A date has been set for the discussion on which political group will take control of West Dunbartonshire Council.

At a full council meeting on Wednesday, September 25, councillors are set to consider who should take charge of the local authority.

Last week the Labour Group at the council wrote to Provost Karen Murray Conaghan to arrange a meeting that would appoint a political group to form the administration.

Labour resigned its leadership in August following the decision from two councillors to quit the party.

The SNP group are being asked to form an administration after the decision to elect a Provost from the party who would have the casting vote and 'prevent a future Labour budget from being approved.'

Last week Martin Rooney, former leader of the council, said: "Our communities elected each of us to serve and we remain committed to delivering for our residents.

"We have high ambition for the people here and promise to deliver for them in the most challenging of financial times.

"However, our opponents must stop playing games and instead focus on delivering for our constituents.

“We will always put the interests of the people of West Dunbartonshire first and it is vital that we don’t allow the uncertainty over the political direction of the council to continue.”

Councillor Gordon Scalan, Leader of the SNP group, said: "The decision of the Labour group to resign from the administration was an abdication of responsibility and a vote of no confidence in their own agenda to govern.

"Be under no illusion, the Labour group still have the most councillors both at full council and every committee to pass their agenda.

"The SNP group are committed to working for the people of Clydebank, Dumbarton and the Vale and will continue to stand up for our communities despite being significantly short-handed in terms of numbers at every council and committee meeting.

"Lastly, this news came at the same meeting [in August] in which the public discovered a 5.5 million pound “unforeseen” overspend by WDC under the watch of the Labour administration which will significantly impact the coming budget in March and will inflict further pain on our communities.

"The SNP group are considering our options on how best to hold this unacceptable oversight to account and find a path forward.’’