West Dunbartonshire Community Party

Scottish political party

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The West Dunbartonshire Community Party is a minor political party involved in local government elections in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.^[1]^[2] The party was formed in 2015 to contest the 2017 West Dunbartonshire Council election.

History

In 2015, the party was founded by Drew MacEoghainn along with other community activists. It was decided that the party should have no leader giving an equal say to all members. In 2016, the Scottish Socialist Party's only elected representative, Councillor Jim Bollan, and his independent colleague, Councillor George Black, joined the party.^[3] The two councillors retained their existing designations until the council was dissolved in early 2017 in preparation for the election that May.

In the election, only Bollan was elected to represent the party, with Black losing his seat in Dumbarton ward.

Bollan retained his seat in the 2022 elections.^[4]

References

^ "View registration - The Electoral Commission". search.electoralcommission.org.uk. The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
^ "Local Government Elections - Notice of Poll" (DOC). www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk. West Dunbartonshire Council. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
^ "Councillors Black and Bollan to form new West Dunbartonshire Community Party". Dumbarton Reporter. Newsquest Clyde & Forth Ltd. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
^ "West Dunbartonshire Council. Declaration of Results" (PDF). west-dunbarton.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2023.