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The 1995 elections to Argyll and Bute Council were held on 6 April 1995 and were the first for the newly formed unitary authority, which was created under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 and replaced the previous two-tier system of local government under Strathclyde Regional Council and Dumbarton and Argyll & Bute District Councils.
Election results
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Independent | 21 | ![]() |
63.6 | 50.2 | 15,171 | ||||
SNP | 4 | ![]() |
12.1 | 12.6 | 3,787 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 3 | ![]() |
9.1 | 14.1 | 4,240 | ||||
Conservative | 3 | ![]() |
9.1 | 13.0 | 3,923 | ||||
Labour | 2 | ![]() |
6.1 | 10.1 | 3,036 |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G MacMillan | 379 | 50.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | M McIntyre | 345 | 45.7 | ||
Independent | A McPherson | 32 | 4.2 | ||
Majority | 34 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 756 | 47.7 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | A McKinlay | 612 | 72.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | J McKerral | 176 | 20.9 | ||
Independent | K Kelly | 54 | 6.4 | ||
Majority | 436 | 51.8 | |||
Turnout | 842 | 50.0 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D McKinnon | 604 | 58.4 | ||
Independent | D Henderson | 431 | 41.6 | ||
Majority | 173 | 16.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,035 | 60.3 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R Currie | 308 | 39.7 | ||
SNP | F Hood | 274 | 35.4 | ||
Independent | G Page | 139 | 17.9 | ||
Independent | D Black | 54 | 7.0 | ||
Majority | 34 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 775 | 45.6 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A McCallum | 223 | 26.3 | ||
Independent | J MacLean | 222 | 26.2 | ||
Independent | W Bell | 174 | 20.5 | ||
SNP | J MacLellan | 130 | 15.3 | ||
Independent | D Gardiner | 99 | 11.7 | ||
Majority | 1 | 0.1 | |||
Turnout | 848 | 47.2 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | B Robertson | 471 | 48.9 | ||
Independent | B Christie | 269 | 27.9 | ||
Labour | J Bishop | 223 | 23.2 | ||
Majority | 202 | 21.0 | |||
Turnout | 963 | 50.4 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D MacMillan | 670 | 70.2 | ||
Labour | G Bishop | 284 | 29.8 | ||
Majority | 386 | 40.4 | |||
Turnout | 954 | 48.1 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | A Hay | 530 | 51.5 | ||
Independent | N MacLean | 499 | 48.5 | ||
Majority | 31 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,029 | 53.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | A Macaskill | 813 | 73.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | A Baker | 292 | 26.4 | ||
Majority | 521 | 47.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,105 | 48.3 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D McKerral | 490 | 58.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | C MacIntyre | 185 | 21.9 | ||
SNP | J Hunter | 170 | 20.1 | ||
Majority | 305 | 36.1 | |||
Turnout | 845 | 55.3 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | R Currie | 440 | 56.3 | ||
Independent | J Cameron | 342 | 43.7 | ||
Majority | 98 | 12.6 | |||
Turnout | 782 | 54.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D Webster | 421 | 39.9 | ||
SNP | K MacColl | 342 | 32.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | D MacKenzie | 291 | 27.6 | ||
Majority | 79 | 7.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,054 | 41.4 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | R Banks | Unopposed | N/A | ||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | A McKie | 438 | 39.5 | ||
SNP | P Keegan | 385 | 34.7 | ||
Conservative | N Faccenda | 287 | 25.8 | ||
Majority | 53 | 4.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,110 | 47.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | C Cameron | 617 | 57.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | D Barnes | 466 | 43.0 | ||
Majority | 151 | 14.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,083 | 50.6 | |||
SNP win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J Wilson | 782 | 74.0 | ||
SNP | N Harvey | 275 | 26.0 | ||
Majority | 507 | 48.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,057 | 47.9 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | I Gillies | Unopposed | N/A | ||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | G Mason | 513 | 74.3 | ||
Labour | J Gorman | 177 | 25.7 | ||
Majority | 336 | 48.6 | |||
Turnout | 690 | 44.7 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | F Gillies | 473 | 56.6 | ||
Labour | D Flowers | 362 | 43.4 | ||
Majority | 111 | 13.2 | |||
Turnout | 835 | 55.2 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | R McNamara | 432 | 45.7 | ||
Independent | J McMillan | 328 | 34.7 | ||
Labour | H Hattan | 186 | 19.6 | ||
Majority | 104 | 11.0 | |||
Turnout | 946 | 53.2 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | R Macintyre | Unopposed | N/A | ||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | A MacQueen | 385 | 32.4 | ||
Independent | D Campbell | 381 | 32.0 | ||
Independent | D McHugh | 282 | 23.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | D Worster | 142 | 11.9 | ||
Majority | 4 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,190 | 56.2 | |||
SNP win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | E MacTaggart | 441 | 37.5 | ||
Conservative | E Waddell | 402 | 34.2 | ||
Labour | A Kelly | 217 | 18.4 | ||
Independent | W Taylor | 117 | 9.9 | ||
Majority | 39 | 3.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,177 | 55.4 | |||
SNP win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J Allison | 243 | 24.2 | ||
SNP | A Sultan | 208 | 20.7 | ||
Labour | J Saidler | 182 | 18.2 | ||
Independent | R McChlery | 180 | 18.0 | ||
Independent | A MacAlister | 99 | 9.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | B Shearer | 55 | 5.5 | ||
Independent | J McGoran | 35 | 3.5 | ||
Majority | 35 | 3.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,002 | 55.2 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J English | 266 | 27.6 | ||
Labour | D Graham | 248 | 25.7 | ||
SNP | E Drummond | 237 | 24.6 | ||
Independent | F MacClure | 213 | 22.1 | ||
Majority | 18 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 964 | 55.9 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D Walsh | Unopposed | N/A | ||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | A MacNicol | 323 | 27.6 | ||
Conservative | T Marshall | 260 | 22.3 | ||
Independent | G McKinven | 236 | 20.2 | ||
Independent | P Menzies | 190 | 16.3 | ||
Labour | J Valentine | 159 | 13.6 | ||
Majority | 63 | 5.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,168 | 60.2 | |||
SNP win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | I MacDonald | 619 | 40.2 | ||
Conservative | N Lawrence | 507 | 33.0 | ||
Independent | W Sutherland | 412 | 26.8 | ||
Majority | 112 | 7.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,538 | 47.0 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | N Dunn | 789 | 55.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | M Stewart | 641 | 44.8 | ||
Majority | 148 | 10.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,430 | 44.6 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | S Latimer | 1,103 | 65.7 | ||
Conservative | W Morrison | 575 | 34.3 | ||
Majority | 528 | 31.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,678 | 52.6 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W Petrie | Unopposed | N/A | ||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D Kelly | 1,297 | 82.1 | ||
Conservative | A MacConochnie | 283 | 17.9 | ||
Majority | 1,014 | 64.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,580 | 49.1 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | R Kinloch | 1,193 | 69.3 | ||
Conservative | J Stirling | 289 | 16.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | S Barnett | 239 | 13.9 | ||
Majority | 904 | 52.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,721 | 52.7 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |