West Dunbartonshire, an area of 98 Square Miles, is located in the West of Glasgow and shares borders with Argyll and Bute, East Dunbartonshire, Stirlingshire, Renfrewshire and Glasgow. It is a diverse area with a rich industrial heritage still evident in our local communities today. Across the three main areas of Clydebank, Dumbarton and the Vale of Leven we see diversity from the densely populated urban centre of Clydebank to the more rural setting of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park, sitting in and beyond the northern edge of the Authority.

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Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation

Despite its strengths, West Dunbartonshire is one of the areas in Scotland most affected by post-industrial decline. Its three town centres, Alexandria, Clydebank and Dumbarton have experienced steady decline in their comparative economic performance with some areas affected by wide ranging deep rooted poverty and deprivation.

As a result, West Dunbartonshire has higher than average concentrations of comparative deprivation and approximately 35,000 (37%) of the resident population have first hand experience of multiple deprivation.