Lab regained this seat from SNP — last held it in 2010.
Douglas McAllister
Labour PartyDouglas McAllister is the Labour MP for West Dunbartonshire, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
Vote on New Clause 106, which sought to require women to have an in-person medical consultation before receiving abortion medication, as a safety measure. This was debated alongside New Clause 1, which would have decriminalised abortion for women, making it a free vote on conscience issues around abortion law reform.
Vote on a package of government new clauses to the Crime and Policing Bill at Report Stage, covering measures including: criminalising organising begging for profit, stronger protections for emergency workers against racial and religious abuse, removing the limitation period in child sexual abuse cases, and new offences around internal concealment of items for criminal purposes. The large Aye majority reflects broad government support for these law and order measures.
MPs voted on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — the final Commons vote on whether to pass the assisted dying legislation in its amended form. Passing Third Reading sends the Bill to the House of Lords.
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“West Dunbartonshire MP calls for fair compensation for asbestos cancer victims - Dumbarton Reporter” — Dumbarton Reporter
Represented by Lab since 2024.
Taxi driver jailed for raping woman on her way home from night out
Sky News · 7 Apr 2026
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Sign up freeMedian Income▼
£26,500
per year (HMRC 2022-23)
Mean Income▼
£31,100
per year (HMRC 2022-23)
Businesses▼
1,815
VAT/PAYE registered (ONS 2024)
Total Income Tax▼
£183m
from 46,000 taxpayers
Median Tax▼
£2,580
per taxpayer / year
Mean Tax
£3,990
per taxpayer / year
Source: HMRC Survey of Personal Incomes, tax year 2022-23. Allocated by taxpayer residence. Covers income tax only — excludes NI, VAT, and capital gains. Sample-based estimate (~8% confidence interval).
23 councillors across 7 wards · Last elections: Jun 2024
| Ward | Party | Councillor | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clydebank Central | Labour Party | Fiona Hennebry | Jun 2024 |
| Clydebank Waterfront | Labour Party | Daniel Lennie | May 2022 |
| Scottish National Party (SNP) | James McElhill | May 2022 | |
| Labour Party | June McKay | May 2022 | |
| Scottish National Party (SNP) | Lauren Oxley | May 2022 | |
| Dumbarton | Scottish National Party (SNP) | Chris Pollock | May 2022 |
| Labour Party | David McBride | May 2022 | |
| Labour Party | Gurpreet Singh Johal | May 2022 | |
| Scottish National Party (SNP) | Karen Conaghan | May 2022 | |
| Garscaddenscotstounhill | Labour Party | Bill Butler | May 2022 |
| Scottish National Party (SNP) | Chris Cunningham | May 2022 | |
| Labour Party | Eva Clark Murray | May 2022 | |
| Scottish National Party (SNP) | Malcolm Mitchell | May 2022 | |
| Kilpatrick | Labour Party | Douglas McAllister | May 2022 |
| Scottish National Party (SNP) | Gordon Scanlan | May 2022 | |
| Labour Party | Lawrence O'Neill | May 2022 | |
| Leven | Scottish National Party (SNP) | Ian Dickson | May 2022 |
| West Dunbartonshire Community Party | Jim Bollan | May 2022 | |
| Labour Party | John Kelly Millar | May 2022 | |
| Labour Party | Michelle Marie McGinty | May 2022 | |
| Lomond | Labour Party | Hazel Sorrell | May 2022 |
| Scottish National Party (SNP) | Jonathan McColl | May 2022 | |
| Labour Party | Martin Rooney | May 2022 |
Source: DCLEAPIL v1.0 by Jason Leman, LEAP (Andrew Teale) & Democracy Club. CC BY-SA 4.0. Data last refreshed: 1 Apr 2026.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lab | 19,312 | 48.8% | |
Won 2019 GEWon 2017 GE | SNP | 13,302 | 33.6% |
| Ref | 2,770 | 7.0% | |
| Ind | 1,496 | 3.8% | |
| Con | 1,474 | 3.7% | |
| LD | 839 | 2.1% | |
| Ind | 318 | 0.8% | |
| Ind | 73 | 0.2% |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
✓ Won 2017 GE | SNP | 22,396 | 49.6% |
| Lab | 12,843 | 28.4% | |
| Con | 6,436 | 14.3% | |
| LD | 1,890 | 4.2% | |
| Green | 867 | 1.9% | |
| Ind | 708 | 1.6% |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
✓ Won 2019 GE | SNP | 18,890 | 42.9% |
| Lab | 16,602 | 37.7% | |
| Con | 7,582 | 17.2% | |
| LD | 1,009 | 2.3% |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | 30,198 | 59.0% | |
Won 2010 GE | Lab | 16,027 | 31.3% |
| Con | 3,597 | 7.0% | |
| LD | 816 | 1.6% | |
| Ind | 503 | 1.0% |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lab | 25,905 | 61.3% | |
| SNP | 8,497 | 20.1% | |
| LD | 3,434 | 8.1% | |
| Con | 3,242 | 7.7% | |
| Ind | 683 | 1.6% | |
| Ind | 505 | 1.2% |
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A taxi driver was jailed for seven years for raping a vulnerable passenger he picked up from a pub in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire. The offender deliberately disabled GPS tracking to conceal his location before taking the victim to his home, where he attacked her while she was intoxicated.
