2012 Argyll and Bute Council election

Scottish local election September 2018 September 2018 2012 Scottish local elections 2012 Argyll and Bute Council election Scotland parliamentary no 2007 Argyll and Bute Council election 2007 yes 2012 05 03 Argyll and Bute Council election, 2017 2017 All 36 seats to Argyll and Bute Council 19 Dick Walsh Independent (politician) 16 seats, 44.4% Dunoon 16 3 15 1 11,922 38.4% 0.7% Roddy McCuish Scottish National Party Oban South and the Isles 10 seats, 27.8% 11 9 13 3 9,234 29.7% 7.5% David Fairbairn Kinniburgh Scottish Conservative Party Helensburgh and Lomond South 3 seats, 8.3% 3 16 4 1 4,811 15.5% 0.2% Ellen Morton Scottish Liberal Democrats Helensburgh and Lomond South 7 seats, 19.4% 6 12 4 3 3,540 11.4% 7.8% Council Leader Dick Walsh Independent (politician) Council Leader after election Roddy McCuish Scottish National Party Elections to Argyll and Bute Council were held on 3 May 2012, on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the eleven wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 36 councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system. After the 2007 local election, a coalition was formed between the Alliance for Independents group and the Scottish National Party. This arrangement subsequently broke up and the Independent group formed a minority administration with the support of the Scottish Liberal Democrats. The 2012 election saw Independent councillors remain the largest grouping on the Council, while the Scottish National Party increased their representation again by 3 seats, chiefly at the expense of the Lib Dems. The Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party gained an additional seat and replaced the Lib Dems in third place according to vote share. Following the election an administration was formed between the Scottish National Party and the Argyll First Group of Independent Councillors. However, this coalition subsequently broke down, and after the SNP National Executive prevented the SNP group forming a coalition with the Scottish Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, 4 members of the SNP group including Roddy McCuish, Mary Jean Devon, Michael Breslin and Robert MacIntyre left the SNP, and a coalition of Independents, Scottish Conservatives, and Liberal Democrats was subsequently formed in October 2013, led by Dick Walsh. Another member of the SNP Group, Fred Hall, had previously left the SNP in April 2013, and now sits as an independent. Election result Argyll and Bute local election result 2012 Independent (politician) 15 1 2 -1 41.67 38.40 11,922 -0.7 Scottish National Party 13 3 0 +3 36.1 29.74 9,234 +7.54 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 4 1 0 +1 11.1 15.50 4,811 -0.2 Scottish Liberal Democrats 4 0 3 -3 11.1 11.40 3,540 -7.8 Scottish Labour Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.60 1,422 +0.9 Scottish Green Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.24 73 New Scottish Christian Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.14 45 New Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils. Ward results South Kintyre 2007: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem 2012: 1xCon; 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: No change South Kintyre - 3 seats 7 Scottish Conservative Party Donald Kelly (incumbent) 1,133 45.87%             Scottish National Party John Donald Semple (incumbent) †††† 415 16.80% 507.3 517.5 551.5 696.7     Scottish Liberal Democrats Rory Colville (incumbent) 351 14.21% 519.2 535.1 570.3 595.7 613.7 728.3 Scottish National Party Anne Baird 203 8.22% 216.6 224.4 234.2       Independent (politician) Robert Graham 167 6.72% 221.9 246.9 315.9 338.7 354.9   Independent (politician) George Rahman 138 5.59% 192.5 205.5         Independent (politician) Deirdre Henderson 63 2.55% 85.3           7 5,278 2,470 40 618 2,510 (46.8%) Kintyre and the Islands 2007: 1xLib Dem; 1xIndependent; 1xSNP 2012: 1xSNP; 1xIndependent; 1xLib Dem 2007-2012 Change: No change Kintyre and the Islands - 3 seats 7 Scottish National Party Anne Horn (incumbent) 610 23.43% 613 630 694       Independent (politician) John McAlpine (incumbent) 584 22.43% 587 603 653       Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Alastair John Redman 553 21.24% 553 559 579 586.2 586.4   Scottish Liberal Democrats Robin Currie (incumbent) 540 20.74% 541 548 623 635.9 636.2 884.3 Scottish Labour Party Bob Chicken 225 8.64% 232 247         Scottish Green Party Ed Tyler 73 2.80% 74           Arthur McFarlane 19 0.73%             7 5,144 2,604 29 652 2,633 (50.62%) Mid Argyll 2007: 2xIndependent; 1xLib Dem 2012: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem Mid Argyll - 3 seats 