[6] His suspension was protested by Socialist Resistance and the Secretary of Clydebank Trades Council, Tom Morrison.
1 candidate for the SSP in the West Scotland region for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, but failed to win the seat.
In the 2012 local elections, he was re-elected fairly comfortably as a councillor, coming second and winning on the first count.
In November 2013, Bollan resigned from the GMB in protest of its "dictatorial and undemocratic" decision to campaign against Scottish independence.
[10] However, in August 2016 he decided to stand again in the 2017 local elections for the West Dunbartonshire Community Party, which he had formed with fellow councillor George Black.