Kilpatrick (ward)

Location of the ward [1]

Kilpatrick is one of the six wards used to elect members of the West Dunbartonshire Council. It elects three Councillors.

The ward covers the northern outskirts of Clydebank, namely the adjoining suburban villages of Duntocher, Faifley and Hardgate.[2]

## Councillors

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Election  | Councillors

|

2007 |  | Jim Finn
(SNP)  |  | Margaret Bootland
(Labour)  |  | Douglas McAllister
(Labour)
2012 | Lawrence O'Neil
(Labour)
2017
2022 | Gordon Scanlan
(SNP)
2024 by-election  | William Rooney
(Labour)

## Election results

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### 2024 by-election

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In September 2024 Labour councillor and newly elected Member of Parliament Douglas McAllister resigned as a councillor. A by-election was held in the Kilpatrick ward on 28 November 2024.[3][4]

Kilpatrick by-election (28 November 2024) - 1 seat  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Labour | William Rooney | 42.75  | 725  | 731  | 736  | 753  | 782  | 814
| SNP | Marina Scanlan  | 30.31  | 514  | 514  | 518  | 523  | 559  | 564
| Reform UK | David Haydn Smith  | 10.38  | 176  | 178  | 184  | 186  | 191  | 200
| Conservative | Ewan McGinnigle  | 5.72  | 97  | 97  | 97  | 102  | 103
| Scottish Green | Paula Baker  | 4.30  | 73  | 83  | 84  | 95
| Scottish Liberal Democrats | Kai O'Connor  | 3.71  | 63  | 64  | 66
| Scottish Family | Andrew Muir  | 1.47  | 25  | 25
| Communist | Dylan McAllister  | 1.36  | 23
Electorate: 8,879  Valid: 1,696  Spoilt: 9  Quota: 849  Turnout: 19.2%

### 2022 election

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2022 West Dunbartonshire Council election

Kilpatrick - 3 seats[5] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
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1 | 2
| Labour | Douglas McAllister (incumbent)  | 49.1  | 1,903 |
| SNP | Gordon Scanlan | 25.4  | 986 |
| SNP | Marina Scanlan  | 12.5  | 486  | 524.2
| Labour | Lawrence O'Neill (incumbent)  | 7.0  | 272  | 1,020.6
| Conservative | David Jardine  | 5.9  | 229  | 269.7
Electorate: 8,987  Valid: 4,059  Spoilt: 183  Quota: 970  Turnout: 45.2%

### 2017 election

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2017 West Dunbartonshire Council election[6]

Kilpatrick - 3 seats[7] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| Labour | Douglas McAllister (incumbent)  | 40.7  | 1,704 |  |  |  |
| SNP | Jim Finn (incumbent)  | 23.1  | 965  | 1,000.9  | 1,019.5  | 1,023.2  | 1,738.6
| SNP | Claire Gallagher  | 19.1  | 800  | 827.4  | 838.6  | 842.7  |
| Labour | Lawrence O'Neill (incumbent)  | 8.8  | 367  | 886.4  | 1,071.4 |  |
| Conservative | Hermione Spencer  | 8.2  | 346  | 369.2  |  |  |
Electorate: 9,052  Valid: 4,182  Spoilt: 161  Quota: 1,046  Turnout: 48.0

### 2012 election

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2012 West Dunbartonshire Council election[8]

Kilpatrick - 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Labour | Douglas McAllister (incumbent)  | 48.01  | 1,717 |  |  |  |  |
| SNP | Jim Finn (incumbent)  | 21.11  | 755  | 785.2  | 811.4  | 823.7  | 839.6  | 1,110.5
| Labour | Lawrence O'Neill (incumbent)  | 11.19  | 400  | 1,113.8 |  |  |  |
| SNP | Ian Dickson  | 7.96  | 285  | 291.2  | 301.4  | 305.5  | 324.4  |
| Independent | Walter Graham  | 7.27  | 260  | 284.9  | 321.9  | 336.8  | 388.8  | 408.2
| Conservative | Douglas Boyle  | 3.38  | 121  | 125.8  | 134.7  | 135.1  |  |
| Scottish Socialist | Dawn Fyfe  | 1.06  | 38  | 41.8  | 53.8  |  |  |
Electorate: 9,004  Valid: 3,576  Spoilt: 86  Quota: 895  Turnout: 3,662 (40.67%)

### 2007 election

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2007 West Dunbartonshire Council election

West Dunbartonshire Council election, 2007: Kilpatrick  Party  | Candidate  | FPv% | %  | Seat  | Count

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| Labour | Douglas McAllister | 1,356  | 29.8  |  |
| Labour | Margaret Bootland | 1,188  | 26.1  |  |
| SNP | Jim Finn | 1,092  | 24.0  |  |
| SNP | Frank McNiff  | 403  | 8.8  |  |
| Conservative | Douglas John Boyle  | 378  | 8.3  |  |
| Scottish Socialist | Cammy Fyfe  | 138  | 3.0  |  |

## References

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1. ^ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk.
2. ^ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". Lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
3. ^ "By-election announced for West Dunbartonshire's Kilpatrick ward". West Dunbartonshire Council. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
4. ^ "Ward 4 - Kilpatrick Results Count Spreadsheet" (PDF). West Dunbartonshire Council. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
5. ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report - Ward 4 - Kilpatrick" (PDF). 6 May 2022.
6. ^ "2017 Local Election - Results by Ward | West Dunbartonshire Council". west-dunbarton.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
7. ^ "West Dunbartonshire Council Candidate Votes Per Stage Report" (PDF). 5 May 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
8. ^ "2012 Council Elections Results | West Dunbartonshire Council". west-dunbarton.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2020.

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