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2022 Argyll and Bute Council election
← 2017 5 May 2022 (2022-05-05) 2027 →
All 36 seats to Argyll and Bute Council
19 seats needed for a majority
Registered69,469
Turnout50.4%
  First party Second party
 
SNP
Con
Leader Jim Lynch Gary Mulvaney
Party SNP Conservative
Leader's seat Oban South and the Isles Helensburgh Central
Last election 11 seats, 27.6% 9 seats, 25%
Seats before 11 8
Seats after 12 10
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 10,729 7,845
Percentage 31.0% 22.7%
Swing Increase 3.3% Decrease 2.4%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Ind
LD
Leader Robin Currie
Party Independent Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat N/A Kintyre and the Islands
Last election 10 seats, 30.4% 6 seats, 10.7%
Seats before 10 5
Seats after 7 5
Seat change Decrease 3 Decrease 1
Popular vote 8,742 3,325
Percentage 25.3% 9.6%
Swing Decrease 2.4% Decrease 1.1%
  Fifth party Sixth party
 
Lab
Grn
Leader Fiona Howard Luna Martin
Party Labour Scottish Green
Leader's seat Helensburgh Central Oban North and Lorn
Last election 0 seats, 4.1% 0 seats, 1.8%
Seats before 0 0
Seats after 1 1
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 2,218 1,334
Percentage 6.4% 3.9%
Swing Increase 2.3% Increase 2.1%
Leader before election

Robin Currie
(Lib Dems)
No overall control

Leader after election

Robin Currie
(Lib Dems)
No overall control

Elections to Argyll and Bute Council took place on 5 May 2022, the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. As with other Scottish council elections, it was held using single transferable vote (STV)—a form of proportional representation—in which multiple candidates are elected in each ward and voters rank candidates in order of preference. New ward boundaries were proposed by Boundaries Scotland in 2021, which would have reduced the total number of councillors to 34. However, these were rejected by the Scottish Parliament and the boundaries used at the previous election remained in place.

For the second consecutive election, the Scottish National Party (SNP) were returned as the largest party with 12 seats—one more than in 2017 but seven short of an overall majority. The Conservatives solidified the gains they had made at the previous election and increased their number by one to return 10 councillors and become the second-largest group on the council. The number of independent councillors fell by almost one third to seven while the Liberal Democrats lost one seat to return four councillors. The remaining two seats were won by Labour and the Greens.

The incumbent Conservative-Liberal Democrat-independent coalition—known as The Argyll, Lomond and Islands group (TALIG)—retained control of the council, with Cllr Robin Currie re-elected as council leader and Maurice Corry elected as Provost.

Background

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Previous election

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Main article: 2017 Argyll and Bute Council election

At the previous election in 2017, the Scottish National Party (SNP) became the largest party despite losing two seats, overtaking the number of independents which fell by five. A coalition of independents, Conservatives and Liberal Democrats retained control of the council after the Conservatives made five gains and the Liberal Democrats increased their number by two.[1]

2017 Argyll and Bute Council election result
Party Seats Vote share
SNP 11 27.7%
Independent 10 30.4%
Conservatives 9 25.1%
Liberal Democrats 6 10.8%

Source: [1]

Electoral system

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The election used the eight wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 28 councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the single transferable vote (STV) electoral system—a form of proportional representation—where candidates are ranked in order of preference.[2]

Composition

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After the 2017 election, a few changes in the composition of the council happened. Changes in the political affiliation of councillors occurred when Conservative councillor Alastair Redman was suspended over Islamophobia allegations[3] and independent councillor Roddy McCuish joined the Independence for Scotland Party.[4] In the run-up to the election, Conservative councillors Donald Kelly and Jamie McGrigor were deselected by the party but continued on as independents. Cllr McGrigor was subsequently expelled by the party for standing as an independent.[5][6] Three by-elections were held and resulted in an independent hold, a Conservative gain from the Lib Dems and a Conservative hold.[7][8]

Composition of Argyll and Bute Council
Party 2017 result Dissolution
SNP 11 11
Independents 10 12
Conservative 9 7
Liberal Democrats 6 5
ISP 0 1

