2017 Argyll and Bute Council election

2017 Scottish local government election

Main article: 2017 Scottish local elections

2017 Argyll and Bute Council election

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All 36 seats to Argyll and Bute Council
19 seats needed for a majority
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Leader  | Sandy Taylor  | Dick Walsh | Gary Mulvaney
Party  | SNP | Independent | Conservative
Leader's seat  | Mid Argyll | Dunoon | Helensburgh Central
Last election  | 13 | 15 | 4
Seats before  | 8  | 20  | 4
Seats won  | 11  | 10  | 9
Seat change  | 2  | 5  | 5
Popular vote  | 9,174  | 10,079 | 8,315
Percentage  | 27.9%  | 30.6% | 25.3%
Swing  | 2.0%  | 8.0% | 9.6%

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| Fourth party  |
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Leader  | Aileen Morton  |
Party  | Liberal Democrats |
Leader's seat  | Helensburgh Central |
Last election  | 4 |
Seats before  | 4  |
Seats won  | 6  |
Seat change  | 2  |
Popular vote  | 3,332  |
Percentage  | 10.1%  |
Swing  | 0.7%  |

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The 11 multi-member wards

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| Council Leader before election

Dick Walsh
Independent

| Council Leader after election

Aileen Morton
Scottish Liberal Democrats (as part of TALIG)

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The 2017 Argyll and Bute Council elections took place on 4 May 2017 alongside local elections across Scotland. This was the third local election to take place using the Single Transferable Vote electoral system.

## Background

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At the previous election in 2012, Independent councillors were the largest grouping on the council, with a total of 15 councillors, while the Scottish National Party (SNP) had 13 councillors. Following that election, an administration was formed between the SNP and the Argyll First group of independent councillors. However, this coalition broke down in 2013, after the SNP National Executive prevented the SNP group forming a coalition with the Scottish Conservatives and the Scottish Liberal Democrats.[1] Four members of the SNP group (former SNP group leader Roddy McCuish, Mary Jean Devon, Michael Breslin and Robert MacIntyre) left the SNP in 2013, following the collapse of the SNP-independent administration, and sat as independents for the remainder of their terms as councillors. A coalition of Independents, Scottish Conservatives, and Liberal Democrats was formed in October 2013, led by an independent councillor, Dick Walsh. The collapse of the SNP-independent administration led to an investigation by Audit Scotland.[2]

A number of councillors who had been elected in 2012 did not serve a full term and resigned prior to the 2017 elections:

* SNP councillor Fred Hall left the SNP group in 2013 and sat as an independent. He resigned in 2014, which led to a by-election in the Oban South and the Isles ward in May 2014, which was won by Neil MacIntyre for Scottish Labour.[3]
* Louise Lee, who had been elected for the SNP for Oban North and Lorn in 2012, also resigned in 2014, resulting in a by-election in July 2014, which was won by the independent candidate John McGregor, who died shortly afterwards.[4] The death of John MacGregor led to another by-election in Oban North and Lorn, which was won by Iain MacLean for the SNP in October 2014.[5] Iain MacLean left the SNP in March 2016 and sat for the remainder of his term as an independent.[6]
* John Semple, SNP councillor for South Kintyre, also resigned after the Scottish Independence referendum, leading to a by-election in December 2014, which was won by John Armour for the SNP.[7]
* Duncan MacIntyre (Independent, Oban North and Lorn) resigned for health reasons in December 2015.[8] His seat was won by Julie MacKenzie for the SNP in February 2016.[8]
* Iain Angus MacDonald, who had originally been elected as an Independent councillor for Oban North and Lorn in 2012, joined the SNP in September 2014, but resigned in March 2016.[6] The resulting by-election in June 2016 was won by an independent, Kieron Green.[9]

Eight of the sitting councillors did not seek re-election, including the outgoing council leader Dick Walsh (Independent), Michael Breslin (Independent, originally SNP), Iain MacLean (Independent, originally SNP)), Vivien Dance (Independent), Bruce Marshall (Independent), Isobel Strong (SNP), Neil MacIntyre (Scottish Labour), and Maurice Corry (Scottish Conservative).[10]

## Results

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The SNP became the largest party on the council for the first time, as the Independent group lost a third of its seats compared to the previous election. The Conservatives gained five seats and the Liberal Democrats gained two, but both remained in their respective places as the two smaller parties.

