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2012 West Dunbartonshire Council Election
Elections to West Dunbartonshire Council were held on 3 May 2012 on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the six wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 22 Councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system. The election saw the Scottish Labour Party gain 2 seats to secure an overall majority on the Council while also significantly increasing their vote. The Scottish National Party remained in second place on the Council but West Dunbartonshire proved to be their worst performance in Scotland as they lost 3 seats including that of their former Council leader, Ronnie McColl. Independents increased their seat numbers to 3 through the addition of former Labour Councillor and the Scottish Socialist Party retained their sole seat in Scotland. Following the election the Labour majority administration was formed. This replaced the previous SNP minority led administratio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Dunbartonshire
West Dunbartonshire ( sco, Wast Dunbairtonshire; gd, Siorrachd Dhùn Breatann an Iar, ) 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. 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. 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 Dumbarto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lomond (ward)
Lomond is one of the six wards used to elect members of the West Dunbartonshire Council. It elects three Councillors. The ward covers the northern parts of the Vale of Leven closest to Loch Lomond and the rural area east of the loch, including Balloch, Gartocharn, Jamestown, Levenvale, Mill of Haldane, Rosshead and Tullichewan. Councillors Election results 2022 election 2022 West Dunbartonshire Council election 2017 election 2017 West Dunbartonshire Council election 2012 election 2012 West Dunbartonshire Council election 2007 election 2007 West Dunbartonshire Council election Elections to West Dunbartonshire Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using six new wards created as a result o ... References {{Wards of West Dunbartonshire Wards of West Dunbartonshire Vale of Leven Loch Lomond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Dunbartonshire Council Elections
West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some Romance languages (''ouest'' in French, ''oest'' in Catalan, ''ovest'' in Italian, ''oeste'' in Spanish and Portuguese). As in other languages, the word formation stems from the fact that west is the direction of the setting sun in the evening: 'west' derives from the Indo-European root ''*wes'' reduced from ''*wes-pero'' 'evening, night', cognate with Ancient Greek ἕσπερος hesperos 'evening; evening star; western' and Latin vesper 'evening; west'. Examples of the same formation in other languages include Latin occidens 'west' from occidō 'to go down, to set' and Hebrew מַעֲרָב maarav 'west' from עֶרֶב erev 'evening'. Navigation To go west using a compass for navigation (in a place where magnetic north is the same dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clydebank Waterfront (ward)
Clydebank Waterfront is one of the six wards used to elect members of the West Dunbartonshire Council. It elects four Councillors. The ward covers southern parts of the town of Clydebank close to the River Clyde including part of the town centre, namely the areas south of the Forth and Clyde Canal around Chalmers Street and Glasgow Road (with the bus station and Clydebank railway station), while everything north of the canal at that point is within the Clydebank Central 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 Clydeholm, Dalmuir, South Mountblow (Clydemuir), Whitecrook and all parts of the adjoining settlement of Old Kilpatrick. Councillors Election Results 2022 Election 2022 West Dunbartonshire Council election 2017 Election 2017 West Dunbartonshire Council election 2012 Election 2012 West Dunbartonshir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clydebank Central (ward)
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 Councillors Election Results 2022 Election 2022 West Dunbartonshire Council election 2017 Election 2017 West Dunbartonshire Council election 2012 Election 2012 West Dunbartonshire Council election 2007 Election 2007 West Dunbartonshire Council election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilpatrick (ward)
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. Councillors Election Results 2022 Election 2022 West Dunbartonshire Council election 2017 Election 2017 West Dunbartonshire Council election 2012 Election 2012 West Dunbartonshire Council election 2007 Election 2007 West Dunbartonshire Council election Elections to West Dunbartonshire Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using six new wards created as a result o ... References {{Wards of West Dunbartonshire Wards of West Dunbartonshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dumbarton (ward)
