West Dunbartonshire (pop. 93,378) is a local government area in Scotland, in the United Kingdom. It is a unitary authority established in 1996, responsible for all local government services within its boundaries. West Dunbartonshire occupies a small area in central Scotland, northwest of the city of Glasgow. It lies between Loch Lomond in the north and the River Clyde in the south. From 1975 to 1995, the region comprised two local government districts, Dumbarton and Clydebank, in Strathclyde Region. Prior to 1975, West Dunbartonshire was part of the former Scottish county of Dunbartonshire.