Despite the SNP's position, a coalition was formed of Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Independents, referred to as The Argyll Lomond and the Isles Group (TALIG). Aileen Morton, leader of the group, was elected as council leader.[11]

2017 Argyll and Bute Council election result  Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| SNP | 11  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 30.5  | 27.7  | 9,174  | 2.0
| Independent | 10  | 2  | 7  | 5  | 27.7  | 30.4 | 10,079 | 8.0
| Conservative | 9  | 5  | 0  | 5  | 25.0  | 25.1  | 8,315  | 9.6
| Liberal Democrats | 6  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 16.6  | 10.7  | 3,571  | 0.7
| Labour | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0.0  | 4.1  | 1,362  | 0.5
| Scottish Green | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0.0  | 1.8  | 609  | 1.6
| UKIP | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0.0  | 0.1  | 32  | New
Total | 36  |  |  |  |  |  | 33,110  |

## Ward results

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### South Kintyre

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* There was no election for the ward of South Kintyre, a three-member ward, as there were only three candidates nominated: Donald Kelly (Scottish Conservative), John Armour (SNP), and Rory Colville (Liberal Democrat), all of whom were the incumbent councillors for the ward.

South Kintyre \- 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| SNP | John Armour (incumbent)  |  | unopposed
| Liberal Democrats | Rory Colville (incumbent)  |  | unopposed
| Conservative | Donald Kelly (incumbent)  |  | unopposed

### Kintyre and the Islands

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(Includes Colonsay, Gigha, Islay, Jura, Scarba)

* 2012: 1xSNP; 1xIndependent; 1xLib Dem
* 2017: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xConservative
* 2012–2017 Change: Conservative gain one seat from Independent

Kintyre and the Islands \- 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| SNP | Anne Horn (incumbent)  | 29.3  | 821 |  |  |  |
| Conservative | Alastair John Redman | 23.1  | 648  | 652.5  | 679.1  | 689.1  | 707.7
| Liberal Democrats | Robin Currie (incumbent)  | 22.4  | 626  | 649.4  | 694.7  | 770.7 |
| Independent | John McAlpine (incumbent)  | 14.7  | 411  | 432.0  | 473.1  | 525.7  |
| Labour | Michael Kelly  | 5.7  | 160  | 169.6  |  |  |
| Scottish Green | Ed Tyler  | 4.8  | 134  | 176.9  | 196.3  |  |
Electorate: TBC  Valid: 2,800  Spoilt: 40  Quota: 701  Turnout: 2,840 (54.1%)

### Mid Argyll

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* 2012: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP
* 2017: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP
* 2012–2017 Change: No change

Mid Argyll \- 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Independent | Douglas Trevor Philand (incumbent)  | 28.7  | 948 |  |  |  |  |  |
| SNP | Sandy Taylor (incumbent)  | 27.5  | 911 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Conservative | Alec McNeilly  | 15.9  | 528  | 543.4  | 544.1  | 560.5  | 584.2  | 620.2  |
| Independent | Donnie MacMillan (incumbent)  | 12.9  | 427  | 467.1  | 482.3  | 511.1  | 603.8  | 703.9  | 985.4
| Independent | Jane McCurdie  | 5.7  | 190  | 209.7  | 217.6  | 243.5  |  |  |
| Scottish Green | Elaine Morrison  | 5.2  | 171  | 186.6  | 226.9  | 265.4  | 308.6  |  |
| Labour | Jane Kelly  | 3.9  | 132  | 140.7  | 147.4  |  |  |  |
Electorate: TBC  Valid: 3,307  Spoilt: 49  Quota: 827  Turnout: 3,356 (54.7%)

### Oban South and the Isles

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(Includes Coll, Iona, Mull, Tiree)