Retiring councillors

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Retiring councillors
Ward Party Retiring councillor
Kintyre and the Islands SNP Anne Horn
Mid Argyll SNP Sandy Taylor
Oban South and the Isles Independent Mary-Jean Devon
ISP Roddy McCuish
Oban North and Lorn Independent Elaine Robertson
Cowal Liberal Democrats Alan Reid
Dunoon Independent Jim Anderson
Conservative Bobby Good
Isle of Bute SNP Jim Findlay
Lomond North Conservative Paul Collins
Helensburgh Central SNP Lorna Douglas
Liberal Democrats Aileen Morton
Helensburgh and Lomond South SNP Richard Trail

Source:[1][9]

Proposed boundary changes

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Following the passing of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018, a review of the boundaries was undertaken in North Ayrshire, Argyll and Bute, Highland, Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. The Act allowed single- or two-member wards to be created to provide better representation of island communities. New ward boundaries were proposed by Boundaries Scotland in 2021 which would have increased the number of wards by one to 12 but reduced the number of councillors by two to 34. Two new two-member, island-only wards would have been created to represent Islay, Jura and Colonsay and Mull, Iona, Coll and Tiree. As a result, the Kintyre peninsula would have been represented by a single ward instead of multiple wards which cover a mix of mainland and island communities.

The proposals would have made no changes to the boundaries or numbers of councillors in Cowal; Dunoon and Lomond North. The boundaries in Isle of Bute would have remained the same, but the number of councillors would have been reduced from three to two. Minimal changes would have been made to the boundaries of Helensburgh Central and Helensburgh and Lomond South, but the number of councillors in Helensburgh Central would have been reduced by one from four to three. Oban would have been placed in its own ward with four members, and a new two-member Lorn ward including the inhabited island of Lismore would have been created. However, the proposals in Argyll and Bute were rejected by the Scottish Parliament and the 11 wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 remained in place.[10][11]

Candidates

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The total number of candidates increased from 77 in 2017 to 79. The number of independent candidates—25—outstripped any individual party but fell by four from the previous election. The SNP and Conservatives both stood 13 candidates; more than any other party. The SNP's total was a reduction of three from the previous election whereas the Conservatives increased their number by two. Both the Liberal Democrats and Labour increased their number of candidates by one from the previous election—standing 11 and eight respectively—while the Greens stood five candidates, two more than five years previous. For the first time, the Independence for Scotland Party (ISP) (two), the Scottish Family Party (one) and the Alba Party (one) fielded candidates in an Argyll and Bute election. Unlike the 2017 election, the UK Independence Party (UKIP) did not field any candidates.[12][13]

Results

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2022 Argyll and Bute Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SNP 12 1 0 Increase 1 33.3 31.0 10,729 Increase 3.3
  Conservative 10 2 1 Increase 1 27.8 22.7 7,845 Decrease 2.4
  Independent 7 2 5 Decrease 3 19.4 25.3 8,742 Decrease 2.4
  Liberal Democrats 5 1 2 Decrease 1 13.9 9.6 3,325 Decrease 1.1
  Labour 1 1 0 Increase 1 2.8 6.4 2,218 Increase 2.3
  Scottish Green 1 1 0 Increase 1 2.8 3.9 1,334 Increase 2.1
  Alba 0 0 0 Steady 0 0.5 172 New
  ISP 0 0 0 Steady 0 0.5 156 New
  Scottish Family 0 0 0 Steady 0 0.1 43 New
Total 36 34,564

