Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber (UK Parliament constituency)

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Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
County constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber in Scotland
Subdivisions of Scotland Argyll and Bute
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Brendan O'Hara (SNP)
SeatsOne
Created from Argyll and Bute (majority) & Ross, Skye and Lochaber (minority)

Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.

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The vast majority of the constituency came from Argyll and Bute, and included these wards: [2] [3]

It also contains the following from Highland council area:

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Brendan O'Hara SNP

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Brendan O'Hara 15,582 34.7 −9.5
Conservative Amanda Hampsey9,35020.8−13.7
Labour Hamish Maxwell8,58519.1+12.0
Liberal Democrats Alan Reid 7,35916.4+2.3
Reform UK Melanie Hurst3,0456.8+6.7
Independent Tommy Macpherson9412.1N/A
Majority6,23213.9
Turnout 44,86262.5
SNP hold Swing

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References

  1. "28 June 2023 - 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament". Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  2. "New Seat Details - Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  3. "Argyll & Bute to welcome Lochaber communities to fold in boundary change". The Oban Times. 2023-07-06. Retrieved 2023-07-29 via PressReader.
  4. "Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber - General election results 2024". BBC News.
  5. Council, Argyll and Bute (July 5, 2024). "Brendan O'Hara is elected MP for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber". www.argyll-bute.gov.uk.