West Dunbartonshire Council Election 2022: Meet the Dumbarton Candidates

The SNP has come out as the biggest party at the Scottish council elections.

Scottish Labour is set to become the main challenger to Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP in future elections after Conservative support plunged to its worst Scottish showing a decade.

Independent candidate Ann Ritchie won a stunning victory in elections to Falkirk Council, topping the poll in the Bo'ness and Blackness ward with 2262 first preference votes.

The first councillors of the 2022 Perth and Kinross Council election have been announced.

Voters in Greater Manchester took to the polls in the local council elections today (Thursday, May 5).

Voters in Calderdale, Yorkshire, have had their say in the 2022 local elections.

Voters in Burnley have had their say in the 2022 local elections.

Voters in Kirklees have had their say in the 2022 local elections.

Voters in Preston have had their say in the 2022 local elections.

There was a steady stream of voters throughout the day at polling stations across the Falkirk Council area on Thursday.

A bitter spat has erupted between SNP and Labour members before this week’s election, with both parties accusing each other of attempting to deceive voters.

Those elected as councillors on May 5 will make decisions on behalf of residents about vital local services including roads, parks, schools and planning.

The local elections are upon us, with 237 polling stations across Manchester helping to elect 32 councillors - one third of the 96 elected members. The polls open this Thursday, May 5, and will be open from 7am until 10pm. If you vote in person, you should have received a polling card instructing you where to vote.

There's no doubt that Denny and Banknock have seen changes in recent years - but perhaps not as quickly as anyone had hoped.

With this year’s local elections just over a week away, here’s a run-down of what each of the political parties and independent candidates are offering residents in exchange for their vote.

The Lower Braes ward - which takes in Westquarter, Laurieston and Polmont - has seen a lot of change in recent years, with more to come after the Falkirk Council elections in May.

Grangemouth residents have been promised change and many are hoping that after delays caused by Covid they will at last start to see some action.

Voters across Dundee and Broughty Ferry will be able to have their say on who runs their council in just over a week's time.

All West Lothian Council employees will get an extra day’s holiday to say thank you for going “beyond the call of duty” during the pandemic.

A West Dunbartonshire Council chief who claimed she should have been made redundant - earning a payout of £500,000 - lost her case at a tribunal.