Ward summary

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Results of the 2022 Argyll and Bute Council election by ward
Ward % Cllrs % Cllrs % Cllrs % Cllrs % Cllrs % Cllrs % Cllrs Total
Cllrs
SNP Ind Con Lib Dem Lab Green Others
South Kintyre 32.8 1 35.9 1 22.5 1 8.7 0 3
Kintyre and the Islands 29.9 1 39.9 1 9.6 0 16.4 1 4.2 0 3
Mid Argyll 31.2 1 46.6 1 11.6 1 3.3 0 4.9 0 2.4 0 3
Oban South and the Isles 38.2 2 29.8 1 12.4 1 5.2 0 4.7 0 9.7 0 4
Oban North and Lorn 30.6 1 31.6 1 18.7 1 6.5 0 9.7 1 2.9 0 4
Cowal 41.9 1 5.2 0 26.1 1 16.8 1 7.7 0 2.4 0 3
Dunoon 40.9 1 16.2 0 17.9 1 16.9 1 6.5 0 1.6 0 3
Isle of Bute 25.4 1 46.1 1 17.8 1 1.1 0 4.3 0 3.0 0 2.4 0 3
Lomond North 24.3 1 34.1 1 26.4 1 2.8 0 12.4 0 3
Helensburgh Central 21.4 1 2.2 0 37.1 1 11.1 1 21.3 1 6.8 0 4
Helensburgh and Lomond South 26.0 1 47.7 1 17.8 1 8.6 0 3
Total 31.0 12 25.3 7 22.7 10 9.6 5 6.4 1 3.9 1 1.1 0 36

Seats changing hands

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Below is a list of seats which elected a different party or parties from 2017 in order to highlight the change in the political composition of the council from the previous election. The list does not include defeated incumbents who resigned or defected from their party and subsequently failed re-election while the party held the seat.

Seats changing hands
Seat 2017 2022
Party Member Party Member
South Kintyre Liberal Democrats Rory Colville Independent Donald Kelly[Note 1]
Kintyre and the Islands Conservative Alastair Redman[Note 2] Independent John McAlpine
Mid Argyll Independent Donnie MacMillan Conservative Garret Corner
Oban South and the Isles Independent Roddy McCuish SNP Willie Hume
Oban North and Lorn Independent Elaine Robertson Green Luna Martin
Dunoon Independent Jim Anderson Liberal Democrats Ross Moreland
Isle of Bute Independent Jean Murray Moffat Conservative Peter Wallace
Helensburgh Central Liberal Democrats Aileen Morton Labour Fiona Howard
Notes
  1. ^
    Note 1: In 2017, Cllr Kelly was elected as a Conservative candidate but was later deselected by the party.[5] The Conservatives held their seat in South Kintyre at the 2022 election.
  2. ^
    Note 2: In 2017, Alastair Redman was elected as a Conservative candidate but was later expelled from the party.[3] He did not retain his seat as an independent candidate at the 2022 election.

Ward results

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South Kintyre

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The SNP and Conservatives retained the seats they had won at the previous election while independent candidate Donald Kelly gained a seat from the Lib Dems. In 2017, Cllr Kelly was elected as a Conservative candidate, however, he was deselected by the party in the run-up to the 2022 election and chose to stand as an independent.[5]

South Kintyre − 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Independent Donald Kelly(incumbent) 35.9 848  
SNP John Armour (incumbent) 32.8 773  
Conservative Tommy MacPherson 22.5 531 615
Liberal Democrats Rory Colville (incumbent) 8.7 206 310
Electorate: 5,123   Valid: 2,358   Spoilt: 47   Quota: 590   Turnout: 46.9%  

Source:[14][15]

Kintyre and the Islands

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The SNP and Lib Dems retained the seats they had won at the previous election while the Conservatives lost their seat to independent candidate John McAlpine. In 2017, independent candidate Alastair Redman was elected as a Conservative candidate before being suspended by the party. He did not retain his seat but was subsequently re-elected following a by-election in September 2022.[3][16]

Kintyre and the Islands − 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SNP Dougie McFadzean 29.9 863          
Independent John McAlpine 23.5 680 705 739      
Liberal Democrats Robin Currie(incumbent) 16.4 474 515 580 583 670 987
Independent Alastair Redman (incumbent) 16.4 474 493 502 505 623  
Conservative Alec McNeilly 9.6 276 277 284 286    
Labour Jane B. Kelly 4.2 122 140        
Electorate: 5,377   Valid: 2,889   Spoilt: 49   Quota: 723   Turnout: 54.9%  

Source:[17][18]

Mid Argyll

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The SNP and independent candidate Douglas Trevor Philand retained the seats they had won at the previous election while the Conservatives gained a seat from independent candidate Donnie MacMillan.

