33.1
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish National Party
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Alexander Scullion
|candidate = Alexander Scullion
|votes = 228
|votes = 228
|percentage = 14.0
|percentage = 14.0
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 323
|votes = 323
|percentage = 19.8
|percentage = 19.8
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes = 1,631
|votes = 1,631
|percentage = 54.1
|percentage = 54.1
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Independent (politician)
|winner = Independent (politician)
|swing =
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Ward 12: Dumbarton West<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
|title=Ward 12: Dumbarton West<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = '''Patrick O'Neill'''
|candidate = Patrick O'Neill
|votes = 901
|votes = 901
|percentage = 66.3
|percentage = 66.3
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish National Party
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = [[Bob Doris]]
|candidate = [[Bob Doris]]
|votes = 458
|votes = 458
|percentage = 33.7
|percentage = 33.7
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 443
|votes = 443
|percentage = 32.6
|percentage = 32.6
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes = 1,359
|votes = 1,359
|percentage = 40.7
|percentage = 40.7
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
|swing =
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Ward 13: Dumbarton Central<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
|title=Ward 13: Dumbarton Central<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|party = Labour Co-operative
|candidate = '''James McCallum'''
|candidate = James McCallum
|votes = 873
|votes = 873
|percentage = 54.8
|percentage = 54.8
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish National Party
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Douglas Lockhart
|candidate = Douglas Lockhart
|votes = 721
|votes = 721
|percentage = 45.2
|percentage = 45.2
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 152
|votes = 152
|percentage = 9.6
|percentage = 9.6
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes = 1,594
|votes = 1,594
|percentage = 45.0
|percentage = 45.0
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
|winner = Labour Co-operative
|swing =
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Ward 14: Dumbarton North<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
|title=Ward 14: Dumbarton North<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|party = Labour Co-operative
|candidate = '''Geoffrey Calvert'''
|candidate = Geoffrey Calvert
|votes = 951
|votes = 951
|percentage = 55.9
|percentage = 55.9
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish National Party
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = David Logan
|candidate = David Logan
|votes = 751
|votes = 751
|percentage = 44.1
|percentage = 44.1
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 200
|votes = 200
|percentage = 11.8
|percentage = 11.8
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes = 1,702
|votes = 1,702
|percentage = 45.0
|percentage = 45.0
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
|winner = Labour Co-operative
|swing =
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Ward 15: Dumbarton South<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
|title=Ward 15: Dumbarton South<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish National Party
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = '''John Jun Wailes'''
|candidate = John Jun Wailes
|votes = 890
|votes = 890
|percentage = 39.7
|percentage = 39.7
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Alexander Tuach
|candidate = Alexander Tuach
|votes = 814
|votes = 814
|percentage = 36.4
|percentage = 36.4
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate minor party|
{{Election box candidate minor party no change|
|party = Independent Dumbarton Tenants & Residents
|party = Independent Dumbarton Tenants & Residents
|candidate = Thomas McCallion
|candidate = Thomas McCallion
|votes = 432
|votes = 432
|percentage = 19.3
|percentage = 19.3
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Vaughan Moody
|candidate = Vaughan Moody
|votes = 103
|votes = 103
|percentage = 4.6
|percentage = 4.6
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 76
|votes = 76
|percentage = 3.3
|percentage = 3.3
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes = 2,239
|votes = 2,239
|percentage = 58.7
|percentage = 58.7
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Scottish National Party
|winner = Scottish National Party
|swing =
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Ward 16: Dumbarton/Bowling<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
|title=Ward 16: Dumbarton/Bowling<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish National Party
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = '''William Mackechnie'''
|candidate = William Mackechnie
|votes = 1,162
|votes = 1,162
|percentage = 57.1
|percentage = 57.1
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = John Trainer
|candidate = John Trainer
|votes = 596
|votes = 596
|percentage = 29.3
|percentage = 29.3
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate minor party|
{{Election box candidate minor party no change|
|party = Representing Your Views at All Times
|party = Representing Your Views at All Times
|candidate = Clive Cobby
|candidate = Clive Cobby
|votes = 278
|votes = 278
|percentage = 13.6
|percentage = 13.6
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 556
|votes = 556
|percentage = 27.8
|percentage = 27.8
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes = 2,036
|votes = 2,036
|percentage = 53.8
|percentage = 53.8
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Scottish National Party
|winner = Scottish National Party
|swing =
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Ward 17: Renton/Alexandria South<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
|title=Ward 17: Renton/Alexandria South<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = '''Duncan Mills'''
|candidate = Duncan Mills
|votes = 775
|votes = 775
|percentage = 58.4
|percentage = 58.4
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish National Party
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = James Cormack
|candidate = James Cormack
|votes = 552
|votes = 552
|percentage = 41.6
|percentage = 41.6
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 223
|votes = 223
|percentage = 16.8
|percentage = 16.8
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes = 1,327
|votes = 1,327
|percentage = 50.5
|percentage = 50.5
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
|swing =
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Ward 18: Alexandria North/Tullichewan<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
|title=Ward 18: Alexandria North/Tullichewan<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish National Party
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = '''Craig McLaughlin'''
|candidate = Craig McLaughlin
|votes = 997
|votes = 997
|percentage = 58.8
|percentage = 58.8
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Maurice McIntyre
|candidate = Maurice McIntyre
|votes = 699
|votes = 699
|percentage = 41.2
|percentage = 41.2
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 298
|votes = 298
|percentage = 17.6
|percentage = 17.6
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes = 1,696
|votes = 1,696
|percentage = 48.5
|percentage = 48.5
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Scottish National Party
|winner = Scottish National Party
|swing =
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Ward 19: Balloch<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
|title=Ward 19: Balloch<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish National Party
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = '''Ronald McColl'''
|candidate = Ronald McColl
|votes = 949
|votes = 949
|percentage = 58.5
|percentage = 58.5
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = John Gilleece
|candidate = John Gilleece
|votes = 674
|votes = 674
|percentage = 41.5
|percentage = 41.5
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 275
|votes = 275
|percentage = 17.0
|percentage = 17.0
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes = 1,623
|votes = 1,623
|percentage = 48.9
|percentage = 48.9
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Scottish National Party
|winner = Scottish National Party
|swing =
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Ward 20: Haldane/Kilmaronock/Jamestown<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
|title=Ward 20: Haldane/Kilmaronock/Jamestown<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish National Party
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = '''Margaret McGregor'''
|candidate = Margaret McGregor
|votes = 951
|votes = 951
|percentage = 61.4
|percentage = 61.4
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Ernest Horan
|candidate = Ernest Horan
|votes = 597
|votes = 597
|percentage = 38.6
|percentage = 38.6
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 354
|votes = 354
|percentage = 22.8
|percentage = 22.8
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes = 1,548
|votes = 1,548
|percentage = 46.7
|percentage = 46.7
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Scottish National Party
|winner = Scottish National Party
|swing =
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Ward 21: Bonhill East<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
|title=Ward 21: Bonhill East<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = '''James Flynn'''
|candidate = James Flynn
|votes = 1,132
|votes = 1,132
|percentage = 57.5
|percentage = 57.5
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish National Party
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Gordon Smillie
|candidate = Gordon Smillie
|votes = 835
|votes = 835
|percentage = 42.5
|percentage = 42.5
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 297
|votes = 297
|percentage = 15.0
|percentage = 15.0
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes = 1,967
|votes = 1,967
|percentage = 54.0
|percentage = 54.0
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
|swing =
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Ward 22: Riverside<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
|title=Ward 22: Riverside<ref name="Dunbarton Council"/>
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish National Party
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = '''James Chirrey'''
|candidate = James Chirrey
|votes = 769
|votes = 769
|percentage = 51.7
|percentage = 51.7
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Jane Lindsay
|candidate = Jane Lindsay
|votes = 636
|votes = 636
|percentage = 42.7
|percentage = 42.7
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate minor party|
{{Election box candidate minor party no change|
|party = Civil Servant
|party = Civil Servant
|candidate = Bryan F Maher
|candidate = Bryan F Maher
|votes = 83
|votes = 83
|percentage = 5.6
|percentage = 5.6
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 133
|votes = 133
|percentage = 9.0
|percentage = 9.0
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes = 1,488
|votes = 1,488
|percentage = 46.4
|percentage = 46.4
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Scottish National Party
|winner = Scottish National Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Changes before next election==
A by-election was held in the Old Kilpatrick ward on 28 November 1996 to replace [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] Councillor Bill Kemp, who resigned in protest at the way the council was being run.<ref name="Councillor quits">{{cite news | author =<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> | title = Councillor quits | url = http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12057961.Man_on_wife_murder_charge/ | newspaper = Glasgow Herald | date = 6 December 1995 | access-date = 24 July 2015}}</ref>
{{Election box begin |
|title=Ward 11: Old Kilpatrick by-election (28 November 1996)<ref name="By-election 1">[http://wdccmis.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/CMIS5/Document.ashx?czJKcaeAi5tUFL1DTL2UE4zNRBcoShgo=d74B2P52tVCZ%2bZYaRD4o7Q%2bVqe44xWKJAstm3tURWrMb0WWK6OznUw%3d%3d&rUzwRPf%2bZ3zd4E7Ikn8Lyw%3d%3d=pwRE6AGJFLDNlh225F5QMaQWCtPHwdhUfCZ%2fLUQzgA2uL5jNRG4jdQ%3d%3d&mCTIbCubSFfXsDGW9IXnlg%3d%3d=hFflUdN3100%3d&kCx1AnS9%2fpWZQ40DXFvdEw%3d%3d=hFflUdN3100%3d&uJovDxwdjMPoYv%2bAJvYtyA%3d%3d=ctNJFf55vVA%3d&FgPlIEJYlotS%2bYGoBi5olA%3d%3d=NHdURQburHA%3d&d9Qjj0ag1Pd993jsyOJqFvmyB7X0CSQK=ctNJFf55vVA%3d&WGewmoAfeNR9xqBux0r1Q8Za60lavYmz=ctNJFf55vVA%3d&WGewmoAfeNQ16B2MHuCpMRKZMwaG1PaO=ctNJFf55vVA%3d West Dunbartonshire Council: Meeting 18 December 1996]</ref>
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = '''John McCutcheon'''
|votes = '''760'''
|percentage = '''61.79'''
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = James Boyle
|votes = 470
|percentage = 38.21
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 290
|percentage = 23.58
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,230
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Scottish National Party
|loser = Independent (politician)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

