# Kintyre and the Islands (ward)

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.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Anne Horn (SNP) | | John McAlpine (Ind.) | Robin Currie (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2012 | | Anne Horn (SNP) | | John McAlpine (Ind.) | Robin Currie (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2017 | | Anne Horn (SNP) | Alastair John Redman (Conservative) | | Robin Currie (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2022 | Dougie McFadzean (SNP) | | John McAlpine (Ind.) | | Robin Currie (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2023 by | Dougie McFadzean (SNP) | Alastair Redman (Ind.) | | | Robin Currie (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2024 by | Dougie McFadzean (SNP) | Alastair Redman (Ind.) | | Anne Horn (SNP) |

## Election results
### 2024 by-election

Kintyre and the Islands − 1 seat (18 July 2024) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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% |||||||||
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### 2022 by-election

Kintyre and the Islands − 1 seat (29 September 2022) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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% ||||||||||
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### 2022 election

Kintyre and the Islands − 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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% ||||||||||
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### 2017 election

2017 Argyll and Bute Council election
Kintyre and the Islands - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SNP | Anne Horn (incumbent) | 29.3 | 821 | | | | |
| | Conservative | Alastair John Redman | 23.1 | 648 | 652.5 | 679.1 | 689.1 | 707.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Currie (incumbent) | 22.4 | 626 | 649.4 | 694.7 | 770.7 | |
| | Independent | John McAlpine (incumbent) | 14.7 | 411 | 432.0 | 473.1 | 525.7 | |
| | Labour | Michael Kelly | 5.7 | 160 | 169.6 | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Ed Tyler | 4.8 | 134 | 176.9 | 196.3 | | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 2,800 Spoilt: 40 Quota: 701 Turnout: 2,840 (54.1%) |||||||||

### 2012 Election

2012 Argyll and Bute Council election
Kintyre and the Islands - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SNP | Anne Horn (incumbent) | 23.43% | 610 | 613 | 630 | 694 | | | |
| | Independent | John McAlpine (incumbent) | 22.43% | 584 | 587 | 603 | 653 | | | |
| | Conservative | Alastair John Redman | 21.24% | 553 | 553 | 559 | 579 | 586.2 | 586.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Currie (incumbent) | 20.74% | 540 | 541 | 548 | 623 | 635.9 | 636.2 | 884.3 |
| | Labour | Bob Chicken | 8.64% | 225 | 232 | 247 | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Ed Tyler | 2.8% | 73 | 74 | | | | | |
| | | Arthur McFarlane | 0.73% | 19 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 5,144 Valid: 2,604 Spoilt: 29 Quota: 652 Turnout: 2,633 (50.62%) |||||||||||

### 2007 election

2007 Argyll and Bute Council election
Kintyre and the Islands :
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| Liberal Democrats | Robin Currie | 1,131 | 34.6 | 1 | 1 |
| Independent | John McAlpine | 608 | 18.6 | 2 | 5 |
| SNP | Anne Horn | 482 | 14.7 | 3 | 7 |
| Independent | Ann Newman | 342 | 10.5 | | |
| Conservative | Peter Minshall | 300 | 9.2 | | |
| Labour | Phil Hawkins | 219 | 6.7 | | |
| Independent | Maureen Scott | 190 | 5.8 | | |