Appendix AREA COMMITTEE BOUNDARIES

3.0 Main Issues

The approach taken here in offering an alternative to 3.1.4, 3.1.5 is based on current electoral wards and electoral population figures as far as is concerned. As far as the more obvious Area and Vale of Leven Area are concerned, the Officer report is agreed. A Map showing the current Ward boundaries and the proposed Area boundaries in Clydebank is also attached.

3.1.1 Vale of Leven Agree Officers Recommendations

3.1.2 Dumbarton Agree Officers Recommendations

3.1.3 Clydebank Agree Officers Recommendations

3.1.4 Clydebank North

The Clydebank North Area should include the following Wards in total

Ward 6 (CM 10, CM 21, CM22) 3038 (Traditionally within the North Regional Seat) Wards 7 (CM 11, CM12) 2974 (CM 12 Traditionally within the North Regional Seat) Ward 8 (CM 13) 3075 (Traditionally within the North Regional Seat) Ward 9 (CM 14, CM 15, CM 16) 2864 (Traditionally within the North Regional Seat) Ward 10 (CM 17, CM 18) 3511 (Traditionally within the North Regional Seat)

And that part of the Ward 4 west of the Burn and north of the railway line i.e. Parkhall.

Ward 4 (CM 07 only) 2221

This would give the Clydebank North Area a total electoral population of 17,683.

The Clydebank North Area Committee would then have the following communities totally within its boundaries , , Duntocher, North Drumry, North Kilbowie, East Kilbowie, Parkhall, Boquhanran, and Radnor Park.

3.1.5 Clydebank South

The Clydebank South Area should include the following Wards in total

Ward 1 (CM 01) 3405 (Traditionally within the South Regional Seat) Ward 2 (CM 02, CM 03) 3550 (Traditionally within the South Regional Seat) Ward 3 (CM 04, CM 05) 3932 (Traditionally within the South Regional Seat)(almost) Ward 5 (CM 08, CM 09) 3249 (Traditionally within the South Regional Seat) Ward 11 (CM 19, CM 20) 2571

And that part of the Ward 4 that is not west of the Duntocher Burn and north of the railway line i.e. that part which falls within Mountblow and .

Ward 4 (CM 06) only 808 (Traditionally within the South Regional Seat)

Page 1 of 2 This would give the Clydebank South Area a total electoral population of 17,515.

The Clydebank South Area Committee would then have the following communities totally within its boundaries Whitecrook, Central Clydebank, Linnvale, South Drumry, Dalmuir, Dalmuir West, Mountblow, Antonine, and .

3.1.6. Member Representation

If the recommended boundaries are accepted with the division in Ward 4 there would be

Vale of Leven Area Committee would have 7 Members. Dumbarton Area Committee would have 6 Members. Clydebank North Area Committee would have 6 Members. Clydebank South Area Committee would have 6 Members.

With the following Members serving on two Area Committees

Ward 14 Member on the Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Area Committees. Ward 11 Member on the Dumbarton and Clydebank South Area Committees. Ward 4 Member on the Clydebank North and Clydebank South Area Committees.

3.1.7 Community Council Representation

Like the Officers report there would be one Community Councils divided by the proposed boundaries in this case Linnvale / Drumry.

4.0 Conclusion:

4.1 The recommended scheme produces four areas of broadly similar population within clearly defined and understandable boundaries. Duplication of representation is minimised and each area has a similar number of Ward Members and Community Councils.

4.2 The Ward 14 Member would be represented on both Vale of Leven and Dumbarton. The Ward 11 Member would be represented on both Dumbarton and Clydebank South. The Ward 4 Member would be represented on both Clydebank North and South but, if desired, this could be remedied by retaining the existing, slightly complicated ward boundary west of Mountblow Road, rather than going for the more obvious line down Duntocher Burn and the Railway Line (previously used).

With the exception of Linnvale/Drumry Community Council, the proposed areas tie in neatly with Community Council areas.

The most obvious split featured in this recommendation, is the split between North and South Drumry in Clydebank but this is not the division of a community, they are two separate communities who share a common name.

The alteration to the Officers report would mean all the Clydebank Wards that are involved in the Riverside Development and the Urban II funding, would be part of the same Area Committee.

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