* 2012: 3xSNP; 1xIndependent
* 2017: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP; 1xCon
* 2012–2017 Change: Conservative and Independent gain one seat each from SNP

Oban South and the Isles \- 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Independent | Roddy McCuish (incumbent)  | 21.12  | 808 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Mary-Jean Devon (incumbent)  | 19.19  | 734  | 744.1  | 789.8 |  |  |  |
| Conservative | Jamie McGrigor | 16.44  | 629  | 636.3  | 667.9  | 671.0  | 712.5  | 759.0  | 770.0
| SNP | Jim Lynch | 16.03  | 613  | 616.7  | 619.8  | 623.0  | 637.4  | 680.0  | 1164.3
| SNP | Sean MacIntyre  | 13.22  | 506  | 511.5  | 519.5  | 520.9  | 539.1  | 572.7  |
| Labour | Jake Ainscough  | 5.91  | 226  | 229.0  | 257.5  | 259.8  | 276.8  |  |
| Independent | Alistair MacDougall (incumbent)  | 4.05  | 155  | 158.2  | 169.5  | 179.3  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | David Pollard  | 4.03  | 154  | 156.4  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: Valid: 3,825  Spoilt: 66  Quota: 766  Turnout: 3,891 (47.5%)

### Oban North and Lorn

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* 2012: 3xIndependent; 1xSNP
* 2017: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP; 1xCon
* 2012–2017 Change: Conservative gain from Independent

Oban North and Lorn \- 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Independent | Elaine Robertson (incumbent)  | 22.01  | 913 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Conservative | Andrew Vennard | 17.11  | 710  | 721.8  | 727.9  | 746.5  | 769.4  | 789.6  | 814.1  | 828.4
| SNP | Julie McKenzie (incumbent)  | 16.63  | 690  | 694.6  | 698.6  | 704.8  | 717.1  | 754.8  | 829.2  | 1356.5
| SNP | Breege Smyth  | 12.97  | 538  | 543.1  | 546.1  | 548.2  | 562.2  | 581.5  | 647.2  |
| Independent | Kieron Green (incumbent)  | 11.69  | 485  | 515.8  | 519.3  | 563.3  | 600.5  | 677.0  | 764.2  | 797.0
| Scottish Green | William Mohieddeen  | 7.33  | 304  | 307.5  | 308.5  | 320.6  | 328.0  | 342.4  |  |
| Independent | Neil MacKay  | 4.39  | 182  | 189.5  | 210.3  | 222.4  | 262.5  |  |  |
| Independent | Grant Nicholson  | 3.71  | 154  | 159.2  | 166.7  | 177.0  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Brian Burnett  | 2.68  | 111  | 115.0  | 118.1  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Allan McKie  | 1.49  | 62  | 64.3  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: Valid: 4,149  Spoilt: 51  Quota: 830  Turnout: 4,200 (52.0%)

### Cowal

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* 2012: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP
* 2017: 1xSNP; 1xConservative; 1xLiberal Democrat
* 2012–2017 Change: Conservative & Liberal Democrat each gain one seat from Independent

Cowal \- 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| SNP | William Gordon Blair (incumbent)  | 26.3  | 918 |  |  |
| Conservative | Yvonne McNeilly | 26.2  | 912 |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Reid | 22.7  | 791  | 794.5  | 810.7  | 899.1
| Independent | Alex McNaughton (incumbent)  | 11.2  | 389  | 391.6  | 400.7  | 428.5
| SNP | Alison Mulholland  | 8.2  | 287  | 323.0  | 323.4  | 344.8
| Labour | Susanna Rice  | 5.4  | 187  | 188.2  | 191.3  |
Electorate: Valid: 3,484  Spoilt: 71  Quota: 872  Turnout: 3,555 (60.3%)

### Dunoon

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* 2012: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP
* 2017: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xIndependent
* 2012–2017 Change: Con gain one seat from Independent

