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Argyll and Bute (UK Parliament constituency)

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Coordinates:55°55′59″N5°20′56″W / 55.933°N 5.349°W /55.933; -5.349

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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983-2024

Not to be confused withArgyll and Bute (Scottish Parliament constituency).

Argyll and Bute
Formercounty constituency for theHouse of Commons
Boundary of Argyll and Bute in Scotland
Major settlements	Campbeltown,Dunoon,Helensburgh,Lochgilphead,Rothesay,Oban
1983–2024
Created from	Argyll Bute and Northern Ayrshire
Replaced by	Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Argyll and Bute was acounty constituency of theHouse of Commons of theParliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the1983 general election, merging most ofArgyll with some ofBute and Northern Ayrshire, and then superseded byArgyll, Bute and South Lochaber in the2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.

Under the2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency now comprises the vast majority of the newArgyll, Bute and South Lochaber constituency, first contested at the2024 general election.^[1]^[2]

Boundaries

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Map of boundaries 2005–2024

1983–2005: Argyll and Bute District.

2005–2024: The area of the Argyll and Bute Council.

When created in 1983, the constituency covered the area of theArgyll and Bute district of theStrathclyde region. In 2005 it was enlarged to cover theArgyll and Bute council area, which had been created in 1996. ThusHelensburgh, already included within the new council area, was included in the constituency. Helensburgh had been within theDunbarton district until 1996, and within theDumbarton constituency until 2005.

Politics

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Argyll and Bute was one of the few four-way marginal constituencies in the UK. TheLiberal Democrats held the seat from1987, when they took it from theConservatives, until2015 when theSNP won the seat. Theequivalent seat to Argyll and Bute in the Scottish Parliament was lost to the SNP in 2007, with Labour representing the overlapping constituency ofDumbarton to the southeast coveringHelensburgh andLomond. Since 2017, the Scottish Conservatives have been the main challengers in the seat.

Members of Parliament

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	Member^[3]	Party
1983	John MacKay	Conservative
1987	Ray Michie	Liberal
1988	Ray Michie	Liberal Democrats
2001	Alan Reid	Liberal Democrats
2015	Brendan O'Hara	SNP

Election results

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Elections in the 2010s

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General election 2019: Argyll and Bute^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Brendan O'Hara	21,040	43.8	+7.8
	Conservative	Gary Mulvaney	16,930	35.2	+2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Reid	6,832	14.2	−4.0
	Labour	Rhea Barnes	3,248	6.8	−5.8
Majority			4,110	8.6	+5.8
Turnout			48,050	72.2	+0.7
	SNPhold		Swing	+2.9

2017 general election: Argyll and Bute^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Brendan O'Hara	17,304	36.0	−8.3
	Conservative	Gary Mulvaney	15,976	33.2	+18.3
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Reid	8,745	18.2	−9.7
	Labour	Michael Kelly	6,044	12.6	+2.2
Majority			1,328	2.8	−13.6
Turnout			48,069	71.5	−3.8
	SNPhold		Swing	−13.3

General election 2015: Argyll and Bute^[7]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Brendan O'Hara	22,959	44.3	+25.4
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Reid	14,486	27.9	−3.7
	Conservative	Alastair Redman	7,733	14.9	−9.1
	Labour	Mary Galbraith	5,394	10.4	−12.3
	UKIP	Caroline Santos^[9]	1,311	2.5	New
Majority			8,473	16.4	N/A
Turnout			51,883	75.3	+8.0
	SNPgain fromLiberal Democrats		Swing	+14.5

General election 2010: Argyll and Bute^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Reid	14,292	31.6	−4.9
	Conservative	Gary Mulvaney	10,861	24.0	+0.5
	Labour	David Graham	10,274	22.7	+0.3
	SNP	Mike MacKenzie	8,563	18.9	+3.4
	Green	Elaine Morrison	789	1.7	New
	Independent	George Doyle	272	0.6	New
	Scottish Jacobite	John Black	156	0.3	New
Majority			3,431	7.6	−5.4
Turnout			45,207	67.3	+3.1
	Liberal Democratshold		Swing	−2.7

Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: Argyll and Bute^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Reid	15,786	36.5	+3.7
	Conservative	Jamie McGrigor	10,150	23.5	−0.2
	Labour	Carolyn Manson	9,696	22.4	−0.3
	SNP	Isobel Strong	6,716	15.5	−2.0
	Scottish Socialist	Deirdre Henderson	881	2.0	−1.4
Majority			5,636	13.0	+7.6
Turnout			43,229	64.2	+4.1
	Liberal Democratshold		Swing	+2.0

General election 2001: Argyll and Bute^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Reid	9,245	29.9	−10.3
	Labour	Hugh J.E. Raven	7,592	24.5	+8.8
	Conservative	Dave Petrie	6,436	20.8	+1.9
	SNP	Agnes Samuel	6,433	20.8	−2.4
	Scottish Socialist	Des Divers	1,251	4.0	New
Majority			1,653	5.4	−11.6
Turnout			30,957	63.0	−9.9
	Liberal Democratshold		Swing	−9.6

Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: Argyll and Bute^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ray Michie	14,359	40.2	+5.3
	SNP	Neil MacCormick	8,278	23.2	−0.6
	Conservative	Ralph Leishman	6,774	18.9	−8.8
	Labour	Ali A. Syed	5,596	15.7	+2.1
	Referendum	Michael Stewart	713	2.0	New
Majority			6,081	17.0	+9.8
Turnout			35,720	72.9	−3.2
	Liberal Democratshold		Swing	+3.0

General election 1992: Argyll and Bute^[14]^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ray Michie	12,739	34.9	−2.4
	Conservative	John Corrie	10,117	27.7	−5.8
	SNP	Neil MacCormick	8,689	23.8	+6.7
	Labour	Des Browne	4,946	13.6	+1.5
Majority			2,622	7.2	+3.4
Turnout			36,491	76.1	+0.6
	Liberal Democratshold		Swing	+1.7

Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: Argyll and Bute^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ray Michie	13,726	37.3	+9.8
	Conservative	John MacKay	12,332	33.5	−5.1
	SNP	Robert Shaw	6,297	17.1	−7.5
	Labour	Desmond Tierney	4,437	12.1	+2.8
Majority			1,394	3.8	N/A
Turnout			36,792	75.5	+2.6
	Liberalgain fromConservative		Swing	+7.5

General election 1983: Argyll and Bute^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John MacKay	13,380	38.6	−1.7
	Liberal	Ray Michie	9,536	27.5	+13.7
	SNP	Ian Smith	8,514	24.6	−4.6
	Labour	Charles McCafferty	3,204	9.3	−7.4
Majority			3,844	11.1
Turnout			34,634	72.9
	Conservativewin (new seat)

References

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^Boundary Commission Scotland 2023 Review Report
^"Argyll & Bute to welcome Lochaber communities to fold in boundary change".The Oban Times. 6 July 2023. Retrieved29 July 2023 – via PressReader.
^Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 2)
^"UK Parliamentary Election - 12th December 2019".Argyll & Bute Council. 8 November 2019. Retrieved14 November 2019.
^"Argyll & Bute parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". Retrieved14 December 2019.
^"General Election: SNP reselects 54 MPs".The Scotsman. 22 April 2017.
^"Election Data 2015".Electoral Calculus. Archived fromthe original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved17 October 2015.
^Council, Argyll and Bute (22 January 2015)."UK Parliamentary Election - Results - Thursday 7 May 2015".Argyll and Bute Council.
^"UK Polling Report".ukpollingreport.co.uk. Archived fromthe original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved26 April 2015.
^"Election Data 2010".Electoral Calculus. Archived fromthe original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved17 October 2015.
^"Election Data 2005".Electoral Calculus. Archived fromthe original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved18 October 2015.
^"Election Data 2001".Electoral Calculus. Archived fromthe original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved18 October 2015.
^"Election Data 1997".Electoral Calculus. Archived fromthe original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved18 October 2015.
^"Election Data 1992".Electoral Calculus. Archived fromthe original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved18 October 2015.
^"Politics Resources".Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived fromthe original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved6 December 2010.
^"Election Data 1987".Electoral Calculus. Archived fromthe original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved18 October 2015.
^"Election Data 1983".Electoral Calculus. Archived fromthe original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved18 October 2015.

External links

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Argyll and Bute UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2005 – May 2024) atMapIt UK

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