5 Independent (politician) Douglas Trevor Philand (incumbent) 1,111 38.42%         Scottish National Party Sandy Taylor 712 24.62% 811.6       Independent (politician) Donnie MacMillan (incumbent) 409 14.14% 518.7 543.6 598.7 677.9 Scottish Liberal Democrats Alison Jean Hay (incumbent) 312 10.79% 387.2 401.1 483.4 528.5 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Charlotte Hanbury 174 6.02% 190.7 193.6     Scottish Labour Party Wendy Reynolds 174 6.02% 209.1 222.9 231.9   5 5,999 2,892 24 724 2,916 (48.21%) Oban South and the Isles 2007: 2xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xIndependent 2012: 3xSNP; 1xIndependent 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem Oban South and the Isles - 4 seats 8 Scottish National Party Mary-Jean Devon (incumbent) (Subsequently left the SNP) 830 24.67%               Scottish National Party Roddy McCuish (incumbent) (Subsequently left the SNP) 767 22.79%               Scottish National Party Fred Hall† (Subsequently left the SNP) 349 10.37% 408.6 461.6 475.2 489.6 523.2 569 632.6 Independent (politician) Alistair MacDougall 281 8.35% 305.4 307.9 333.8 373.4 406 580.9 701.5 Independent (politician) Gordon Chalmers (incumbent) 269 7.99% 305.1 307.1 329.7 370.5 386.2     Independent (politician) Neil MacKinnon MacIntyre 257 7.64% 260.4 273.9 291.1 327.4 442.7 483.7   Independent (politician) Sean MacIntyre 237 7.04% 239.8 248.4 266.7 283.9       Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Hawke 191 5.68% 194 196.4 252.2         Scottish Liberal Democrats Graham Kanes 184 5.47% 189.5 191.6           8 7,615 3,365 51 674 3,416 (44.19%) Oban North and Lorn 2007: 2xIndependent; 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP 2012: 3xIndependent; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from Lib Dem Oban North and Lorn - 4 seats 9 Independent (politician) Elaine Robertson (incumbent) 807 22.23%                 Scottish National Party Louise Anne Glen-Lee†† (incumbent) 707 19.47% 715.6 721.9 732           Independent (politician) Duncan MacIntyre (incumbent)†††††† 421 11.59% 436.2 443.7 471.9 472.2 509.6 611.3 726.7 811.4 Scottish National Party Donald Melville 410 11.29% 415.9 420 445.1 448.8 471 517.2 541.9   Independent (politician) Iain Angus MacDonald ††††† 361 9.94% 372.7 379.9 410.8 411.1 437.8 476.8 542.6 645.3 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Roy Rutherford 332 9.14% 340.1 343.3 353.5 353.6 384.4 409.2     Independent (politician) Neil MacKay (incumbent) 222 6.11% 231.3 239 243.1 243.3 264.3       Scottish Liberal Democrats Gwyneth Neal 188 5.17% 196.7 201.1 206.3 206.5         Independent (politician) George Doyle 125 3.44% 126.9 136.1             Independent (politician) Wilma McIntosh 58 1.60% 61.3               9 7,524 3,631 46 727 3,677 (48.26%) Cowal 2007: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP 2012: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: No change Cowal - 3 seats 9 Scottish National Party William Gordon Blair 570 19.57% 575 585 613 653 942       Independent (politician) Alex McNaughton (incumbent) 543 18.65% 564 593 628 713 744       Independent (politician) Bruce Marshall (incumbent) 375 12.88% 391 410 452 514 542 572.5 577.4 742.7 Scottish National Party Ron Simon (incumbent) 353 12.12% 359 367 378 405         Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Lewis Macdonald 343 11.78% 356 388 407 433 454 480 481.9   Independent (politician) Stephen Johnstone 282 9.68% 295 312 341           Independent (politician) Chris Talbot 169 5.8% 182 201             Independent (politician) Russell Weir 151 5.19% 173               Independent (politician) Chris Lambert 126 4.33%                 9 5,840 2,912 40 729 2,952 (49.86%) Dunoon 2007: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP 2012: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: No change Dunoon - 3 seats * 5 Independent (politician) Dick Walsh (incumbent) 777 32.83         Scottish National Party Michael Breslin (Subsequently left the SNP) 663 28.01         Independent (politician) Jimmy McQueen (incumbent) 432 18.25 527.5 544.8 590.7 638 Scottish Labour Party Mick Rice 296 12.51 315.5 324.7 337.8 381.4 Scottish Liberal Democrats Tony Miles 105 4.44 128.1 137.3 160.1   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party William Green 94 3.97 106.9 111.1     5 5,715 2,367 38 592 2,405 (41.42%) Elections to the Dunoon Ward were suspended following the death of SNP candidate Alister MacAlister. Polling took place on 10 May 2012. Isle of Bute 2007: 2xSNP; 1xIndependent 2012: 2xSNP; 1xIndependent 2007-2012 Change: No change Isle of Bute - 3 seats 6 Independent (politician) Len Scoullar (incumbent) 707 30.91%           Scottish