Mid Argyll − 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Independent Douglas Trevor Philand (incumbent) 35.9 1,148                
SNP Jan Brown 31.2 993                
Conservative Garret Corner 11.6 371 402 404 406 419 427 460 502 661
Labour Lesley Burt 4.9 157 178 204 215 271 292      
Independent Donnie MacMillan (incumbent) 4.7 149 249 273 280 299 329 365    
Independent Andy Cameron 4.4 140 209 228 249 271 314 385 496  
Liberal Democrats David Barton 3.3 107 135 152 162          
ISP Ross Alistair Weir 2.4 78 107 153 164 172        
Independent Abisola Adepetun 1.9 54 68 74            
Electorate: 6,222   Valid: 3,197   Spoilt: 37   Quota: 800   Turnout: 52.0%  

Source:[19][20]

Oban South and the Isles

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The SNP and Conservatives retained the seats they had won at the previous election while the SNP and independent candidate Andrew Kane gained a seat from former independent councillors Roddy McCuish and Mary-Jean Devon. In 2017, Jamie McGrigor was elected as a Conservative candidate, however, he was deselected by the party in the run-up to the 2022 election and chose to stand as an independent.[6] Roddy McCuish was elected as an independent candidate at the 2017 election before joining the Independence for Scotland Party.[4] He stood down prior to the 2022 election.

Oban South and the Isles − 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
SNP Jim Lynch(incumbent) 21.3 773                  
SNP Willie Hume 16.9 615 645 648 657 667 705 724 777    
Conservative Amanda Hampsey 12.4 452 452 460 479 522 538 601 645 646 667
Scottish Green Phyl Stuart Meyer 9.7 353 357 368 392 401 436 491 520 539  
Independent Andrew Kane 8.1 295 295 304 314 354 393 439 529 540 698
Independent Colin Kennedy 7.0 256 257 269 276 309 378 405      
Independent Donnie Campbell 6.5 235 235 247 257 280          
Liberal Democrats Henry Drummond Boswell 5.2 188 188 197 255 282 302        
Independent Jamie McGrigor (incumbent) 4.9 179 180 214 226            
Labour Gopi Ageer 4.7 169 169 176              
Independent John Watson 3.2 118 120                
Electorate: 8,092   Valid: 3,633   Spoilt: 62   Quota: 727   Turnout: 45.7%  

Source:[21][22]

Oban North and Lorn

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The SNP, Conservatives and independent candidate Kieron Green retained the seats they had won at the previous election while the Greens gained one seat from retiring independent councillor Elaine Robertson.

Oban North and Lorn − 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP Julie McKenzie (incumbent) 30.6 1,254            
Conservative Andrew Vennard (incumbent) 18.7 767 772 779 788 842    
Independent Kieron Green (incumbent) 15.4 632 679 703 748 811 819 1,107
Independent Linda Battison 11.4 466 490 519 571 631 637  
Scottish Green Luna Martin 9.7 396 583 624 716 784 785 897
Liberal Democrats Veronica Davis 6.5 267 290 305 318      
Independent Kyle Campbell-Renton 4.8 198 223 245        
Alba Angus Files 2.9 117 158          
Electorate: 8,369   Valid: 4,097   Spoilt: 33   Quota: 820   Turnout: 49.3%  

Source:[23][24]

Cowal

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The SNP, Conservatives and Lib Dems retained the seats they had won at the previous election.

Cowal − 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SNP Gordon Blair (incumbent) 33.3 1,090          
Conservative Yvonne McNeilly (incumbent) 26.1 855          
Liberal Democrats William Sinclair 16.8 551 563 577 587 669 857
SNP Lachie MacQuarie 8.6 282 503 503 532 566 596
Labour Mark Feinmann 7.7 251 262 267 273 303  
Independent Kenneth White 5.2 170 174 179 201    
ISP Fiona Nelson 2.4 78 83 85      
Electorate: 5,991   Valid: 3,277   Spoilt: 64   Quota: 820   Turnout: 55.8%  

Source:[25][26]

Dunoon

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The SNP and Conservatives retained the seats they had won at the previous election while the Lib Dems gained a seat from retiring independent councillor Jim Anderson.

