Before (end of 2002) (22 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 14 · SNP 7 · Other 1 · Conservative 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2003) (22 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 17 · SNP 3 · Other 2 · Conservative 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Alexandria North/Tullichewan1 seat · turnout 50.4%
| Craig McLaughlin | SNP | 796 ✓ |
| Joseph Sheridan | Labour | 574 |
| Louise Robertson | SSP | 192 |
Balloch1 seat
| M Rooney | Labour | 734 ✓ |
| R. McColl | SNP | 620 |
| T Stables | Conservative | 340 |
| A Henderson | SSP | 137 |
Barloan/Overtoun1 seat · turnout 54.6%
| Marie McNair | Labour | 709 ✓ |
| Iain Robertson | SNP | 688 |
| Martyn McIntyre | Conservative | 350 |
| Mark Porciani | SSP | 194 |
Bonhill East1 seat · turnout 45.5%
| James Flynn | Labour | 790 ✓ |
| Joseph Callaghan | SNP | 307 |
| Les Robertson | SSP | 148 |
Bowling/Milton/Old Kilpatrick1 seat · turnout 53.9%
| Raymond Young | SNP | 1,259 ✓ |
| William McLaughlin | Labour | 892 |
Dalmuir/Central1 seat · turnout 37.6%
| Gail Casey | Labour | 616 ✓ |
| John Keegan | SNP | 444 |
| Mary Campbell | Independent | 250 |
Dumbarton Central1 seat · turnout 50.8%
| James McCallum | Labour | 815 ✓ |
| William Barlow | SNP | 376 |
| David Kinniburgh | Conservative | 217 |
| Alexander Cunningham | SSP | 165 |
Dumbarton East1 seat · turnout 55.8%
| Linda McColl | Labour | 778 ✓ |
| Alistair Tuach | Independent | 456 |
| Derek Wilson | SNP | 422 |
| Helen Hamilton | SSP | 124 |
Dumbarton North1 seat · turnout 40.7%
| Geoffrey Calvert | Labour | 725 ✓ |
| James Cormack | SNP | 348 |
| Ian Gartshore | SSP | 185 |
Dumbarton West1 seat · turnout 45.6%
| John Joseph Duffy | Labour | 875 ✓ |
| Ann Robertson | SNP | 294 |
| David Logan | SSP | 260 |
Duntocher1 seat · turnout 52.0%
| Duncan McDonald | Labour | 1,300 ✓ |
| Gareth Finn | SNP | 480 |
Faifley1 seat · turnout 40.2%
| Margaret Bootland | Labour | 659 ✓ |
| James Finn | SNP | 382 |
| Dawn Brennan | SSP | 164 |
Haldane/Kilmaronock/Jamestown1 seat · turnout 47.0%
| Margaret McGregor | SNP | 854 ✓ |
| Alistair Lang | Labour | 477 |
| Harry Holleway | SSP | 137 |
Hardgate1 seat · turnout 53.2%
| Douglas McAllister | Labour | 893 ✓ |
| John McDonald | SNP | 625 |
Kilbowie1 seat · turnout 50.4%
| Anthony Devine | Labour | 785 ✓ |
| Jim Brown | SNP | 548 |
| Cameron Fyfe | SSP | 141 |
Kilbowie West1 seat · turnout 49.2%
| Denis Agnew | Labour | 865 ✓ |
| Ronald MacDonald | SNP | 364 |
| Thomas Kirkwood | SSP | 244 |
Linnvale/Drumry1 seat
| A. White | Labour | 696 ✓ |
| Alexander Scullion | SNP | 431 |
| Alexander Doherty | Independent | 356 |
Mountblow1 seat · turnout 50.7%
| Jackie Maceira | Labour | 1,025 ✓ |
| William Hendrie | SNP | 712 |
| Frank Hotchkiss | SSP | 210 |
Parkhall1 seat
| Alistair Macdonald | Labour | 1,047 ✓ |
| A. MacDonald | Labour | 1,037 ✓ |
| William Ramsay | SNP | 422 |
| Locky Cameron | Independent | 205 |
Renton/Alexandria South1 seat
| J. Bollan | SSP | 1,074 ✓ |
| William Hutchison | SNP | 542 |
Riverside1 seat
| Connie O'Sullivan | Labour | 782 ✓ |
| James Chirrey | SNP | 588 |
| C Cocker | Conservative | 393 ✓ |
| S. Bull | Liberal Democrats | 247 |
| Anne-Marie Timmoney | SSP | 163 |
| David Jardine | Conservative | 156 |
| R. Smith-Lyte | Green | 87 |
Whitecrook1 seat · turnout 53.0%
| Dennis Brogan | Independent | 1,006 ✓ |
| Bobby Marshall | Labour | 416 |
| Donald McKinlay | SNP | 314 |