Dumbarton is one of the six wards used to elect members of the West Dunbartonshire Council. It elects four Councillors. The ward covers most of the town of Dumbarton, including the outlying villages of Milton and Bowling on the Firth of Clyde, but excepting northern parts of Dumbarton such as Bellsmyre, Broadmeadow and Lomondgate which are assigned to the Leven ward. Councillors Election Results 2022 Election 2022 West Dunbartonshire Council election 2017 Election 2017 West Dunbartonshire Council election 2012 Election 2012 West Dunbartonshire Council election 2007 Election 2007 West Dunbartonshire Council election Elections to West Dunbartonshire Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using six new wards created as a result o ... References {{Wards of West Dunbartonshire Wards of West Dunbar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leven (ward)
Leven is one of the six wards used to elect members of the West Dunbartonshire Council. It elects four Councillors. The ward covers the southern parts of the Vale of Leven including Alexandria, Bonhill, Dalmonach and Renton, plus northern parts of Dumbarton: streets north/west of Townend Road including the modern Lomondgate development and Broadmeadow Industrial Estate, and the entire Bellsmyre area. Councillors Election results 2022 Election 2022 West Dunbartonshire Council election 2017 Election 2017 West Dunbartonshire Council election 2012 Election 2012 West Dunbartonshire Council election 2007 Election 2007 West Dunbartonshire Council election Elections to West Dunbartonshire Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using six new wards created as a result o ... References {{Wards of West Dun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incumbent
The incumbent is the current holder of an official, office or position, usually in relation to an election. In an election for president, the incumbent is the person holding or acting in the office of president before the election, whether seeking re-election or not. In some situations, there may not be an incumbent at time of an election for that office or position (ex; when a new electoral division is created), in which case the office or position is regarded as vacant or open. In the United States, an election without an incumbent is referred to as an open seat or open contest. Etymology The word "incumbent" is derived from the Latin verb ''incumbere'', literally meaning "to lean or lay upon" with the present participle stem ''incumbent-'', "leaning a variant of ''encumber,''''OED'' (1989), p. 834 while encumber is derived from the root ''cumber'', most appropriately defined: "To occupy obstructively or inconveniently; to block fill up with what hinders freedom of motion or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Socialist Party
The Scottish Socialist Party (SSP; gd, Pàrtaidh Sòisealach na h-Alba; sco, Scots Socialist Pairtie) is a left-wing political party campaigning for the establishment of an independent socialist Scotland. The party was founded in 1998. It campaigns for Scottish independence, against cuts to public services and welfare and for democratic public ownership of the economy. The SSP was one of three parties in Yes Scotland, the official cross-party campaign for Scottish independence in the 2014 referendum, with national co-spokesperson Colin Fox sitting on its advisory board. The party operates through a local branch structure and publishes Scotland's longest-running socialist newspaper, the ''Scottish Socialist Voice''. At the height of its electoral success in 2003, the party had six Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) and two councillors, but since 2017 it has had no councillors or MSPs. Democratic structures The party has two national co-spokespersons, Colin Fox and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Percentage Point
A percentage point or percent point is the unit (measurement), unit for the Difference (mathematics), arithmetic difference between two percentages. For example, moving up from 40 percent to 44 percent is an increase of 4 percentage points, but a 10-percent increase in the quantity being measured. In literature, the unit is usually either written out, or abbreviated as ''pp'' or ''p.p.'' to avoid ambiguity. After the first occurrence, some writers abbreviate by using just "point" or "points". Differences between percentages and percentage points Consider the following hypothetical example: In 1980, 50 percent of the population smoked, and in 1990 only 40 percent of the population smoked. One can thus say that from 1980 to 1990, the prevalence of smoking decreased by 10 ''percentage points'' (or by 10 percent of the population) or by ''20 percent'' when talking about smokers only - percentages indicate proportionate part of a total. Percentage-point differences are one way to ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent (politician)
An independent or non-partisan politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicians have political views that do not align with the platforms of any political party, and therefore choose not to affiliate with them. Some independent politicians may be associated with a party, perhaps as former members of it, or else have views that align with it, but choose not to stand in its name, or are unable to do so because the party in question has selected another candidate. Others may belong to or support a political party at the national level but believe they should not formally represent it (and thus be subject to its policies) at another level. In running for public office, independents sometimes choose to form a party or alliance with other independents, and may formally register their party or alliance. Even where the word "independent" is used, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
