Who is the MP for West Dunbartonshire?

Douglas McAllister (Labour) is the MP for West Dunbartonshire. They were first elected in July 2024.

Who won West Dunbartonshire at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in West Dunbartonshire was won by Labour with 48.8% of the vote, ahead of SNP on 33.6%.

Who is projected to win the next election in West Dunbartonshire?

PollCheck's current projection has SNP on 40.0% and Labour on 28.6% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is West Dunbartonshire in?

West Dunbartonshire sits within West Dunbartonshire council. Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units, but West Dunbartonshire covers most or all of the West Dunbartonshire area.

What is the demographic profile of West Dunbartonshire?

West Dunbartonshire is in Scotland. The seat is Remain-voting (Leave vote estimated at 38.0% in 2016). Around 37.6% of residents have a degree, a median age of 44, and 57.4% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in West Dunbartonshire?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In West Dunbartonshire, Labour won with 48.8% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won West Dunbartonshire in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in West Dunbartonshire: 2010 Labour, 2015 SNP, 2017 SNP, 2019 SNP, 2024 Labour.

Constituency profile

West Dunbartonshire

Scotland · County constituency · West Dunbartonshire borough

Sitting MP

Douglas McAllister

Labour

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

Scotland

County constituency, West Dunbartonshire council

Last 5 GE winners

LSSSL

SNP 3/5, Labour 2/5

EU referendum 2016

38.0% Leave

UK average 51.9%; -13.9pp below mean

Current outlook

SNP +11.4pp

Vulnerability score 8/10 (Labour projected to lose)

ScottishRemain-leaning

Who lives in West Dunbartonshire? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016

38.0%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

37.6%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

21.3%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

57.4%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

41.6%

UK average ~36%

Median age

44.3

UK median ~40

Age 65+

23.9%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

27.1%

UK average ~28%

How did West Dunbartonshire vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab gain from SNP · majority 6,010 votes (15.2pp) · turnout 57.3%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of West Dunbartonshire

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 800 residents each, from Scotland's 2022 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Holyrood 2026 layer

How West Dunbartonshire voted at the Scottish Parliament election (7 May 2026)

West Dunbartonshire crosses multiple Holyrood boundaries: Dumbarton (76%), Clydebank and Milngavie (21%), Stirling (2%). Scotland uses the Additional Member System: voters cast one ballot for a constituency MSP and a second for a regional list. The figures below are the constituency vote.

Holyrood constituency	Share of West Dunbartonshire	Winner	Runner-up	Elected MSP
Dumbarton	76%	Labour 39.8%	SNP 34.2%	Jackie Baillie
Clydebank and Milngavie	21%	SNP 38.6%	Labour 25.2%	Marie McNair
Stirling	2%	SNP 42.4%	Conservative 19.2%	Alyn Smith

Holyrood 2026 constituency results from official declarations. Overlap percentages are area-based using the post-2024 Westminster boundary against the new Holyrood second-review boundary (in force from 7 May 2026).

Council layer (not Westminster)

West Dunbartonshire within West Dunbartonshire

The Westminster constituency of West Dunbartonshire sits entirely within West Dunbartonshire Council. Local council elections are a separate ballot from Westminster general elections - the figures below are from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026.

Council overlap

Council	Share of seat
West Dunbartonshire 1 LSOAs	100%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward	GE2024 winner	Latest council winner	Shift since GE2024	Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for West Dunbartonshire at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won West Dunbartonshire at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year	Result	MP	Lab	Con	LD	Right (Ref/UKIP)	Green	Other	Majority	Turnout
2010	Lab hold	Gemma Doyle	61.3%	7.7%	8.1%	1.6% UKIP	-	1.2%	17,408	64.0%
2015	SNP gain from Lab Coop	Martin Docherty	31.3%	7.0%	1.6%	-	-	1.0%	14,171	73.9%
2017	SNP hold	Martin Docherty-Hughes	37.7%	17.2%	2.3%	-	-	-	2,288	65.2%
2019notional	Scottish National Party winner	Martin Docherty-Hughes 2019 MP, pre-review boundary	28.6%	14.2%	4.2%	-	-	53.0%	9,841	66.3%
2024	Lab gain from SNP	Douglas McAllister	48.8%	3.7%	2.1%	7.0% Ref	3.8%	1.0%	6,010	57.3%

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like West Dunbartonshire

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to West Dunbartonshire. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

Move the sliders to set national vote shares. The per-seat projection updates live. Reset returns to the current 7-poll average.

Sources

2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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