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===Premises=== The council is based at the former [[Dumbarton Burgh Hall|Burgh Hall]] at 16 Church Street in Dumbarton. It also has an area office in the main shopping centre in Clydebank.<ref>{{cite web |title=Council Offices |url=https://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/contact-us/council-offices/ |website=West Dunbartonshire Council |access-date=21 February 2023}}</ref> When the council was created in 1996, it inherited several buildings from its predecessors, including [[Municipal Buildings, Dumbarton|Municipal Buildings]] and Crosslet House from [[Dumbarton (district)|Dumbarton District Council]], [[Clydebank Town Hall]] and the nearby Council Offices on Rosebery Place from [[Clydebank (district)|Clydebank District Council]], and the [[County Buildings, Dumbarton]] from [[Strathclyde]] Regional Council. The council gradually consolidated its offices, with Crosslet House being demolished in 2015,<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/13963110.historic-crosslet-house-knocked-down-for-pound10million-super-care-home/ |title= Historic Crosslet House knocked down for Β£10million 'super' care home|date=16 September 2015|newspaper=Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Reporter| access-date=1 August 2022}}</ref> the Rosebery Place offices being demolished in 2017,<ref>{{cite web |title=Former West Dunbartonshire Council offices |url=https://www.alamy.com/stock-image-former-west-dunbartonshire-council-offices-and-one-stop-shop-clydebank-161868622.html |website=Alamy |access-date=19 February 2023}}</ref> and the County Buildings being demolished in 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/demolition-former-dumbarton-council-offices-16500952 |title= Demolition of former Dumbarton council offices blamed for rat infestation|date=11 June 2019| newspaper=Daily Record| access-date=17 December 2022}}</ref> In 2018 the council consolidated most of its offices to Burgh Hall, which had been vacant for some years. The front part of the 1866 building was retained and a modern office complex built to the rear.<ref name=realm>{{cite news|url=https://www.urbanrealm.com/news/7580/West_Dunbartonshire_Council_settles_into_flagship_HQ.html |title= West Dunbartonshire Council settles into flagship HQ|date=31 July 2018|newspaper=Urban Realm| access-date=3 June 2021}}</ref> The Municipal Buildings in Dumbarton are still used by the council as a [[register office]], whilst Clydebank Town Hall is now primarily an events venue.
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