1999 West Dunbartonshire Council election

1999 Scottish local government election

Main article: 1999 Scottish local elections

1999 West Dunbartonshire Council election

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All 22 seats to West Dunbartonshire Council
12 seats needed for a majority
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Leader  | Andrew White | Ronald McColl | Jim Bollan
Party  | Labour | SNP | Independent
Leader's seat  | Linnvale/Drumry | Balloch | Renton/Alexandria South
Last election  | 14 seats, 63.6% | 7 seats, 31.8% | 1 seat, 4.6%
Seats before  | 13[1] | 9[1] | 0[1]
Seats won  | 14 | 7  | 1
Seat change  | 0 | 0  | 0

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| Council Leader before election

Andrew White
Labour

| Council Leader after election

Andrew White
Labour

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The 1999 elections to West Dunbartonshire Council were held on the 6 May 1999 and were the second to the unitary authority, which was created, along with 28 other local authorities, under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994.

## Election results

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West Dunbartonshire Local Election Result 1999[2] Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Labour | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 63.6 | 52.16 | 22,633 | +1.75
| SNP | 7  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 31.8  | 45.42  | 19,705  | +2.73
| Independent | 1  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 4.5  | 2.24  | 971  | -0.14
| Conservative | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0.0  | 0.17  | 77  | -1.02

