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 by single transferable vote. The ward covers the Isle of Bute.

Location of the ward
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.)
2022 Reeni Kennedy-Boyle
(SNP)		 Peter Wallace
(Conservative)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Argyll and Bute Council election

Isle of Bute − 3 seats[2][3][4]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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SNP Reeni Kennedy-Boyle 25.4 591                
Independent Liz McCabe (incumbent) 23.7 553 554.4 557.4 573.5 590.0        
Conservative Peter Wallace 17.8 414 414.1 418.1 418.1 422.1 422.9 438.9 485.2 633.8
Independent Jean Murray Moffat (incumbent) 13.7 320 321.1 326.1 344.2 358.6 361.0 384.3 483.4  
Independent Fraser Gillies 8.7 202 202.5 205.5 209.5 213.7 215.1 241.3    
Labour Dawn Malcolm 4.3 101 101.5 106.5 108.6 128.9 129.4      
Scottish Green Ewan Stuart 3.0 70 71.9 73.9 79.2          
Alba Robert McGowan 2.4 55 55.6 55.6            
Liberal Democrats Derek John McFarlane 1.1 25 25.1              
Electorate: 4866   Valid: 2331   Spoilt: 32   Quota: 583   Turnout: 48.6%  

    2021 by-election

    Councillor Len Scoullar died on 15 November 2020 following a battle with illness.[5] The by-election took place on 18 March 2021.

    Isle of Bute By-election (18th March 2021) - 1 Seat[6]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    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[7]

      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[8]

        Isle of Bute - 3 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        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[9]

          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. "Local Government Election May 2022 Notice of Poll". Argyll and Bute Council. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
          3. "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report" (PDF). Argyll and Bute Council. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
          4. "Declaration of Results" (PDF). Argyll and Bute Council. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
          5. Galloway, Andy (19 November 2020). "Len Scoullar: Tributes paid after death of Argyll and Bute provost". Helensburgh Advertiser. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
          6. "Local By Elections 18th March 2021 Notice of Poll" (PDF). Retrieved 28 February 2021.
          7. "Local Government Election 4 May 2017 results". 8 May 2017.
          8. "Argyll and Bute Council Election results 2012". 8 May 2020.
          9. "Local Government Elections 2007: Declaration of result Argyll and Bute Council" (PDF). p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
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