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Local Election Results 2003

Argyll and Bute

Whole council up for election. One Liberal Democrat and two Independent councillors were elected unopposed.

Other results for Argyll and Bute: 2007 2012 2017 2022
By-elections for Argyll and Bute (may be incomplete): 4th October 2007 (Helensburgh & Lomond S.) — 3rd November 2011 (Oban N. & Lorn) — 22nd May 2014 (Oban S. & the Isles) — 17th July 2014 (Oban N. & Lorn) — 23rd October 2014 (Oban N. & Lorn) — 11th December 2014 (South Kintyre) — 18th February 2016 (Oban N. & Lorn) — 2nd June 2016 (Oban N. & Lorn) — 18th March 2021 (Helensburgh & Lomond S.; Isle of Bute) — 16th December 2021 (Lomond N.) — 29th September 2022 (Kintyre & the Islands) — 2nd November 2023 (South Kintyre) — 18th July 2024 (Kintyre & the Islands)

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Consolidated results — Argyll and Bute 2003

Party Votes Percent Seats
Independent 18705 51.1% 22
Scottish National Party 6264 17.1% 3
Liberal Democrat 5381 14.7% 8
Conservative 4829 13.2% 3
Labour 1004 2.7% 0
Scottish Socialist Party 439 1.2% 0

Ardconnel - Kilmore

Duncan Macintyre Ind 696 58.3%
George Berry SNP 249 20.9%
Michael MacKenzie Ind 248 20.8%

Ardenslate

James McQueen Ind 633 58.0%
Alister MacAlister SNP 199 18.2%
Philip Norris LD 146 13.4%
Desmond Divers SSP 114 10.4%

Arrochar, Luss, Arden and Ardenconnel

Billy Petrie Ind 634 64.4%
Thomas McCormick SNP 184 18.7%
Peter Ramsay C 167 17.0%

Auchamore and Innellan

Dick Walsh Ind 740 61.1%
Alan Clayton SNP 244 20.1%
Linda Pursley C 227 18.7%

Awe

Allan Macaskill Ind 590 55.5%
Alexander MacKinnon SNP 339 31.9%
Ray Norris C 135 12.7%

Bute Central

Isobel Strong SNP 752 70.4%
Fraser Gillies Ind 316 29.6%

Bute North

Robert Macintyre SNP 777 74.5%
Robert Colquhoun Ind 184 17.6%
Roberta McPherson SSP 82 7.9%

Bute South

Len Scoullar Ind 888 88.0%
Anthony Edwards SSP 121 12.0%

Campbeltown Central

Alastair McKinlay Ind 414 40.0%
Morris McIntyre LD 320 30.9%
John Sloey Ind 106 10.2%
Anne Baird SNP 99 9.6%
David Card Ind 96 9.3%

Cardross

Ronald Kinloch Ind 803 76.0%
Ian Smith C 253 24.0%

Craignish - Glenaray

Alison Hay LD 645 54.8%
David Litster Ind 449 38.1%
Miranda Van Lynden C 84 7.1%

East Central Helensburgh

Moyra Stewart LD 591 61.6%
Tony Dance Ind 238 24.8%
David McEwan C 130 13.6%

East Central Kintyre

Rory Colville LD 505 43.2%
George McMillan Lab 272 23.2%
Johnny Durnan Ind 238 20.3%
John MacLellan SNP 155 13.2%

East Lochfyne

Douglas Currie Ind 468 34.4%
Alexander McNaughton Ind 453 33.3%
Gordon Neish SNP 251 18.4%
John Geary C 190 14.0%

Garelochhead and Cove

George Freeman Ind 705 80.8%
Jacqueline Findlay C 84 9.6%
Eric Routley LD 84 9.6%

Helensburgh Central

John Tacchi LD 323 34.4%
Sheila Wilson C 322 34.3%
Gordon Hanning Ind 294 31.3%

Helensburgh East

Eric Thompson LD 625 63.3%
Jeanette Scobie Ind 153 15.5%
Brett Weintz Lab 145 14.7%
Sharon Spruce C 65 6.6%

Helensburgh North

Ellen Morton LD 417 39.2%
Nigel Spruce C 210 19.7%
Wilma Hanlon Ind 205 19.2%
Caroline Weintz Lab 161 15.1%
Elizabeth Buist SNP 72 6.8%

Helensburgh West

Al Reay LD 529 42.0%
John Stirling C 426 33.8%
David Sinclair Ind 306 24.3%

Holy Loch

Bruce Marshall C 735 61.0%
Andrew MacNicol SNP 469 39.0%

Islay North, Jura and Colonsay

Robin Currie LD unop.

Islay South

John Findlay Ind unop.

Kirn and Hunter's Quay

Brian Chennell Ind 764 71.7%
Roy Rees SNP 301 28.3%

Knapdale

Bruce Robertson Ind 595 52.9%
Sandy Cameron Ind 437 38.8%
Hew Service C 93 8.3%

Lochgilphead

Donnie MacMillan Ind 663 56.5%
Douglas Philand Lab 426 36.3%
Trevor Oxborrow LD 84 7.2%

Milton

Gordon McKinven Ind 588 55.8%
Marco Pellicci LD 211 20.0%
David Hill SNP 133 12.6%
John Dysart SSP 122 11.6%

Mull

Alistair Macdougall Ind 716 54.6%
Gordon Chalmers SNP 595 45.4%

North and West Kintyre

John McAlpine Ind 338 27.8%
Mary Smith Ind 252 20.8%
Douglas Robertson LD 214 17.6%
Dugie Mackinnon Ind 198 16.3%
Alexander Horn SNP 136 11.2%
Arthur McFarlane Ind 76 6.3%

North Lorn

Elaine Robertson Ind 853 62.1%
Campbell Cameron SNP 520 37.9%

Oban Central

Robin Banks Ind 563 54.2%
Donald MacDonald SNP 238 22.9%
Roy Rutherford C 238 22.9%

Oban North

Sidney MacDougall Ind 390 37.3%
David Webster Ind 267 25.5%
Neil MacKay Ind 256 24.5%
David Petrie C 133 12.7%

Oban South

Donald McIntosh SNP 551 52.1%
Frederick MacKenzie Ind 364 34.4%
Allan McKie Ind 142 13.4%

Roseneath, Clynder and Kilcreggan

Daniel Kelly Ind 543 43.5%
Robert MacIntyre Ind 379 30.4%
Alison Cameron LD 179 14.3%
William Reaney Ind 96 7.7%
Cyril Skrastin C 51 4.1%

South Kintyre

Donald Kelly C 900 83.0%
Joyce Oxborrow LD 184 17.0%

Tiree and Coll

Ian Gillies Ind unop.

West Helensburgh and Rhu

Gary Mulvaney C 386 35.8%
Stanley Latimer Ind 368 34.1%
Nigel Millar LD 324 30.1%

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