West Dunbartonshire Council Election 2022: Meet the Lomond Candidates

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Those elected as councillors on May 5 will make decisions on behalf of residents about vital local services including roads, parks, schools and planning.Currently West Dunbartonshire Council is a minority SNP administration, with the party having gained four seats in 2017 and increased their share of the vote by nine per cent.Locally Dumbarton and the Vale are split into three wards – Dumbarton, Leven and Lomond.

In the build-up to May’s vote we’re giving every one of the candidates vying for your vote the opportunity to make their case.This week the focus is on Lomond – where three members will be elected.Currently the ward, which covers Balloch, the north of Alexandria, Jamestown, Haldane and stretches as far as Gartocharn and the border with Stirlingshire, is represented by some of the biggest names in local politics.Council leader Jonathan McColl (SNP) and leader of the Labour opposition, Martin Rooney, both represent the area – with Conservative Sally Page securing the third seat in 2017, becoming the first member of her party elected in the ward.Veteran Martin Rooney, who has previously served as council leader, has been representing the area since 2003, with Jonathan McColl having served the Lomond ward since 2012.All three current members will be aiming to retain their seat, with Labour’s Hazel Sorrell returning to seek re-election after losing out to the Conservatives in 2017.Drew MacEoghainn of the West Dunbartonshire Community Party will also be standing, as he aims to join stalwart Jim Bollan in winning a place on the council – and become the WDCP’s first-ever representative for Lomond.For the first time the SNP will also only stand one candidate in the ward, Jonathan McColl, potentially opening the door for