West Dunbartonshire (Scots: Wast Dunbairtonshire; 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.

West Dunbartonshire Wast Dunbairtonshire Siorrachd Dhùn Breatann an Iar
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 55°59′24″N 4°30′54″W
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Lieutenancy area	Dunbartonshire
Admin HQ	Dumbarton
Government
• Body	West Dunbartonshire Council
• MPs	Martin Docherty-Hughes (SNP)
• MSPs	Jackie Baillie (Labour) (Dumbarton) Marie McNair (SNP) (Clydebank and Milngavie)
Area
• Total	61.3 sq mi (158.8 km2)
• 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

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 16 Church Street in Dumbarton (the old Dumbarton Burgh Hall), although Clydebank is the largest town.

Governance and politics

The council is run by 22 councillors elected from 6 wards.[2] The 2022 election resulted in the following political composition:[3]

Wards

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:[4]

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

Elections

• 1995 West Dunbartonshire Council election
• 1999 West Dunbartonshire Council election
• 2003 West Dunbartonshire Council election
• 2007 West Dunbartonshire Council election
• 2012 West Dunbartonshire Council election
• 2017 West Dunbartonshire Council election

Independence referendum

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.[5]

Towns and villages

• Alexandria
• Balloch
• Bonhill
• Bowling
• Clydebank
• Dalmuir
• Drumry
• Dumbarton
• Duntocher
• Faifley
• Gartocharn
• Hardgate
• Jamestown
• Linnvale
• Milton
• Old Kilpatrick
• Renton
• Whitecrook

Main sights

• 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

External links

• West Dunbartonshire Council

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