Kintyre and the Islands (ward)

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Kintyre and the Islands.svg
Location of the ward [1]

Kintyre and the Islands is one of the eleven wards used to elect members of the Argyll and Bute Council in the west of Scotland. It elects three Councillors by single transferable vote. As well as North Kintyre, it includes the islands of Colonsay, Gigha, Islay and Jura.

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Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Anne Horn
(SNP)
John McAlpine
(Ind.)
Robin Currie
(Liberal Democrats)
2012
2017 Alastair John Redman
(Conservative)
2022 Dougie McFadzean
(SNP)
John McAlpine
(Ind.)
2023 byAlastair Redman
(Ind.)
2024 byAnne Horn
(SNP)

Election results

2024 by-election

Kintyre and the Islands − 1 seat (18 July 2024)
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
SNP Anne Horn43.4728731 793 832 1,013
Independent Donald Kelly19.2322327 397 531  
Conservative Elizabeth Redman19.2322326 369   
Liberal Democrats Douglas MacDonald16.7281286    
Freedom Alliance (UK)Alan McManus1.525    
Electorate: 5,406  Valid: 1,678  Spoilt: 17  Quota: 840  Turnout: 31.4%  

    Source: [2] [3]

    2022 by-election

    Kintyre and the Islands − 1 seat (29 September 2022)
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Independent Alastair Redman32.7591597 618 701 826 1,029
    SNP Lachie Macquarie29.0525536 623 626 694  
    Liberal Democrats Kenny MacKenzie14.6265283 313 375   
    Conservative Hamish Stewart10.7194200 207    
    Scottish Green Tom Skinner9.7176179     
    Labour Gopi Ageer0.355     
    Electorate: 5,368  Valid: 1,806  Spoilt: 25  Quota: 904  Turnout: 34.1%  

      Source: [4] [5]

      2022 election

      Kintyre and the Islands − 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      SNP Dougie McFadzean29.9863     
      Independent John McAlpine23.5680705 739   
      Liberal Democrats Robin Currie (incumbent)16.4474515 580 583 670 987
      Independent Alastair Redman (incumbent)16.4474493 502 505 623  
      Conservative Alec McNeilly9.6276277 284 286   
      Labour Jane B. Kelly4.2122140     
      Electorate: 5,377  Valid: 2,889  Spoilt: 49  Quota: 723  Turnout: 54.9%  

        Source: [6] [7]

        2017 election

        2017 Argyll and Bute Council election [8]

        Kintyre and the Islands - 3 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        SNP Anne Horn (incumbent)29.3821    
        Conservative Alastair John Redman23.1648652.5 679.1 689.1 707.7
        Liberal Democrats Robin Currie (incumbent)22.4626649.4 694.7 770.7 
        Independent John McAlpine (incumbent)14.7411432.0 473.1 525.7  
        Labour Michael Kelly5.7160169.6    
        Scottish Green Ed Tyler4.8134176.9 196.3   
        Electorate: TBC  Valid: 2,800  Spoilt: 40  Quota: 701  Turnout: 2,840 (54.1%)  

          2012 Election

          2012 Argyll and Bute Council election [9]

          Kintyre and the Islands - 3 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567
          SNP Anne Horn (incumbent)23.43%610613 630 694   
          Independent John McAlpine (incumbent)22.43%584587 603 653   
          Conservative Alastair John Redman21.24%553553 559 579 586.2 586.4  
          Liberal Democrats Robin Currie (incumbent)20.74%540541 548 623 635.9 636.2 884.3
          Labour Bob Chicken8.64%225232 247     
          Scottish Green Ed Tyler2.8%7374      
          Arthur McFarlane0.73%19      
          Electorate: 5,144  Valid: 2,604  Spoilt: 29  Quota: 652  Turnout: 2,633 (50.62%)  

            2007 election

            2007 Argyll and Bute Council election [10]

            Kintyre and the Islands
            PartyCandidateFPv% %SeatCount
            Liberal Democrats Robin Currie1,13134.611
            Independent John McAlpine60818.625
            SNP Anne Horn48214.737
            Independent Ann Newman34210.5
            Conservative Peter Minshall3009.2
            Labour Phil Hawkins2196.7
            Independent Maureen Scott1905.8

            References

            1. "ArcGIS Web Application".
            2. "Declaration of Results Report Ward 2 Kintyre and the Islands By-election" (PDF). Argyll and Bute Council. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
            3. "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 2 Kintyre and the Islands By-election" (PDF). Argyll and Bute Council. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
            4. "Declaration of Results Report Ward 2 Kintyre and the Islands By-election" (PDF). Argyll and Bute Council. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
            5. "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 2 Kintyre and the Islands By-election" (PDF). Argyll and Bute Council. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
            6. "Declaration of Results Report Ward 2 Kintyre and the Islands" (PDF). Argyll and Bute Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
            7. "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 2 Kintyre and the Islands" (PDF). Argyll and Bute Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
            8. "Local Government Election 4 May 2017 results". 8 May 2017.
            9. "Argyll and Bute Council Election results 2012". 8 May 2020.
            10. "Local Government elections 2007" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2023.