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West Dunbartonshire 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

6 ward races
22 seats
12 elected below the proportional quota
54.5% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 6 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 22 seats had been shared out 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.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Scottish National Party12,70342.5%940.9%1045.5%-1
Labour Party12,45341.7%1254.5%940.9%+3
Conservative Party2,6448.8%00.0%29.1%-2
West Dunbartonshire Community Party1,4624.9%14.5%14.5%0
Scottish Family Party2210.7%00.0%00.0%0
Green Party2060.7%00.0%00.0%0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition730.2%00.0%00.0%0
Independent510.2%00.0%00.0%0
Scottish Libertarian Party450.2%00.0%00.0%0
Sovereignty300.1%00.0%00.0%0
Total29,888100.0%22100.0%22100.0%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.

Vote share
Actual seats
Proportional seats

Council composition: what this election replaced

The 2022 cycle was an all-out election — every seat was contested. The two opencouncildata snapshots below show the council immediately after the 2022 election (current) and on the eve of it (2021), so you can see what the result replaced.

Current (2022)
Previous (2021)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Race results

Kilpatrick · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 7.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −18.0 pts Valid ballots 3,876

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareBelow quotaElected
1Douglas McAllisterLabour Party1,90349.1%+24.1 ptsElected
2Gordon ScanlanScottish National Party98625.4%+0.4 ptsElected
3Marina ScanlanScottish National Party48612.5%—
4Lawrence O'NeillLabour Party2727.0%−18.0 ptsElected
5David JardineConservative Party2295.9%—

Electorate 8,987 · Ballots cast 4,059 · Invalid 183 · EC ward code gss-S13003125 · Back to ward index

Dumbarton · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 8.1% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −11.9 pts Valid ballots 6,524

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareBelow quotaElected
1Karen ConaghanScottish National Party2,17133.3%+13.3 ptsElected
2David McBrideLabour Party2,04531.3%+11.3 ptsElected
3Gurpreet Singh JohalLabour Party93014.3%−5.7 ptsElected
4Brian WalkerConservative Party6019.2%—
5Chris PollockScottish National Party5298.1%−11.9 ptsElected
6Andrew MuirScottish Family Party1001.5%—
7Lynda McEwanTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition731.1%—
8Jonathan RaineyScottish Libertarian Party450.7%—
9Kelly WilsonSovereignty300.5%—

Electorate 13,336 · Ballots cast 6,686 · Invalid 162 · EC ward code gss-S13003124 · Back to ward index

Clydebank Central · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 11.4% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −8.6 pts Valid ballots 4,644

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareBelow quotaElected
1Diane DochertyScottish National Party1,90341.0%+21.0 ptsElected
2Craig EdwardLabour Party1,19925.8%+5.8 ptsElected
3Clare SteelLabour Party64513.9%−6.1 ptsElected
4Sophie TraynorScottish National Party53111.4%−8.6 ptsElected
5Liam WilsonConservative Party3667.9%—

Electorate 11,820 · Ballots cast 4,848 · Invalid 204 · EC ward code gss-S13003126 · Back to ward index

Clydebank Waterfront · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 11.5% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −8.5 pts Valid ballots 4,696

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareBelow quotaElected
1James McElhillScottish National Party1,49331.8%+11.8 ptsElected
2Daniel LennieLabour Party1,21725.9%+5.9 ptsElected
3Lauren OxleyScottish National Party76716.3%−3.7 ptsElected
4June McKayLabour Party54011.5%−8.5 ptsElected
5Holly MoscropConservative Party3627.7%—
6Jacob TolandScottish National Party1964.2%—
7Brian LallyScottish Family Party1212.6%—

Electorate 11,537 · Ballots cast 4,854 · Invalid 158 · EC ward code gss-S13003127 · Back to ward index

Lomond · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −8.4 pts Valid ballots 4,326

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareBelow quotaElected
1Jonathan McCollScottish National Party1,49434.5%+9.5 ptsElected
2Martin RooneyLabour Party93821.7%−3.3 ptsElected
3Hazel SorrellLabour Party71916.6%−8.4 ptsElected
4Sally PageConservative Party66615.4%—
5Drew MaceoghainnWest Dunbartonshire Community Party50911.8%—

Electorate 9,111 · Ballots cast 4,401 · Invalid 75 · EC ward code gss-S13003122 · Back to ward index

Leven · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.4% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −3.6 pts Valid ballots 5,822

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareBelow quotaElected
1Ian DicksonScottish National Party1,49425.7%+5.7 ptsElected
2John Kelly MillarLabour Party1,08918.7%−1.3 ptsElected
3Michelle Marie McGintyLabour Party95616.4%−3.6 ptsElected
4Jim BollanWest Dunbartonshire Community Party95316.4%−3.6 ptsElected
5Ronnie McCollScottish National Party65311.2%—
6Matthew DillonConservative Party4207.2%—
7Paula BakerGreen Party2063.5%—
8Sian WilkieIndependent510.9%—

Electorate 13,820 · Ballots cast 5,951 · Invalid 129 · EC ward code gss-S13003123 · Back to ward index