Luss Distillery, a major new tourist attraction on Loch Lomond in West Dunbartonshire, has been awarded a five-star visitor rating just months after opening by First Minister John Swinney in February. The multi-million-pound development is expected to attract up to one million visitors annually and has created local jobs in hospitality and tourism.
ScottishPower's £12bn T3 investment plan to upgrade Scotland's electricity grid is creating 1,400 direct jobs and over 11,000 supply chain jobs, with 12 new substations and 570km of lines being built or replaced. West Dunbartonshire is directly mentioned as a location where work is underway, including at Windyhill Substation, with significant job creation and apprenticeship opportunities across the region.
Dumbarton Health Centre, a 50-year-old building in West Dunbartonshire, has been labelled 'not fit for purpose' after being excluded from the Scottish Government's £4.1 billion health capital investment announced in January. The facility, which serves 25,000 people and employs 200 staff across five GP practices and community services, has been added to the health board's strategic risk register due to its deteriorating condition and cramped clinical spaces.
West Dunbartonshire health chiefs face pressure to pause a care-at-home service redesign following protests by carers and unions claiming it puts staff in financial hardship and allocates insufficient time (seven minutes) for vulnerable service users. The dispute has sparked strike ballots, with 96% of GMB carers supporting action, while council members debate whether the redesign is necessary for service sustainability or constitutes 'managed neglect.'
The Scottish SPCA is making significant cuts due to financial pressures, including closure of its rescue and rehoming centre in West Dunbartonshire effective June, reduction of staff, and scaled-back services. The charity is moving from four regional divisions to three mainland-only regions, with island services transferred to statutory authorities and partners.
A new true crime podcast examines unsolved Glasgow murders from the 1990s and early 2000s, featuring families of victims including Jacqueline Gallagher, whose body was found in Bowling, West Dunbartonshire in 1996. The article highlights the ongoing pain of families waiting for justice, with several cases remaining unsolved despite decades passing.
A podcast examines unsolved murders of women in Glasgow in the 1990s-2000s, focusing on families still grieving decades later. One victim, Jacqueline Gallagher, was found murdered in Bowling, West Dunbartonshire in 1996, with her killer never brought to justice despite a trial with a not proven verdict.
Scottish councils have raised council tax beyond inflation, with West Dunbartonshire having increased the levy by 11.5% in the previous year. The article provides a nationwide overview of council tax increases across all Scottish local authorities, reflecting financial pressures faced by councils.
The UK Government has announced 80 new Youth Hubs across Great Britain, with West Dunbartonshire included as one of 10 Scottish locations receiving this employment support facility. The hubs aim to connect young people aged 16-24 with jobcentre support, mental health services, housing assistance, training, and employer connections.
The Scottish Procurement Alliance is launching a roadshow programme to help small businesses access public sector contracts, with the first event taking place in West Dunbartonshire (Clydebank) on 24 April. The initiative aims to demystify procurement processes and connect SMEs with opportunities they may currently be unaware of or feel excluded from.
A major fire at an unlicensed vape shop in Glasgow destroyed historic buildings and closed the central train station for nearly three weeks. Scottish Tories cite new figures showing only 11 fixed penalty notices issued across Scotland in six years for vape shop breaches, with West Dunbartonshire among areas where fines were issued, blaming SNP's 'soft-touch' regulation and council underfunding.
The Scottish Government is distributing £7 million in climate funding for 2026-27, including £6 million for Climate Action Hubs across local authority areas. West Dunbartonshire receives £100,000 to support local climate action, emissions reduction, and resilience to climate impacts such as flooding.
Scottish Parliament has passed legislation allowing councils to charge a flat-fee tourist tax instead of a percentage-based levy. West Dunbartonshire Council is among those that have agreed to introduce visitor levies, and this change gives them greater flexibility in how they implement the scheme.
A Clydebank woman has been jailed for 15 months after blackmailing a man for over £6,000 through a fake pregnancy scam, threatening to reveal details to his mother and claiming violent relatives would harm him. The case was heard at Glasgow Sheriff Court, with the sheriff noting the defendant's poor attitude, criminal history, and lack of insight.
West Dunbartonshire Council is set to repurchase the former Frank Downie Care Centre site in Clydebank for £370,000—nearly triple its 2021 sale price of £137,136. The land, damaged by fire in 2022 and subsequently demolished, will be developed into four blocks of residential housing by CCG Scotland Ltd on a non-profit basis, with construction expected to begin this summer.
Glasgow police are rolling out body-worn cameras to 2,000 officers ahead of major summer events, with West Dunbartonshire set to receive cameras in late April as part of the first phase completion. The initiative aims to improve evidence quality, transparency, and public trust while enhancing officer safety.
West Dunbartonshire MP Douglas McAllister raised the issue of unfair compensation for asbestos cancer victims in Parliament, highlighting that the constituency has over 340 asbestos-related deaths since 1980. McAllister called for a change to the Compensation Act 2006 to provide equal compensation rights for asbestos-related lung cancer sufferers as currently exists for mesothelioma victims.
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