West Dunbartonshire
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Council composition as of 2025
22 councillors, by party. One square per seat. Source: opencouncildata annual snapshot — reflects the council at the end of 2025 (after that year's elections, by-elections and defections). Hover any seat for the party.
Most recent election (2022)
In 2022, 22 seats were up across 6 wards. The table below shows what each party actually won — alongside what they would have won if the 22 seats had been shared in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish National Party | 12,703 | 42.5% | 9 | 40.9% | 10 | 45.5% | -1 |
| Labour Party | 12,453 | 41.7% | 12 | 54.5% | 9 | 40.9% | +3 |
| Conservative Party | 2,644 | 8.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 9.1% | -2 |
| West Dunbartonshire Community Party | 1,462 | 4.9% | 1 | 4.5% | 1 | 4.5% | 0 |
| Scottish Family Party | 221 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Green Party | 206 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 73 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independent | 51 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Scottish Libertarian Party | 45 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Sovereignty | 30 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 29,888 | 100.0% | 22 | 100.0% | 22 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Full ward-by-ward results for 2022 →
Composition history
One row per opencouncildata annual snapshot — the council at the end of each year (after that year's elections, by-elections and defections). Newest first; hover any seat for the party.