Key facts
- Sovereign state
- United Kingdom
- Country
- Scotland
- Lieutenancy area
- Dunbartonshire
- Unitary authority
- 1 April 1996
- Administrative hq
- Dumbarton Burgh Hall
- Type
- Council
- Body
- West Dunbartonshire Council
- Control
- Labour
- Mps
- Douglas McAllister ( L )
- Msps
- 2 MSPs Jackie Baillie ( L ) Marie McNair ( SNP )
- Total
- 61 sq mi (159 km )
- Rank
- 31st
- Density
Article
West Dunbartonshire (Scots: Wast Dunbairtonshire; Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Dhùn Breatann an Iar, pronounced [ˈʃirˠəxk ɣum ˈpɾʲɛht̪ən̪ˠ əɲ ˈiəɾ]) is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland. The area lies to the north-west of the Glasgow City council area and contains many of Glasgow's commuter towns and villages. West Dunbartonshire also borders Argyll and Bute, East Dunbartonshire, Renfrewshire and Stirling.
The council area was formed in 1996 from the former Clydebank district and the eastern part of Dumbarton district, which had both been part of Strathclyde Region.