West Dunbartonshire

West Dunbartonshire
West Dunbartonshire ; Wast Dunbartanshire; Siorrachd Dhùn Breatann an Iar
	Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 55°59′24″N 4°30′54″W / 55.99000°N 4.51500°WCoordinates: 55°59′24″N 4°30′54″W / 55.99000°N 4.51500°W
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Lieutenancy area	Dunbartonshire
Admin HQ	Dumbarton
Government
• Body	West Dunbartonshire Council
• Control	SNP + Ind minority (council NOC)
• MPs	Martin Docherty-Hughes;
• MSPs	Jackie Baillie; Gil Paterson;
Area
• Total	61.3 sq mi (158.8 km2)
Area rank	Ranked 31st
Population (mid-2019 est.)
• Total	89,130
• Rank	Ranked 26th
• Density	1,500/sq mi (560/km2)
ONS code	S12000039
ISO 3166 code	GB-WDU
Website	www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk

West Dunbartonshire (Scots: Wast Dunbartanshire; Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Dhùn Breatann an Iar, pronounced [ˈʃirˠəxk ɣumˈpɾʲɛʰt̪ɪɲ ə ɲiəɾ]) is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland. The area lies to the west of the City of Glasgow and contains many of Glasgow's commuter towns and villages. West Dunbartonshire also borders Argyll and Bute, East Dunbartonshire, Renfrewshire and Stirling.

The area was formed on 1 April 1996 from part of the former Strathclyde Region, namely the entire district of Clydebank, and the Dumbarton district less the Helensburgh area. In the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 that created the council area its name was Dumbarton and Clydebank; however the council, elected as a shadow authority in 1995, resolved to change the name of the area to West Dunbartonshire.^[1]

The West Dunbartonshire area is essentially composed of three parts: the towns of Clydebank, Dumbarton and the Vale of Leven District. The council is administered from Dumbarton, although Clydebank is the largest town.

Governance and politics[edit]

The council after the 2017 election

The council is run by 22 councillors elected from 6 wards.^[2] Following the 4 May 2017 election, resulted in the following political composition:^[3]

	Party	Councillors
	Scottish National Party	10
	Labour	8
	Conservative	2
	West Dunbartonshire Community Party	1
	Independent	1

Wards[edit]

Six multi-member wards were created for the 2007 election, replacing 22 single-member wards which had been in place since the creation of the council in 1995:

Lomond (3 seats)
Leven (4 seats)
Dumbarton (4 seats)
Kilpatrick (3 seats)
Clydebank Central (4 seats)
Clydebank Waterfront (4 seats)

Elections[edit]

Independence referendum[edit]

On 18 September 2014, West Dunbartonshire was one of the four council areas which had a majority "Yes" vote in the Scottish Independence Referendum at 54% with an 87.9% turnout rate.^[4]

Towns and villages[edit]

Main sights[edit]

Erskine Bridge
Dumbarton Castle
Inchmurrin, the largest freshwater island in the British Isles
Kilpatrick Hills
Loch Lomond
Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park
Overtoun Bridge, a location known for a high number of dog deaths and at least one human death
River Leven

References[edit]

^ Footnote to Scottish Statutory Instrument 2004 No. 465
^ "West Dunbartonshire Council May 2007 to present". Enline pic. Archived from the original on 31 July 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2007.
^ 4 May 2017 Council Election Results - West Dunbartonshire
^ "Indyref". BBC. Retrieved 19 September 2014.

External links[edit]

West Dunbartonshire Council

[1] Footnote to Scottish Statutory Instrument 2004 No. 465

[2] "West Dunbartonshire Council May 2007 to present". Enline pic. Archived from the original on 31 July 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2007.

[3] 4 May 2017 Council Election Results - West Dunbartonshire

[4] "Indyref". BBC. Retrieved 19 September 2014.

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v t e Settlements in West Dunbartonshire
Towns	Alexandria Balloch Bonhill Clydebank Dumbarton
Villages and suburbs	Bowling Dalmuir Duntocher Faifley Gartocharn Hardgate Jamestown Milton Old Kilpatrick Renton

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