A by-election was held on 13 August 1998 to replace the deceased Provost, Patrick O'Neill.<ref name="Patrick O'Neill obituary">{{cite news | author =<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> | title = Obituary: Patrick O'Neill | url = http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12365586.Patrick_O_apos_Neill/ | newspaper = Glasgow Herald | date = 16 May 1998 | access-date = 24 July 2015 }}</ref>
{{Election box begin |
|title=Ward 12: Dumbarton West by-election (13 August 1998)<ref name="By-election 2">[http://wdccmis.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/CMIS5/Document.ashx?czJKcaeAi5tUFL1DTL2UE4zNRBcoShgo=%2f5yMePbhep8vUp3fyzyNDVIrs2tEsc%2fptpmWkLi98UF70ZRNAhFt1g%3d%3d&rUzwRPf%2bZ3zd4E7Ikn8Lyw%3d%3d=pwRE6AGJFLDNlh225F5QMaQWCtPHwdhUfCZ%2fLUQzgA2uL5jNRG4jdQ%3d%3d&mCTIbCubSFfXsDGW9IXnlg%3d%3d=hFflUdN3100%3d&kCx1AnS9%2fpWZQ40DXFvdEw%3d%3d=hFflUdN3100%3d&uJovDxwdjMPoYv%2bAJvYtyA%3d%3d=ctNJFf55vVA%3d&FgPlIEJYlotS%2bYGoBi5olA%3d%3d=NHdURQburHA%3d&d9Qjj0ag1Pd993jsyOJqFvmyB7X0CSQK=ctNJFf55vVA%3d&WGewmoAfeNR9xqBux0r1Q8Za60lavYmz=ctNJFf55vVA%3d&WGewmoAfeNQ16B2MHuCpMRKZMwaG1PaO=ctNJFf55vVA%3d West Dunbartonshire Council: Meeting 26 August 1998]</ref>
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = '''David Logan'''
|votes = '''611'''
|percentage = '''44.66'''
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Alexander Tuach
|votes = 588
|percentage = 42.98
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Kenneth Shepherd
|votes = 90
|percentage = 6.58
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate minor party|
|party = A Hard Worker in the Community
|candidate = Martin Hollern
|votes = 46
|percentage = 3.36
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate = Brian Vosper
|votes = 33
|percentage = 2.41
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 23
|percentage = 1.68
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,368
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Scottish National Party
|loser = Scottish Labour Party
|swing =
|swing =
}}
}}
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==External links==
==External links==