Dunoon − 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP Audrey E. Forrest (incumbent) 40.9 1,126            
Conservative Daniel Hampsey 17.9 493 501 512 528 556 560 747
Liberal Democrats Ross Moreland 16.9 464 539 544 646 710    
Independent Gordon Graham McKinven 10.1 279 324 336 365 485 492  
Labour Kaitlin Wallace 6.5 180 247 254        
Independent George Darroch 6.1 168 249 266 296      
Scottish Family Susan Watling 1.6 43 62          
Electorate: 5,613   Valid: 2,753   Spoilt: 39   Quota: 689   Turnout: 49.7%  

Source:[27][28]

Isle of Bute

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The SNP and independent candidate Liz McCabe retained the seats they had won at the previous election while the Conservatives gained a seat from independent candidate Jean Murray Moffat.

Isle of Bute − 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
SNP Reeni Kennedy-Boyle 25.4 591                
Independent Liz McCabe (incumbent) 23.7 553 554 557 573 590        
Conservative Peter Wallace 17.8 414 414 418 418 422 422 438 485 633
Independent Jean Murray Moffat (incumbent) 13.7 320 321 326 344 358 361 384 483  
Independent Fraser Gillies 8.7 202 202 205 209 213 215 241    
Labour Dawn Malcolm 4.3 101 101 106 108 128 129      
Scottish Green Ewan Stuart 3.0 70 71 73 79          
Alba Robert McGowan 2.4 55 55 55            
Liberal Democrats Derek John McFarlane 1.1 25 25              
Electorate: 4,866   Valid: 2,331   Spoilt: 32   Quota: 583   Turnout: 48.6%  

Source:[29][30]

Lomond North

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The SNP and Conservatives retained the seats they had won at the previous election while independent candidate Mark Irvine gained a seat from independent candidate George Freeman.

Lomond North − 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Conservative Maurice Corry 26.4 843            
SNP Shonny Iain Paterson (incumbent) 24.3 777 777 786 813      
Independent Mark Irvine 14.9 475 481 497 550 553 680 1,021
Independent George Freeman (incumbent) 14.6 466 478 489 521 524 672  
Labour Watson Robinson 12.4 397 404 442 461 464    
Independent Robert Graham MacIntyre 4.7 149 151 161        
Liberal Democrats Nigel Ford Millar 2.8 91 95          
Electorate: 6,257   Valid: 3,198   Spoilt: 38   Quota: 800   Turnout: 51.7%  

Source:[31][32]

Helensburgh Central

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The SNP and Conservatives retained the seats they had won at the previous election while the Lib Dems held one of their two seats and Labour gained a seat from the Lib Dems.

Helensburgh Central − 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Conservative Gary Mulvaney (incumbent) 30.5 1,205            
SNP Ian James MacQuire 21.4 843            
Labour Fiona Howard 21.3 841            
Liberal Democrats Graham Hardie (incumbent) 11.1 440 480 485 505 530 716 1,009
Scottish Green Sarah Davies 6.8 268 274 305 314 341    
Conservative Alison Willmot 6.6 262 601 603 610 627 645  
Independent James Alexander Robb 2.2 88 93 95 98      
Electorate: 7,759   Valid: 3,947   Spoilt: 55   Quota: 790   Turnout: 51.6%  

Source:[33][34]

Helensburgh and Lomond South

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The SNP, Conservatives and Lib Dems retained the seats they had won at the previous election. Following a by-election gain from the Lib Dems in 2021, the Conservatives held two of the three seats immediately prior to the election.[7]

Helensburgh and Lomond South − 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Conservative Gemma Penfold (incumbent) 29.6 854        
SNP Math Campbell-Sturgess 26.0 749        
Conservative David Kinniburgh (incumbent) 18.1 522 633 633 647  
Liberal Democrats Paul Donald Kennedy 17.8 512 522 525 701 1,054
Scottish Green Howard Green 8.6 247 250 268    
Electorate: 5,800   Valid: 2,884   Spoilt: 41   Quota: 722   Turnout: 50.4%  

Source:[35][36]

