Elections to Argyll and Bute Council were held in May 1992, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election was the last for the Argyll and Bute District Council, as the council would be replaced with the Argyll and Bute unitary authority for the 1995 election.
Local government in Scotland is organised through 32 unitary authorities designated as councils which consist of councillors elected every five years by registered voters in each of the council areas.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Independent | 16 | 50.2 | 7,223 | ||||||
Conservative | 4 | 15.6 | 2,247 | ||||||
Liberal Democrats | 3 | 11.5 | 1,657 | ||||||
SNP | 2 | 15.6 | 2,235 | ||||||
Labour | 1 | 7.4 | 1,055 | ||||||
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