Oban North and Lorn (ward)

Location of the ward [1]

Oban North and Lorn is one of the eleven wards used to elect members of the Argyll and Bute Council. It elects four Councillors.

## Councillors

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Election  | Councillors

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2007 |  | Elaine Robertson
(Ind.)  |  | Duncan MacIntyre
(Ind.)  |  | Neil MacKay
(Liberal Democrats)  |  | Donald MacDonald
(SNP)
2012 |  | Ian Angus McDonald
(Ind.)  | Louise-Ann Glenn Lee
(SNP)
2017 | Kieron Green
(Ind.)  |  | Andrew Vennard
(Conservative)  | Julie McKenzie
(SNP)
2022 |  | Luna Martin
(Green)

## Election results

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### 2022 election

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Main article: 2022 Argyll and Bute Council election

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

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| SNP | Julie McKenzie (incumbent)  | 30.6  | 1,254 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Conservative | Andrew Vennard (incumbent)  | 18.7  | 767  | 772  | 779  | 788  | 842 |  |
| Independent | Kieron Green (incumbent)  | 15.4  | 632  | 679  | 703  | 748  | 811  | 819  | 1,107
| Independent | Linda Battison  | 11.4  | 466  | 490  | 519  | 571  | 631  | 637  |
| Scottish Green | Luna Martin | 9.7  | 396  | 583  | 624  | 716  | 784  | 785  | 897
| Liberal Democrats | Veronica Davis  | 6.5  | 267  | 290  | 305  | 318  |  |  |
| Independent | Kyle Campbell-Renton  | 4.8  | 198  | 223  | 245  |  |  |  |
| Alba | Angus Files  | 2.9  | 117  | 158  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 8,369  Valid: 4,097  Spoilt: 33  Quota: 820  Turnout: 49.3%

Source:[2][3]

### 2017 election

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2017 Argyll and Bute Council election[4]

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%)

### 2012 election

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2012 Argyll and Bute Council election[5]

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

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Independent | Elaine Robertson (incumbent)  | 22.23%  | 807 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| SNP | Louise Anne Glen-Lee††(incumbent)  | 19.47%  | 707  | 715.6  | 721.9  | 732 |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Duncan MacIntyre (incumbent)††††††  | 11.59%  | 421  | 436.2  | 443.7  | 471.9  | 472.2  | 509.6  | 611.3  | 726.7  | 811.4
| SNP | Donald Melville  | 11.29%  | 410  | 415.9  | 420  | 445.1  | 448.8  | 471  | 517.2  | 541.9  |
| Independent | Iain Angus MacDonald †††††  | 9.94%  | 361  | 372.7  | 379.9  | 410.8  | 411.1  | 437.8  | 476.8  | 542.6  | 645.3
| Conservative | Roy Rutherford  | 9.14%  | 332  | 340.1  | 343.3  | 353.5  | 353.6  | 384.4  | 409.2  |  |
| Independent | Neil MacKay (incumbent)  | 6.11%  | 222  | 231.3  | 239  | 243.1  | 243.3  | 264.3  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Gwyneth Neal  | 5.17%  | 188  | 196.7  | 201.1  | 206.3  | 206.5  |  |  |  |
| Independent | George Doyle  | 3.44%  | 125  | 126.9  | 136.1  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Wilma McIntosh  | 1.60%  | 58  | 61.3  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 7,524  Valid: 3,631  Spoilt: 46  Quota: 727  Turnout: 3,677 (48.26%)

### 2007 Election

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2007 Argyll and Bute Council election[6]

Oban North and Lorn  Party  | Candidate  | FPv% | %  | Seat  | Count

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| Independent | Elaine Robertson | 1,005  | 22.0  | 1  | 1
| Independent | Duncan MacIntyre | 779  | 17.1  | 2  | 5
| Liberal Democrats | Neil MacKay†††  | 665  | 14.6  | 3  | 8
| SNP | Donald MacDonald | 618  | 13.6  | 4  | 10
| SNP | Mike MacKenzie  | 401  | 8.8  |  |
| Conservative | Eileen Mary Kirkpatrick  | 387  | 8.5  |  |
| Independent | Ian Smyth  | 200  | 4.4  |  |
| Independent | Sidney MacDougall  | 188  | 4.1  |  |
| Independent | George Doyle  | 176  | 3.9  |  |
| Independent | Gwen Cameron  | 140  | 3.1  |  |

## References

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1. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". argyll-bute.maps.arcgis.com.
2. ^ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 5 Oban North and Lorn" (PDF). Argyll and Bute Council. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
3. ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 5 Oban North and Lorn" (PDF). Argyll and Bute Council. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
4. ^ Council, Argyll and Bute (8 May 2017). "Local Government Election 4 May 2017 results". Argyll and Bute Council.
5. ^ Council, Argyll and Bute (8 May 2020). "Argyll and Bute Council Election results 2012". Argyll and Bute Council.
6. ^ "Local Government Elections 2007: Declaration of result Argyll and Bute Council: Helensburgh and Lomond South electoral ward, Final Report" (PDF). Argyll and Bute Council. 4 May 2007.

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Wards of Argyll and Bute

* South Kintyre
* Kintyre and the Islands
* Mid Argyll
* Oban South and the Isles
* Oban North and Lorn
* Cowal
* Dunoon
* Isle of Bute
* Lomond North
* Helensburgh Central
* Helensburgh and Lomond South

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