# Isle of Bute (ward)

Isle of Bute is one of the eleven wards used to elect members of the Argyll and Bute Council. It elects three Councillors by single transferable vote. The ward covers the Isle of Bute.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Len Scoullar (Ind.) | Robert MacIntyre (SNP) | Isobel Strong (SNP) |
| 2012 | | Len Scoullar (Ind.) | Robert MacIntyre (SNP) | Isobel Strong (SNP) |
| 2017 | Jim Findlay (SNP) | Len Scoullar (Ind.) | Jean Moffat (Ind.) |
| 2021 | Jim Findlay (SNP) | Liz McCabe (Ind.) | Jean Moffat (Ind.) |
| 2022 | Reeni Kennedy-Boyle (SNP) | Liz McCabe (Ind.) | Peter Wallace (Conservative) |

## Election results
### 2022 election

Isle of Bute − 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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% |||||||||||||
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### 2021 by-election

Councillor Len Scoullar died on 15 November 2020 following a battle with illness. The by-election took place on 18 March 2021.
Isle of Bute By-election (18th March 2021) - 1 Seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SNP | Kim Findlay | 32.7 | 658 | 688 | 701 | 767 | |
| | Independent | Liz McCabe | 20.4 | 411 | 475 | 564 | 772 | 1,034 |
| | Independent | Fraser Gillies | 19 | 382 | 419 | 539 | | |
| | Conservative | Peter Wallace | 16.8 | 338 | 367 | | | |
| | Labour | Dawn MacDonald | 11.1 | 224 | | | | |
| Electorate: TBC Quota: 1,007 Turnout: (42.4%) |||||||||

### 2017 election

2017 Argyll and Bute Council election
Isle of Bute - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Independent | Jean Moffat | 19.06 | 472 | 494 | 588 | 657 | | | |
| | SNP | Jim Findlay | 17.5 | 433 | 437 | 461 | 709 | | | |
| | Conservative | Peter Wallace | 17.2 | 427 | 437 | 482 | 492 | 496.8 | 504.0 | |
| | SNP | Robert MacIntyre (incumbent) | 15.9 | 395 | 402 | 433 | | | | |
| | Independent | Len Scoullar (incumbent) | 13.7 | 340 | 354 | 440 | 502 | 524.2 | 537.2 | 740.5 |
| | Independent | Fraser Gillies | 13.1 | 325 | 343 | | | | | |
| | Independent | John McCallum | 3.4 | 85 | | | | | | |
| Electorate:  Valid: 2,477 Spoilt: 61 Quota: 620 Turnout: 2,538 (51.6%) |||||||||||

### 2012 election

2012 Argyll and Bute Council election
Isle of Bute - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Independent | Len Scoullar (incumbent) | 30.91% | 707 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Robert MacIntyre (incumbent) | 26.63% | 609 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Isobel Strong (incumbent) | 15.7% | 359 | 409.6 | 440.7 | 450.8 | 515.1 | 673.8 |
| | Labour | Adam Bellshaw | 15.34% | 351 | 372.6 | 374.8 | 385.4 | 440.8 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Wallace | 9.44% | 216 | 244.5 | 245.2 | 264.6 | | |
| | Scottish Christian | Hugh Cole | 1.97% | 45 | 48.6 | 49 | | | |
| Electorate: 5,078 Valid: 2,287 Spoilt: 39 Quota: 572 Turnout: 2,326 (45.04%) ||||||||||

### 2007 election

2007 Argyll and Bute Council election
Isle of Bute :
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| Independent | Len Scoullar | 868 | 28.2 | 1 | 1 |
| SNP | Robert MacIntyre | 839 | 27.2 | 2 | 1 |
| SNP | Isobel Strong | 551 | 17.9 | 3 | 6 |
| Independent | Fraser Gillies | 238 | 7.7 | | |
| Labour | Harry Hattan | 225 | 7.3 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Karen Anne Hilton | 218 | 7.1 | | |
| Conservative | Peter Wallace | 143 | 4.6 | | |