Governance and Politics
The council is run by 22 councillors elected from 6 wards. All Scottish local authorities were last elected in 2012; in West Dunbartonshire, the following parties were elected:
- Scottish Labour Party 12
- Scottish National Party 6
- Independent 3
- Scottish Socialist Party 1
The Labour Party regained control of the council from the SNP/independent coalition at the 2012 local election.
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