## Ward results

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Ward 1: Whitecrook[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| SNP | James McElhill  | 1,101  | 54.1
| Labour | Denis Agnew  | 936  | 45.9
Majority  | 165  | 8.2
Turnout | 2,054  | 58.9
| SNP hold
Ward 2: Dalmuir/Central[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Mary Campbell††  | 878  | 51.1
| SNP | John Keegan  | 840  | 48.9
Majority  | 38  | 2.2
Turnout | 1,738  | 49.2
| Labour hold
Ward 3: Mountblow[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Daniel McCafferty††  | 1,228  | 53.5
| SNP | William G. Hendrie  | 1,068  | 45.5
Majority  | 160  | 7.0
Turnout | 2,317  | 59.9
| Labour hold
Ward 4: Parkhall[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | John Syme††  | 1,099  | 57.2
| SNP | Raymond Young  | 824  | 42.8
Majority  | 275  | 14.4
Turnout | 1,944  | 62.8
| Labour hold
Ward 5: Linnvale/Drumry[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Andrew White  | 1,210  | 61.7
| SNP | Alexander Scullion  | 752  | 38.3
Majority  | 458  | 23.4
Turnout | 1,976  | 60.5
| Labour hold
Ward 6: Kilbowie[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Anthony Devine  | 1,059  | 56.8
| SNP | Valerie Kean  | 804  | 43.2
Majority  | 255  | 13.6
Turnout | 1,879  | 60.9
| Labour hold
Ward 7: Kilbowie West[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Alistair Macdonald  | 1,287  | 70.8
| SNP | William Wilson  | 530  | 29.2
Majority  | 757  | 41.6
Turnout | 1,824  | 60.8
| Labour hold
Ward 8: Faifley[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Mary Collins††  | 938  | 56.0
| SNP | Alan Gordon  | 738  | 44.0
Majority  | 200  | 12.0
Turnout | 1,691  | 54.4
| Labour hold
Ward 9: Hardgate[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| SNP | John McDonald  | 934  | 51.3
| Labour | Patricia Rice  | 887  | 48.7
Majority  | 47  | 2.6
Turnout | 1,848  | 63.2
| SNP gain from Labour
Ward 10: Duntocher[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Duncan McDonald  | 1,463  | 66.9
| SNP | William S. Ramsay  | 723  | 33.1
Majority  | 740  | 33.8
Turnout | 2,209  | 61.8
| Labour hold
Ward 11: Bowling/Milton/Old Kilpatrick[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| SNP | John McCutcheon  | 1,585  | 58.9
| Labour | Adam H. Hay  | 1,106  | 41.1
Majority  | 479  | 17.8
Turnout | 2,721  | 66.3
| SNP gain from Independent
Ward 12: Dumbarton East[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Linda McColl  | 1,025  | 52.1
| SNP | John McNeil  | 739  | 37.5
| Independent | Samuel McCallum  | 205  | 10.4
Majority  | 286  | 14.6
Turnout | 1,991  | 69.4
| Labour gain from SNP
Ward 13: Barloan/Overtoun[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| SNP | Iain Robertson  | 1,210  | 52.0
| Labour | John Duffy  | 1,116  | 48.0
Majority  | 94  | 4.0
Turnout | 2,365  | 65.3
| SNP hold
Ward 14: Dumbarton North[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Geoffrey Calvert  | 1,075  | 59.5
| SNP | David Logan  | 731  | 40.5
Majority  | 344  | 19.0
Turnout | 1,836  | 53.4
| Labour hold
Ward 15: Dumbarton Central[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | James McCallum  | 914  | 51.6
| SNP | William Mackechnie  | 858  | 48.4
Majority  | 56  | 3.2
Turnout | 1,803  | 59.8
| Labour hold
Ward 16: Dumbarton West[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | John Trainer  | 1,034  | 52.7
| SNP | David Logan  | 850  | 43.3
| Conservative | Brian Vosper  | 77  | 4.0
Majority  | 184  | 9.4
Turnout | 1,967  | 58.1
| Labour hold
Ward 17: Renton/Alexandria South[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Jim Bollan†  | 766  | 39.1
| Labour | James Boyle  | 613  | 31.3
| SNP | Derek Wilson  | 581  | 29.6
Majority  | 153  | 8.8
Turnout | 1,981  | 64.7
| Independent gain from Labour
Ward 18: Alexandria North/Tullichewan[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| SNP | Craig McLaughlin  | 1,004  | 51.0
| Labour | David Ballantyne  | 963  | 49.0
Majority  | 41  | 2.0
Turnout | 1,994  | 59.2
| SNP hold
Ward 19: Balloch[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| SNP | Ronald McColl  | 1,048  | 51.7
| Labour | Martin Rooney  | 980  | 48.3
Majority  | 68  | 3.4
Turnout | 2,059  | 66.9
| SNP hold
Ward 20: Haldane/Kilmaronock/Jamestown[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| SNP | Margaret McGregor  | 1,151  | 59.9
| Labour | William Hemphill  | 772  | 40.1
Majority  | 379  | 19.8
Turnout | 1,971  | 57.7
| SNP hold
Ward 21: Bonhill East[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | James Flynn  | 1,090  | 61.5
| SNP | Elsie Mackechnie  | 683  | 38.5
Majority  | 407  | 23.0
Turnout | 1,786  | 57.0
| Labour hold
Ward 22: Riverside[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Connie O'Sullivan  | 960  | 50.2
| SNP | James Chirrey  | 951  | 49.8
Majority  | 9  | 0.4
Turnout | 1,942  | 61.4
| Labour gain from SNP

## Subsequent changes

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†Jim Bollan, elected as an independent councillor, became a member of the newly formed Scottish Socialist Party in 2000.

††In May 2001, after the wrongful dismissal of the council's Chief Executive, 4 Labour councillors, Councillors Campbell, McCafferty, Syme and Collins, rebelled against the party's administration to vote for a no confidence motion in the Council leader, Andrew White. The vote passed 12-10, but Councillor White refused to resign.[3] The 4 councillors later left the Labour party to become independents and formed a new administration in August of that year with support from the SNP and SSP councillors. The new Council leader was Daniel McCafferty, one of the rebels.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b c West Dunbartonshire Council: Meeting 28 April 1999
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w West Dunbartonshire Council: Council Election Results 6 May 1999
3. ^ The Herald (Glasgow): Council call for leader to quit
4. ^ The Herald (Glasgow): Council leader deposed as rebel colleagues vote with the opposition

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