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.)
2021 Liz McCabe
(Ind.)

Election Results

2021 by-election

Councillor Len Scoullar died on 15 November 2020 following a battle with illness.[2] The by-election took place on 18 March 2021.

Isle of Bute By-election (18th March 2021) - 1 Seat[3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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SNP Kim Findlay 32.7 658 688 701 767
Independent Liz McCabe 20.4 411 475 564 772 1,034
Independent Fraser Gillies 19 382 419 539    
Conservative Peter Wallace 16.8 338 367      
Labour Dawn MacDonald 11.1 224        
Electorate: TBC   Valid:   Quota: 1,007   Turnout: (42.4%)

    2017 Election

    2017 Argyll and Bute Council election[4]

    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[5]

      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[6]

        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. "ArcGIS Web Application".
        2. Galloway, Andy (19 November 2020). "Len Scoullar: Tributes paid after death of Argyll and Bute provost". Helensburgh Advertiser. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
        3. "Local By Elections 18th March 2021 Notice of Poll" (PDF). Retrieved 28 February 2021.
        4. "Local Government Election 4 May 2017 results". 8 May 2017.
        5. "Argyll and Bute Council Election results 2012". 8 May 2020.
        6. https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Argyll%20and%20Bute%20Council%20Results%202007.pdf
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