Dunoon \- 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| SNP | Audrey Forrest | 19.66  | 575  | 580  | 593  | 600  | 616  | 638  | 670  | 1,064
| Conservative | Bobby Good | 18.26  | 534  | 539  | 557  | 584  | 602  | 643  | 732 |
| SNP | Keir Low  | 14.05  | 411  | 421  | 423  | 437  | 455  | 467  | 487  |
| Independent | Jim Anderson | 10.70  | 313  | 339  | 353  | 391  | 412  | 542  | 658  | 687
| Liberal Democrats | Ross Moreland  | 9.03  | 264  | 275  | 286  | 306  | 372  | 406  |  |
| Independent | John Allison  | 7.38  | 216  | 237  | 256  | 305  | 330  |  |  |
| Labour | Mick Rice  | 6.67  | 195  | 203  | 216  | 227  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Gordon McKinven  | 5.26  | 154  | 164  | 195  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Jimmy McQueen (incumbent)  | 4.85  | 142  | 150  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Brian Logan  | 4.14  | 121  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: Valid: 2,925  Spoilt: 72  Quota: 732  Turnout: 2,997 (53.1%)

### Isle of Bute

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* 2012: 2xSNP; 1xIndependent
* 2017: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP
* 2012–2017 Change: Independent gain one seat from SNP

Isle of Bute \- 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| 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%)

### Lomond North

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* 2012: 2xIndependent; 1xCon
* 2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent;
* 2012–2017 Change: SNP gain from Independent

Lomond North \- 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Conservative | Barbara Morgan†††  | 29.39  | 989 |  |  |  |  |
| SNP | Iain Shony Paterson | 20.15  | 678  | 679.8  | 688.1  | 710.8  | 759.1  | 813.3
| Independent | George Freeman (incumbent) | 17.40  | 587  | 613.0  | 636.8  | 687.5  | 822.9  | 1152.3
| Independent | Fiona Baker  | 12.10  | 407  | 437.3  | 473.7  | 531.0  | 623.6  |
| Independent | Robert Graham MacIntyre (incumbent)  | 10.67  | 359  | 375.9  | 386.4  | 426.4  |  |
| Labour | Fiona Howard  | 6.30  | 212  | 228.2  | 280.1  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Kennedy  | 3.95  | 133  | 157.4  |  |  |  |
Electorate: Valid: 3,365  Spoilt: 30  Quota: 842  Turnout: 3,395 (55.4%)

### Helensburgh Central

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* 2012: 1xIndependent; 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
* 2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 2xLib Dem
* 2012–2017 Change: Lib Dem gain from Independent

Helensburgh Central \- 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| Conservative | Gary Mulvaney (incumbent) | 46.33  | 1789 |  |  |  |
| SNP | Lorna Douglas | 22.61  | 873 |  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Aileen Morton (incumbent) | 17.97  | 694  | 1075.6 |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Hardie | 6.68  | 258  | 356.8  | 563.2  | 589.6  | 864.3
| Independent | James Alexander Robb (incumbent)  | 6.39  | 247  | 478.1  | 526.2  | 558.6  |
Electorate: Valid: 3,861  Spoilt: 56  Quota: 773  Turnout: 3,917 (51.7%)

### Helensburgh and Lomond South

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* 2012: 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xCon
* 2017: 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xCon
* 2012–2017 Change: No Change

Helensburgh and Lomond South \- 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Conservative | David Fairbairn Kinniburgh (incumbent) | 38.96  | 1149 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| SNP | Richard MacDonald Trail (incumbent) | 17.80  | 525  | 528.2  | 529.6  | 534.7  | 563.0  | 583.4  | 594.2  | 730.7
| Liberal Democrats | Ellen Morton (incumbent)†  | 13.97  | 412  | 521.5  | 527.0  | 540.5  | 615.5  | 847.2 |  |
| Labour | Christopher Fagan  | 8.48  | 250  | 287.2  | 291.6  | 305.4  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Mike Crowe  | 8.41  | 248  | 309.2  | 321.2  | 377.8  | 434.3  | 484.0  | 509.5  |
| Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Davis  | 8.10  | 239  | 299.1  | 304.3  | 322.8  | 394.9  |  |  |
| Independent | Ian Macquire  | 3.19  | 94  | 119.8  | 129.0  |  |  |  |  |
| UKIP | Jack Streeter  | 1.09  | 32  | 57.0  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: Valid: 2,949  Spoilt: 32  Quota: 738  Turnout: 2,981 (52.3%)