Aftermath

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Despite losing seats, the incumbent Conservative-Liberal Democrat-independent coalition—known as The Argyll, Lomond and Islands group (TALIG)—retained control of the council and Liberal Democrat councillor Robin Currie was re-elected as council leader while Conservative councillor Gary Mulvaney was elected as deputy leader. Cllr Maurice Corry was elected as Provost and Cllr Liz McCabe was elected as deputy Provost.[37][38]

Following the first meeting of the council, SNP group leader Jim Lynch accused the Liberal Democrats of "betrayal" after it emerged that Cllr Currie had approached the SNP group about coalition talks. However, Cllr Currie denied there had been a betrayal, adding it was "not how I see things on the ground" and that "naturally" TALIG would form the administration as the largest group.[39]

In December 2022, South Kintyre councillor Tommy MacPherson resigned from the ruling TALIG coalition citing concerns with the way the group operates.[40] Cllr MacPherson had been elected as a Conservative councillor but sat as an independent following his resignation after being suspended from the Conservative group. In February 2023, the suspension was made permanent. Despite sitting as an independent, Cllr MacPherson remained a member of the Conservative Party.[41]

After a national freeze in council tax was announced by First Minister Humza Yousaf, Argyll and Bute Council voted to raise council tax by 10 per cent in February 2024.[42] A row between the ruling TALIG administration and the Strategic Opposition Partnership resulted in an attempt by the opposition to take control of the council on 4 April 2024. A tied-vote for both council leader and Provost saw the opposition group take control of the council following a cut of a deck of cards. SNP councillor Jim Lynch took over as council leader from Cllr Currie and independent councillor Dougie Philand took over as Provost from Cllr Corry.[43][44] The council subsequently voted to freeze the council tax.[45]

2022 Kintyre and the Islands by-election

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Independent Kintyre and the Islands councillor John McAlpine died on 18 July 2022.[46] A by-election took place on 29 September 2022 and was won by independent candidate Alastair Redman who had previously represented the ward between 2017 and 2022.[16]

Kintyre and the Islands − 1 seat (29 September 2022)
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Independent Alastair Redman 32.7 591 597 618 701 826 1,029
SNP Lachie Macquarie 29.0 525 536 623 626 694  
Liberal Democrats Kenny MacKenzie 14.6 265 283 313 375    
Conservative Hamish Stewart 10.7 194 200 207      
Scottish Green Tom Skinner 9.7 176 179        
Labour Gopi Ageer 0.3 55          
Electorate: 5,368   Valid: 1,806   Spoilt: 25   Quota: 904   Turnout: 34.1%  

Source:[47][48]

South Kintyre by-election

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Independent South Kintyre councillor Donald Kelly resigned his seat in August 2023 in protest at how the council operated.[49] A by-election took place on 2 November 2023 and was won by his daughter, Jennifer Kelly, who also stood as an independent.[50]

South Kintyre − 1 seat (2 November 2023)
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Independent Jennifer Kelly 57.3 913
SNP John Richardson 17.0 271
Conservative Joe Cunningham 13.0 208
Liberal Democrats Kenny MacKenzie 11.4 183
Freedom Alliance (UK) Alan McManus 0.4 7
Electorate: 5,088   Valid: 1,582   Spoilt: 10   Quota: 792   Turnout: 31.3%  

Source:[51][52]

2024 Kintyre and the Islands by-election

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Liberal Democrat Kintyre and the Islands councillor and former council leader Robin Currie died suddenly in May 2024.[53] A by-election was held on 18 July 2024 and was won by SNP candidate Anne Horn.[54]

Kintyre and the Islands − 1 seat (18 July 2024)
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
SNP Anne Horn 43.4 728 731 793 832 1,013
Independent Donald Kelly 19.2 322 327 397 531  
Conservative Elizabeth Redman 19.2 322 326 369    
Liberal Democrats Douglas MacDonald 16.7 281 286      
Freedom Alliance (UK) Alan McManus 1.5 25        
Electorate: 5,406   Valid: 1,678   Spoilt: 17   Quota: 840   Turnout: 31.4%  

Source:[55][56]

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