Isle of Bute (ward)

Isle of Bute is one of the eleven wards used to elect members of the Argyll and Bute Council. It elects three Councillors.

Location of the ward [1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Len Scoullar
(Ind.)		 Robert MacIntyre
(SNP)		 Isobel Strong
(SNP)
2012
2017 Jim Findlay
(SNP)		 Jean Moffat
(Ind.)

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 Argyll and Bute Council election [2]

Isle of Bute - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Independent Jean Moffat 19.06 472 494 588 657      
SNP Jim Findlay 17.5 433 437 461 709      
Conservative Peter Wallace 17.2 427 437 482 492 496.8 504.0  
SNP Robert MacIntyre (incumbent) 15.9 395 402 433        
Independent Len Scoullar (incumbent) 13.7 340 354 440 502 524.2 537.2 740.5
Independent Fraser Gillies 13.1 325 343          
Independent John McCallum 3.4 85            
Electorate:     Valid: 2,477   Spoilt: 61   Quota: 620   Turnout: 2,538 (51.6%)

    2012 Election

    2012 Argyll and Bute Council election [3]

    Isle of Bute - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Independent Len Scoullar (incumbent) 30.91% 707          
    SNP Robert MacIntyre (incumbent) (Subsequently left the SNP) 26.63% 609          
    SNP Isobel Strong (incumbent) 15.7% 359 409.6 440.7 450.8 515.1 673.8
    Labour Adam Bellshaw 15.34% 351 372.6 374.8 385.4 440.8  
    Conservative Peter Wallace 9.44% 216 244.5 245.2 264.6    
    Scottish Christian Hugh Cole 1.97% 45 48.6 49      
    Electorate: 5,078   Valid: 2,287   Spoilt: 39   Quota: 572   Turnout: 2,326 (45.04%)

      2007 Election

      2007 Argyll and Bute Council election [4]

      Isle of Bute
      Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
      Independent Len Scoullar 868 28.2 1 1
      SNP Robert MacIntyre 839 27.2 2 1
      SNP Isobel Strong 551 17.9 3 6
      Independent Fraser Gillies 238 7.7
      Labour Harry Hattan 225 7.3
      Liberal Democrats Karen Anne Hilton 218 7.1
      Conservative Peter Wallace 143 4.6

      References
      1. https://argyll-bute.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=875c8f94e6714c43b043e339728f2c53&extent=155000,603000,185000,636000,27700
      2. https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/local-government-election-4-may-2017-results
      3. https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/elections/results2012
      4. https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Argyll%20and%20Bute%20Council%20Results%202007.pdf


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