Clydebank Central is one of the six wards used to elect members of the West Dunbartonshire Council. It elects four Councillors.
The ward covers northern parts of the town of Clydebank , although despite its name it only includes part of the town centre, namely the areas north of the Forth and Clyde Canal at the Clyde Shopping Centre, Clyde Retail Park and Clydebank Business Centre, while south of the canal is within the Clydebank Waterfront ward . West of Boquhanran Road tunnel, the boundary between the wards changes from the canal to the Argyle Line / North Clyde Line railway tracks. Residential neighbourhoods in the ward include Drumry , Kilbowie, Linnvale, North Mountblow, Parkhall and Radnor Park[2]
Councillors
Election Results
2022 Election
2022 West Dunbartonshire Council election
Clydebank Central - 4 seats[3]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
SNP
Diane Docherty (incumbent )
41.0
1,903
Labour
Craig Edward
25.8
1,199
Labour
Claire Steel
13.9
645
717.7
900.7
1,137.8
SNP
Sophie Traynor
11.1
531
1,367.8
Conservative
Liam Wilson
7.9
366
368.6
384.2
390.5
Electorate: 11,820 Valid: 4,848 Spoilt: 204 Quota: 929 Turnout: 41.0%
2017 Election
2017 West Dunbartonshire Council election [4]
Clydebank Central - 4 seats[5]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
SNP
Jim Brown (incumbent )
32.8
1,631
Labour
John Mooney (incumbent )
23.7
1,180
Independent
Denis Agnew (incumbent )
15.9
791
806.2
880.0
893.7
953.5
1,050.8
SNP
Diane Docherty
14.3
714
1,298.0
Conservative
Penny Hutton
8.9
441
443.7
450.1
454.1
460.5
524.7
Labour
Alan Sorrell
2.7
135
138.1
184.0
327.1
345.3
West Dunbartonshire Community
Dean Allardice
1.7
84
87.1
123.4
125.3
Electorate: 11,928 Valid: 4,976 Spoilt: 189 Quota: 996 Turnout: 43.3
2012 Election
2012 West Dunbartonshire Council election [6]
Clydebank Central - 4 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Labour
Patrick Gerard McGlinchey (incumbent )
34.83
1,587
SNP
Jim Brown (incumbent )
26.36
1,201
Independent
Denis Agnew (incumbent )
17.10
779
798.9
814.9
863
910
955
Labour
John Mooney
12.42
566
1,158.9
SNP
Frank McNiff
5.20
237
250.6
493.9
523.1
541.8
564.6
Communist
Tom Morrison
2.06
94
98.7
103
114.9
119.2
Conservative
Douglas Campbell
2.02
92
94.6
97.2
104.9
Electorate: 11,559 Valid: 4,556 Spoilt: 108 Quota: 912 Turnout: 4,664 (40.35%)
2007 Election
2007 West Dunbartonshire Council election
West Dunbartonshire Council election, 2007: Clydebank Central
Party
Candidate
1st Pref
%
Seat
Count
Labour
Patrick Gerard McGlinchey
1,610
26.0
SNP
Jim Brown
1,423
23.0
Labour
Willie McLaughlin ††
873
14.1
Independent
Denis Agnew
601
9.7
A Strong Voice for Clydebank
Andy White
548
8.8
SNP
Alex Scullion
467
7.6
Conservative
David James Crichton
221
3.6
Independent
Locky Cameron
155
2.5
Scottish Green
Danielle Casey
132
2.1
Scottish Socialist
Alex Cunningham
115
1.9
Independent
Charles Murray
30
0.5
References
Wards of West Dunbartonshire