1995 Argyll and Bute Council election

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1995 Argyll and Bute Council election
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All 33 seats to Argyll and Bute Council
17 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Independent SNP Liberal Democrats
Last election1623
Seats won2143
Seat changeIncrease2.svg5Increase2.svg2Steady2.svg0
Popular vote15,1713,7874,240
Percentage50.2%12.6%14.1%
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Conservative Labour
Last election41
Seats won32
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote3,9233,036
Percentage13.0%10.1%
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Results by ward
Council Leader before election

Position created

Council Leader

Dick Walsh
Independent

The 1995 elections to Argyll and Bute Council were held on 6 April 1995 and were the first for the newly formed unitary authority, which was created under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 and replaced the previous two-tier system of local government under Strathclyde Regional Council and Dumbarton and Argyll & Bute District Councils.

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Election results

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Results of the election
Argyll and Bute Local Election Results 1995 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 21Increase2.svg563.650.215,171
  SNP 4Increase2.svg212.112.63,787
  Liberal Democrats 3Steady2.svg09.114.14,240
  Conservative 3Increase2.svg19.113.03,923
  Labour 2Increase2.svg16.110.13,036

Ward results

Ward 1: Kinloch [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour G MacMillan 379 50.1
Liberal Democrats M McIntyre34545.7
Independent A McPherson324.2
Majority344.4
Turnout 75647.7
Labour win (new seat)
Ward 2: Kilkerran [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent A McKinlay 612 72.7
Liberal Democrats J McKerral17620.9
Independent K Kelly546.4
Majority43651.8
Turnout 84250.0
Independent win (new seat)
Ward 3: North Kintyre [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent D McKinnon 604 58.4
Independent D Henderson43141.6
Majority17316.8
Turnout 1,03560.3
Independent win (new seat)
Ward 4: Mid Kintyre [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative R Currie 308 39.7
SNP F Hood27435.4
Independent G Page13917.9
Independent D Black547.0
Majority344.4
Turnout 77545.6
Conservative win (new seat)
Ward 5: South Kintyre [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative A McCallum 223 26.3
Independent J MacLean22226.2
Independent W Bell17420.5
SNP J MacLellan13015.3
Independent D Gardiner9911.7
Majority10.1
Turnout 84847.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Ward 6: Knapdale [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent B Robertson 471 48.9
Independent B Christie26927.9
Labour J Bishop22323.2
Majority20221.0
Turnout 96350.4
Independent win (new seat)
Ward 7: Lochgilphead [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent D MacMillan 670 70.2
Labour G Bishop28429.8
Majority38640.4
Turnout 95448.1
Independent win (new seat)
Ward 8: Craignish - Glenaray [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats A Hay 530 51.5
Independent N MacLean49948.5
Majority313.0
Turnout 1,02953.0
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Ward 9: Awe [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent A Macaskill 813 73.6
Liberal Democrats A Baker29226.4
Majority52147.2
Turnout 1,10548.3
Independent win (new seat)
Ward 10: Islay Kilchoman - Kildalton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent D McKerral 490 58.0
Liberal Democrats C MacIntyre18521.9
SNP J Hunter17020.1
Majority30536.1
Turnout 84555.3
Independent win (new seat)
Ward 11: Islay Kilarrow, Jura and Colonsay [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats R Currie 440 56.3
Independent J Cameron34243.7
Majority9812.6
Turnout 78254.3
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Ward 12: Dunollie [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent D Webster 421 39.9
SNP K MacColl34232.5
Liberal Democrats D MacKenzie29127.6
Majority797.4
Turnout 1,05441.4
Independent win (new seat)
Ward 13: Soroba [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent R Banks Unopposed N/A
Independent win (new seat)
Ward 14: Ardconnel - Kilmore [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats A McKie 438 39.5
SNP P Keegan38534.7
Conservative N Faccenda28725.8
Majority534.8
Turnout 1,11047.6
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Ward 15: North Lorn [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP C Cameron 617 57.0
Liberal Democrats D Barnes46643.0
Majority15114.0
Turnout 1,08350.6
SNP win (new seat)
Ward 16: Mull [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent J Wilson 782 74.0
SNP N Harvey27526.0
Majority50748.0
Turnout 1,05747.9
Independent win (new seat)
Ward 17: Tiree and Coll [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent I Gillies Unopposed N/A
Independent win (new seat)
Ward 18: West Rothesay [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent G Mason 513 74.3
Labour J Gorman17725.7
Majority33648.6
Turnout 69044.7
Independent win (new seat)
Ward 19: Central Rothesay [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent F Gillies 473 56.6
Labour D Flowers36243.4
Majority11113.2
Turnout 83555.2
Independent win (new seat)
Ward 20: East Rothesay [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent R McNamara 432 45.7
Independent J McMillan32834.7
Labour H Hattan18619.6
Majority10411.0
Turnout 94653.2
Independent win (new seat)
Ward 21: Kyles and Bute [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent R Macintyre Unopposed N/A
Independent win (new seat)
Ward 22: East Lochfyne [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP A MacQueen 385 32.4
Independent D Campbell38132.0
Independent D McHugh28223.7
Liberal Democrats D Worster14211.9
Majority40.4
Turnout 1,19056.2
SNP win (new seat)
Ward 23: Kirn and Hunter's Quay [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP E MacTaggart 441 37.5
Conservative E Waddell40234.2
Labour A Kelly21718.4
Independent W Taylor1179.9
Majority393.3
Turnout 1,17755.4
SNP win (new seat)
Ward 24: Ardenslate [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent J Allison 243 24.2
SNP A Sultan20820.7
Labour J Saidler18218.2
Independent R McChlery18018.0
Independent A MacAlister999.9
Liberal Democrats B Shearer555.5
Independent J McGoran353.5
Majority353.5
Turnout 1,00255.2
Independent win (new seat)
Ward 25: Milton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent J English 266 27.6
Labour D Graham24825.7
SNP E Drummond23724.6
Independent F MacClure21322.1
Majority181.9
Turnout 96455.9
Independent win (new seat)
Ward 26: Auchamore and Innellan [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent D WalshUnopposedN/A
Independent win (new seat)
Ward 27: Holy Loch [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
SNP A MacNicol 323 27.6
Conservative T Marshall26022.3
Independent G McKinven23620.2
Independent P Menzies19016.3
Labour J Valentine15913.6
Majority635.3
Turnout 1,16860.2
SNP win (new seat)
Ward 28: Helensburgh East [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour I MacDonald 619 40.2
Conservative N Lawrence50733.0
Independent W Sutherland41226.8
Majority1127.2
Turnout 1,53847.0
Labour win (new seat)
Ward 29: Helensburgh Central [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative N Dunn 789 55.2
Liberal Democrats M Stewart64144.8
Majority14810.4
Turnout 1,43044.6
Conservative win (new seat)
Ward 30: Helensburgh West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent S Latimer 1,103 65.7
Conservative W Morrison57534.3
Majority52831.4
Turnout 1,67852.6
Independent win (new seat)
Ward 31: Rhu, Garelochhead, Luss [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent W Petrie Unopposed N/A
Independent win (new seat)
Ward 32: Arrochar, Kilcreggan [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent D Kelly 1,297 82.1
Conservative A MacConochnie28317.9
Majority1,01464.2
Turnout 1,58049.1
Independent win (new seat)
Ward 33: Cardross, Craigendoran [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent R Kinloch 1,193 69.3
Conservative J Stirling28916.8
Liberal Democrats S Barnett23913.9
Majority90452.5
Turnout 1,72152.7
Independent win (new seat)

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