National Party Robert MacIntyre (incumbent) (Subsequently left the SNP) 609 26.63%           Scottish National Party Isobel Strong (incumbent) 359 15.7% 409.6 440.7 450.8 515.1 673.8 Scottish Labour Party Adam Bellshaw 351 15.34% 372.6 374.8 385.4 440.8   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Wallace 216 9.44% 244.5 245.2 264.6     Scottish Christian Party Hugh Cole 45 1.97% 48.6 49       6 5,078 2,287 39 572 2,326 (45.04%) Lomond North 2007: 3xIndependent 2012: 2xIndependent; 1xCon 2007-2012 Change: Con gain one seat from Independent Lomond North - 3 seats 6 Independent (politician) George Freeman (incumbent) 847 29.24%           Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Maurice Corry 544 18.78% 560.3 565.7 607.6 672.1 716.3 Scottish National Party Kenneth Smith 406 14.01% 417.1 433.1 463.4 542.1   Scottish Labour Party Fiona Howard 376 12.98% 386.4 412.1 453.4     Independent (politician) Robert Graham MacIntyre 358 12.36% 373.8 407.2 531.7 650.9 816.1 Independent (politician) Danny Kelly (incumbent) 237 8.18% 272.1 307.5       Independent (politician) Susie Will 129 4.45% 143.5         6 6,117 2,897 22 725 2,919 (47.36%) Helensburgh Central 2007: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xIndependent 2012: 1xIndependent; 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem 2007-2012 Change: No change Helensburgh Central - 4 seats 1 Independent (politician) Vivien Dance (incumbent) 749 22.80% Scottish National Party James Alexander Robb (incumbent) 687 20.91% Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Gary Mulvaney (incumbent) 673 20.49% Scottish Liberal Democrats Aileen Morton 665 20.24% Independent (politician) David Alastair Allan 382 11.63% Richard William Humphrey 129 3.93% 1 7,377 3,285 32 658 3,317 (44.53%) Helensburgh and Lomond South 2007: 1xCon; 1xLib Dem; 1xIndependent 2012: 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xCon 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Independent Helensburgh and Lomond South - 3 seats 4 Scottish Liberal Democrats Ellen Morton (incumbent) 895 38.30%       Scottish National Party Richard MacDonald Trail 584 24.99% 603.7     Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party David Fairbairn Kinniburgh (incumbent) 558 23.88% 582.2 584.6 877.2 Scottish Liberal Democrats Andrew Nisbet (incumbent) 300 12.84% 548.3 555.8   4 5,395 2,337 35 585 2,372 (43.32%) Changes since 2012 † Independent Oban South and the Isles Cllr Fred Hall resigned his seat on 14 March 2014. A by-election was held on 23 May 2014 and was won by the Labour Party's Neil MacIntyre.https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-27557551 Labour wins council by-election 24 May 2014 www.bbc.com †† SNP Oban North and Lorn Cllr Louise Glen-Lee resigned on 30 April 2014 for personal reasons. A by-election was held on 17 July 2014 and was won by the Independent John MacGregor.http://www.obantimes.co.uk/2014/07/18/macgregor-wins-oban-north-and-lorn-by-election/ MacGregor wins Oban North and Lorn by-election - The Oban Times 18 July 2014 ††† Independent Oban North and Lorn Cllr John MacGregor died on 28 July 2014.https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands/300255/sudden-death-of-newly-elected-oban-councillor/ Sudden death of newly elected Oban councillor - Press and Journal A by-election was held to fill the vacancy and was won by the SNP's Iain MacLean on 23 October 2014. He resigned from the SNP and became an Independent on 15 March 2016.http://forargyll.com/?p=105307 Argyll News: Another resignation from Argyll & Bute SNP Councillors groupFor Argyll For Argyll 16 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160320201516/http://forargyll.com/?p=105307 20 March 2016 dead dmy-all †††† SNP South Kintyre Cllr John Semple resigned on 19 September 2014 for personal reasons.http://forargyll.com/2014/09/snp-lose-another-argyll-bute-councillor/ Argyll News: SNP lose another Argyll & Bute councillor For Argyll 28 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141028201500/http://forargyll.com/2014/09/snp-lose-another-argyll-bute-councillor/ 28 October 2014 dead dmy-all A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 11 December 2014 and was won by the SNP's John Armour. ††††† Independent Oban North and Lorn Cllr Iain Angus MacDonald joined the SNP and ceased to be an Independent on 24 September 2014.http://forargyll.com/2014/09/snp-gain-a-councillor-at-argyll-and-bute/ Argyll News: SNP gain a councillor at Argyll and Bute For Argyll 28 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141004110958/http://forargyll.com/2014/09/snp-gain-a-councillor-at-argyll-and-bute/ 4 October 2014 dead dmy-all He resigned his seat on 11 March 2016.http://forargyll.com/?p=105271 Argyll News: Resignation-triggered by-election for Oban North and LornFor Argyll For Argyll 12 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160312100933/http://forargyll.com/?p=105271 12 March 2016 dead dmy-all The by-election was held on 2 June 2016 and was won by the Independent Kieron Green †††††† Independent Oban North and Lorn Cllr Duncan McIntyre resigned due to ill health in December 2015. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 18 February 2016 which was won by the SNP's Julie McKenzie.http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/oban-north-and-lorn-ward-election Oban North and Lorn Ward By-Election Argyll-bute.gov.uk 2018-09-16 By-elections Oban South and the Isles By-election (23 May 2014) - 1 Seathttp://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/sites/default/files/oban_south_by-election_full_results.pdf By election results www.argyll-bute.gov.uk 5 Scottish Labour Party Neil MacIntyre 918 26.27 946 1,134 1,413 2,001 Scottish National Party Iain MacLean 980 28.05 988 1,102 1,260   Scottish Liberal Democrats David Pollard 635 18.17 742 865     Independent (politician) John MacGregor 616 17.63 688       Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Vennard 345 9.87         5 8,023 3,494 31 1,748 3,525 (43.55%) Oban North and Lorn By-election (17 July 2014) - 1 Seathttp://www.scottishelections.org.uk/scotland/lby/obannorthlorn2.php Scottish Elections :: Oban North and Lorn By-Election 2014 - election result 19 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140924062258/http://www.scottishelections.org.uk/scotland/lby/obannorthlorn2.php 24 September 2014 dead dmy-all 5 Scottish National Party Gerry Fisher 595 24.6 635 658     Independent (politician) John MacGregor ††† 548 22.7 614 771 920 1,293 Scottish Labour Party Kieron Green 526 21.8 572 681 874   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Vennard 445 18.4 493       Independent (politician) Marri Molloy 301 12.5         5 7,821 2,415 28 1,208 2,443 (30.88%) Oban North and Lorn By-election (23 October 2014) - 1 Seathttp://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/sites/default/files/statement_of_persons_nominated_1.pdf Statements www.argyll-bute.gov.uk 4 Scottish National Party Iain MacLean 1,090 40.9% 1,102 1,199 1,635 Independent (politician) Stephanie Irvine 629 23.6% 812 1,080   Scottish Labour Party Kieron Green 530 19.9% 621     Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Vennard 415 15.6%       4 8,056 2,664 25 1,333 2,689 (33.07%) South Kintyre By-election (11 December 2014) - 1 Seathttp://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/news/2014/dec/south-kintyre-election-results-11th-december-2014 South Kintyre by-election results, 11th December 2014 Argyll and Bute Council 11 December 2014 Argyll and Bute Council 1 Scottish National Party John Armour 942 62.2% Scottish Liberal Democrats Joyce Oxborrow 214 14.1% Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Charlotte Hanbury 203 13.4% Scottish Labour Party Michael Kelly 156 10.3% 1 1,515 7 759 1,522 Oban North and Lorn By-election (18 February 2016) - 1 Seathttp://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/news/2016/feb/oban-north-and-lorn-ward-election-result Oban North and Lorn Ward By Election result Argyll and Bute Council 29 February 2016 Argyll and Bute Council 4 Scottish National Party Julie McKenzie 1,113 42.3% 1,186 1,241 1,656 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Ross Vennard 609 23.2% 640     Independent (politician) Kieron Green 608 23.1% 721 1,048   Scottish Green Party Pat Tyrell 300 11.4%       4 7,772 2,630 9 1,316 2,639 (33.84%) Oban North and Lorn By-election (2 June 2016) - 1 Seathttps://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/news/2016/jun/oban-north-and-lorn-election-result Oban North and Lorn by-election result Argyll and Bute Council 3 June 2016 Argyll and Bute Councilhttp://forargyll.com/?p=106834 Argyll News: Kieron Green wins Oban North and Lorn by-election to Argyll and Bute Council For Argyll 3 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160920011152/http://forargyll.com/?p=106834 20 September 2016 dead dmy-all 4 Scottish National Party Breege Smyth 1,055 39.8 1,097 1,138   Independent (politician) Kieron Green 711 26.8 821 1,160 1617 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Ross Vennard 591 22.3 668     Scottish Liberal Democrats David Pollard 294 11.1       4 2651 16 1,326 2,667 (33.46%) References External links http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/elections/results2012 https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/pdf/2012/argyll-bute12.pdf 2012 Category:2012 Scottish local elections