{{West Dunbartonshire elections}}
{{sequence|
|prev=[[Strathclyde Regional Council election, 1994]]
|list=West Dunbartonshire Council elections|
|next=[[West Dunbartonshire Council election, 1999]]
}}

{{United Kingdom local elections, 1995}}
{{United Kingdom local elections, 1995}}


[[Category:Scottish local elections, 1995]]
[[Category:1995 Scottish local elections]]
[[Category:West Dunbartonshire Council elections|1995]]
[[Category:West Dunbartonshire Council elections|1995]]
[[Category:20th century in West Dunbartonshire]]

Latest revision as of 01:32, 7 November 2023

Main article: 1995 Scottish local elections
1995 West Dunbartonshire Council election
← 1994 April 6, 1995 (1995-04-06) 1999 →
All 22 seats to West Dunbartonshire Council
12 seats needed for a majority
  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
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

[edit]
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

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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 3: Mountblow[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Daniel McCafferty 984 53.7
SNP Martin Docherty 848 46.3
Majority 136 7.4
Turnout 1,832 55.7
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

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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

References

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  1. ^ Dumbarton and Clydebank Council: 26 April 1995
  2. ^ "Scottish Local Election Results". Local Government Chronicle. 7 April 1995.
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ "Councillor quits". Glasgow Herald. 6 December 1995. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  5. ^ West Dunbartonshire Council: Meeting 18 December 1996
  6. ^ "Obituary: Patrick O'Neill". Glasgow Herald. 16 May 1998. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  7. ^ West Dunbartonshire Council: Meeting 26 August 1998
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