Kilpatrick is one of the six wards used to elect members of the West Dunbartonshire Council. It elects three Councillors.
The ward covers the northern outskirts of Clydebank, namely the adjoining suburban villages of Duntocher, Faifley and Hardgate.
In September 2024 Labour councillor and newly elected Member of Parliament Douglas McAllister resigned as a councillor. A by-election was held in the Kilpatrick ward on 28 November 2024.
2022 West Dunbartonshire Council election
2017 West Dunbartonshire Council election
2012 West Dunbartonshire Council election
2007 West Dunbartonshire Council election