The local authorityCouncil · scottish_council · Scotland
Argyll and Bute.
Scottish National Party (SNP)-controlled scottish_council. 11 wards across 1 parliamentary constituency.
Net revenue · —
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Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
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For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
12/36
Scottish National Party (SNP) 33%
Westminster
1
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026
31 May 2026
Scottish National Party (SNP) chamber, opposed area.
Argyll and Bute is a scottish_council controlled by Scottish National Party (SNP) (12 of 36 seats). It covers 11 wards spanning 1 parliamentary constituencies.
Who sits in the chamber.
Scottish National Party (SNP) 12Con 10Independent Berwick Hills Resident 7LD 5Green 1Lab 1
Scottish National Party (SNP) 33% · last contested 5 May 2022
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Gordon Blair | Ind | Cowal | 2022 |
| William Sinclair | LD | Cowal | 2022 |
| Yvonne McNeilly | Con | Cowal | 2022 |
| Audrey E Forrest | Ind | Dunoon | 2022 |
| Daniel Hampsey | Con | Dunoon | 2022 |
| Ross Moreland | LD | Dunoon | 2022 |
| Fiona Howard | Lab | Helensburgh Central | 2022 |
| Gary Mulvaney | Con | Helensburgh Central | 2022 |
| Graham Archibald Hardie | LD | Helensburgh Central | 2022 |
| Ian James MacQuire | Ind | Helensburgh Central | 2022 |
| Gemma Penfold | Con | Helensburgh Lomond South | 2022 |
| Math Campbell-Sturgess | Ind | Helensburgh Lomond South | 2022 |
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber | 11 | 100% | Brendan O'Hara | SNP |
Sources, methods & last update
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CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
Not yet ingested for Argyll and Bute
Not yet ingested for Argyll and Bute
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level
Pending ingest at LAD level