## Changes since 2017

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* † Helensburgh and Lomond South Liberal Democrat Cllr Ellen Morton died on 10 May 2020.[12] The by-election occurred on 18 March 2021, being won by the Conservative candidate.
* †† Isle of Bute Independent Cllr Len Scoullar died on 15 November 2020 following a battle with illness.[13] The by-election took place on 18 March 2021 and was won by an Independent.
* ††† Lomond North Conservative Cllr Barbara Morgan announced her resignation from the Council in October 2021.[14] The by-election was held on 16 December 2021.

## By-Elections since 2017

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Lomond North By-election (16th December 2021) - 1 Seat[15] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| Conservative | Paul Collins | 40.7  | 742  | 786  | 805  | 1,100
| SNP | Ken Smith  | 25.2  | 459  | 489  |  |
| Independent | Mark Irvine  | 22.9  | 418  | 494  | 711  |
| Independent | Robert MacIntyre  | 11.2  | 204  |  |  |
Valid: 1,823  Spoilt: 19  Quota: 912  Turnout: (29.6%)

Isle of Bute By-election (18th March 2021) - 1 Seat[16] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| SNP | Kim Findlay  | 32.7  | 658  | 688  | 701  | 767
| Independent | Liz McCabe | 20.4  | 411  | 475  | 564  | 772  | 1,034
| Independent | Fraser Gillies  | 19.0  | 382  | 419  | 539  |  |
| Conservative | Peter Wallace  | 16.8  | 338  | 367  |  |  |
| Labour | Dawn MacDonald  | 11.1  | 224  |  |  |  |
Electorate: TBC  Quota: 1,007  Turnout: (42.4%)

Helensburgh and Lomond South By-election (18th March 2021) - 1 Seat[16] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| Conservative | Gemma Penfold | 50.7  | 1,206
| SNP | Math Campbell-Sturgess  | 23.6  | 562
| Liberal Democrats | Henry Boswell  | 14.0  | 333
| Labour | Jane Kelly  | 5.6  | 133
| Scottish Green | Mike Crowe  | 5.2  | 123
| Workers Party | Paul Burrows  | 0.9  | 22
Electorate: TBC  Valid: 2,379  Spoilt: 15  Quota: 1,190  Turnout: (41.8%)

## References

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2. ^ McIvor, Jamie (29 October 2013). "Argyll and Bute Council: Accounts Commission calls for 'urgent action'". BBC News. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
3. ^ "Labour wins Argyll and Bute council by-election". BBC News. 24 May 2014. Archived from the original on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
4. ^ "Sudden death of newly elected Oban councillor | Press and Journal". Press and Journal. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
5. ^ "SNP: by-election win reflects huge surge in support for party following indyref". HeraldScotland. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
6. ^ a b Kerr, Moira (21 March 2016). "SNP councillors resign amid claims of a 'witch hunt' in the Highlands". dailyrecord. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
7. ^ "SNP wins Argyll and Bute Council by-election". www.buteman.co.uk. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
8. ^ a b "SNP takes seat in Argyll and Bute Council by-election". BBC News. 19 February 2016. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
9. ^ "Independent pips SNP candidate to by-election win". The Oban Times incorporating The Lochaber Times. 7 June 2016. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
10. ^ "Your council candidates: Last Dance in Helensburgh as Walsh era ends". Helensburgh Advertiser. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
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12. ^ "Tributes paid on passing of Councillor Ellen Morton". 5 October 2020. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
13. ^ Galloway, Andy (19 November 2020). "Len Scoullar: Tributes paid after death of Argyll and Bute provost". Helensburgh Advertiser. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
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16. ^ a b "Local By Elections 18th March 2021 Notice of Poll" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 March 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.

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