# Argyll and Bute Council elections

Argyll and Bute Council in Scotland holds elections every five years, previously holding them every four years from its creation as a single-tier authority in 1995 to 2007.

## Council elections
### As a district council

| Year | SNP | Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Independent |
| 1974 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 1977 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 1980 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| 1984 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 1988 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| 1992 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
* ↑ SDP–Liberal Alliance from 1981 to 1988, Liberal Democrats from 1988.
* ↑ New ward boundaries.

### As a unitary authority

| Year | SNP | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Green | Independent |
| 1995 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| 1999 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| 2007 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| 2012 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 2017 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 2022 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
* ↑ New ward boundaries.
* ↑ Change to single transferable vote system and new ward boundaries.
* ↑ New ward boundaries.

## Results maps

* 1995 results map
* 1999 results map
* 2003 results map
* 2017 results map

## By-elections
### 2007-2012

Helensburgh and Lomond South By-Election 4 October 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Nisbit | 30.3 | 642 | 752 | 1,014 | 1,525 |
| | Conservative | Jim Proctor | 29.6 | 627 | 684 | 839 | |
| | Independent | Gordon Hanning | 23.3 | 493 | 606 | | |
| | SNP | Richard Trail | 16.8 | 356 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent |
| Valid: 2,118 Spoilt: 10 Quota: 1,060 Turnout: 2,128 ||||||||
Oban North and Lorn by-election 3 November 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | SNP | Louise Glen-Lee | 44.1 | 1,081 | 1,117 | 1,179 | 1,374 |
| | Conservative | Roy Rutherford | 20.6 | 505 | 523 | 591 | 758 |
| | Independent | Gwyneth Neal | 17.9 | 438 | 496 | 561 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Pollard | 10.6 | 260 | 273 | | |
| | Independent | George Doyle | 6.7 | 165 | | | |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |
| Valid: 2,449 Spoilt: 19 Quota: 1,225 Turnout: 2,468 ||||||||

### 2012-2017

Oban South and the Isles By-Election 23 May 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Labour | Neil MacIntyre | 26.3 | 918 | 946 | 1,134 | 1,413 | 2,001 |
| | SNP | Iain MacLean | 28.1 | 980 | 988 | 1,102 | 1,260 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Pollard | 18.2 | 635 | 742 | 865 | | |
| | Independent | John MacGregor | 17.6 | 616 | 688 | | | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Vennard | 9.9 | 345 | | | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent |
| Valid: 3,494 Spoilt: 31 Quota: 1,748 Turnout: 3,525 |||||||||
Oban North and Lorn By-Election 17 July 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Independent | John MacGregor | 22.7 | 548 | 614 | 771 | 920 | 1,293 |
| | SNP | Gerry Fisher | 24.6 | 595 | 635 | 658 | | |
| | Labour | Kieron Green | 21.8 | 526 | 572 | 681 | 874 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Vennard | 18.4 | 445 | 493 | | | |
| | Independent | Marri Molloy | 12.5 | 301 | | | | |
| | Independent gain from SNP | Independent gain from SNP | Independent gain from SNP | Independent gain from SNP |
| Electorate: 7,821 Valid: 2,415 Spoilt: 28 Quota: 1,208 Turnout: 2,443 (30.88%) |||||||||
Oban North and Lorn By-Election 23 October 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | SNP | Iain MacLean | 40.9 | 1,090 | 1,102 | 1,199 | 1,635 |
| | Independent | Stephanie Irvine | 23.6 | 629 | 812 | 1,080 | |
| | Labour | Kieron Green | 19.9 | 530 | 621 | | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Vennard | 15.6 | 415 | | | |
| | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent |
| Valid: 2,664 Spoilt: 25 Quota: 1,333 Turnout: 2,689 ||||||||
South Kintyre By-Election 11 December 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | SNP | John Armour | 62.2 | 942 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joyce Oxborrow | 14.1 | 214 |
| | Conservative | Charlotte Hanbury | 13.4 | 203 |
| | Labour | Michael Kelly | 10.3 | 156 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |
| Valid: 1,515 Spoilt: 7 Quota: 759 Turnout: 1,522 |||||
Oban North and Lorn By-Election 18 February 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | SNP | Julie McKenzie | 42.3 | 1,113 | 1,186 | 1,241 | 1,656 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Vennard | 23.2 | 609 | 640 | | |
| | Independent | Kieron Green | 23.1 | 608 | 721 | 1,048 | |
| | Scottish Green | Pat Tyrell | 11.4 | 300 | | | |
| | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent |
| Valid: 2,630 Spoilt: 9 Quota: 1,316 Turnout: 2,639 ||||||||
Oban North and Lorn By-Election 2 June 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Independent | Kieron Green | 26.8 | 711 | 821 | 1,160 | 1,617 |
| | SNP | Breege Smyth | 39.8 | 1,055 | 1,097 | 1,138 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Ross Vennard | 22.3 | 591 | 668 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Pollard | 11.1 | 294 | | | |
| Valid: 2,651 Spoilt: 16 Quota: 1,326 Turnout: 2,667 ||||||||

### 2017-2022

Helensburgh and Lomond South By-Election 18 March 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | Conservative | Gemma Penfold | 50.7 | 1,206 |
| | SNP | Math Campbell-Sturgess | 23.6 | 562 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Henry Boswell | 14.0 | 333 |
| | Labour | Jane Kelly | 5.6 | 133 |
| | Scottish Green | Mike Crowe | 5.2 | 123 |
| | Workers Party | Paul Burrows | 0.9 | 22 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |
| Valid: 2,379 Spoilt: 15 Quota: 1,190 Turnout: 2,394 |||||
Isle of Bute By-Election 18 March 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Independent | Liz McCabe | 20.4 | 411 | 475 | 564 | 772 | 1,034 |
| | SNP | Kim Findlay | 32.7 | 658 | 688 | 701 | 767 | |
| | Independent | Fraser Gillies | 19.0 | 382 | 419 | 539 | | |
| | Conservative | Peter Wallace | 16.8 | 338 | 367 | | | |
| | Labour | Dawn MacDonald | 11.1 | 224 | | | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| Valid: 2,013 Spoilt: 27 Quota: 1,007 Turnout: 2,040 |||||||||
Lomond North By-Election 16 December 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Conservative | Paul Collins | 40.7 | 742 | 786 | 805 | 1,100 |
| | Independent | Mark Irvine | 22.9 | 418 | 494 | 711 | |
| | SNP | Ken Smith | 25.2 | 459 | 489 | | |
| | Independent | Robert MacIntyre | 11.2 | 204 | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| Valid: 1,823 Spoilt: 19 Quota: 912 Turnout: 1,842 ||||||||

### 2022-2027

Kintyre and the Islands By-Election 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 | | | | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| Valid: 1,806 Spoilt: 25 Quota: 904 Turnout: 1,831 ||||||||||
South Kintyre By-Election 2 November 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| Valid: 1,582 Spoilt: 10 Quota: 792 Turnout: 1,592 |||||
Kintyre and the Islands By-Election 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 | | | | |
| | SNP gain from Liberal Democrats | SNP gain from Liberal Democrats | SNP gain from Liberal Democrats | SNP gain from Liberal Democrats |
| Valid: 1,678 Spoilt: 17 Quota: 840 Turnout: 1,695 |||||||||