Ensuring water safety at Balloch Park on Loch Lomond in the wake of last year's tragic deaths will be a key issue for councillors elected later this week.
Following the tragedies on the loch last summer where three people drowned, West Dunbartonshire council officers were asked to investigate the feasibility of creating a public outdoor swimming pool but this was put on hold because it was anticipated that it would cost more than £3 million to develop.
Despite the “unfortunate news” councillors agreed that the local authority should engage with a professional consultant to deliver a water safety policy which would cost around £30,000.
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Plans for a lido have not been scrapped completely and councillors will continue to find a way to develop it.
As well as Balloch and Balloch Park, the ward also covers the northern parts of the Vale of Leven closest to Loch Lomond and the rural area east of the loch, including Gartocharn, Jamestown, Levenvale, Mill of Haldane, Rosshead and Tullichewan.
2017 Results
The 2017 election saw a 48.9% voter turnout with 4365 valid ballot papers and 106 rejected ballots.
The first preference vote received of each of the elected candidates was:
Jonathan McColl - SNP - 1082
Martin Rooney - Labour - 945
Sally Page - Conservative - 939
2022 candidates
There are five candidates battling it out for one of the three seats in the ward.
Leader of the opposition, councillor Martin Rooney is hoping to be re-elected for a fourth term while council leader Jonathan McColl is campaigning to be re-elected for a third term.
Councillor Sally Page, who was first elected in 2017, is also hoping to win another term representing the Lomond ward.
Full list of candidates for Lomond
Drew Maceoghainn - West Dunbartonshire Community Party
Jonathan McColl - SNP
Sally Page - Conservative
Martin Rooney - Labour
Hazel Sorrell - Labour
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