West Dunbartonshire
| West Dunbartonshire Wast Dunbartanshire Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Iar |
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| Coordinates: 55°59′24″N 4°30′54″W / 55.99000°N 4.51500°WCoordinates: 55°59′24″N 4°30′54″W / 55.99000°N 4.51500°W | ||
| Admin HQ | Dumbarton | |
| Government | ||
| • Body | West Dunbartonshire Council | |
| • Control | Labour | |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 61.3 sq mi (158.8 km2) | |
| Area rank | Ranked 31st | |
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | ||
| • Total | 89,600 | |
| • Rank | Ranked 25th | |
| • Density | 1,460/sq mi (564/km2) | |
| ONS code | S12000039 | |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-WDU | |
| Website | http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/ | |
West Dunbartonshire (Scots: Wast Dunbartanshire; Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Iar, pronounced [ʃirˠəxk ɣumˈpɾʲɛʰt̪ɪɲ ə ɲiəɾ]) is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland. The area lies to the west of the City of Glasgow and contains many of Glasgow's commuter towns and villages, as well as the city's suburbs. West Dunbartonshire also borders onto Argyll and Bute, East Dunbartonshire, Renfrewshire and Stirling.
The area was formed on 1 April 1996 from part of the former Strathclyde Region, namely the entire district of Clydebank and the Dumbarton district less the Helensburgh area. In the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 that created the council area its name was Dumbarton and Clydebank. The council, elected as a shadow authority in 1995, resolved to change the name of the area to West Dunbartonshire.
The area is essentially composed of three parts: the towns of Clydebank, Dumbarton and the Vale of Leven district.
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