Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber in Scotland | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | Argyll and Bute |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | Brendan O'Hara (SNP) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Argyll and Bute (majority) & Ross, Skye and Lochaber (minority) |
Contents
editThe vast majority of the constituency came from Argyll and Bute, and included these wards:[2][3]
- Cowal
- Dunoon
- Helensburgh Central
- Helensburgh and Lomond South
- Kintyre and the Islands
- Isle of Bute
- Lomond North
- Mid Argyll
- Oban South and the Isles
- Oban North and Lorn
- South Kintyre
It also contains the following from Highland council area:
- The south and west of Fort William and Ardnamurchan from Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Members of Parliament
editElection | Member | Party | |
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2024 | Brendan O'Hara | SNP |
Elections
editElections in the 2020s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | Brendan O'Hara | 15,582 | 34.7 | –9.5 | |
Conservative | Amanda Hampsey | 9,350 | 20.8 | –13.7 | |
Labour | Hamish Maxwell | 8,585 | 19.1 | +12.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Reid | 7,359 | 16.4 | +2.3 | |
Reform UK | Melanie Hurst | 3,045 | 6.8 | +6.7 | |
Independent | Tommy Macpherson | 941 | 2.1 | New | |
Majority | 6,232 | 13.9 | +4.3 | ||
Turnout | 44,862 | 62.5 | –8.2 | ||
Registered electors | 71,756 | ||||
SNP win (new seat) |
References
edit- ^ "28 June 2023 - 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament". Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
- ^ "Argyll & Bute to welcome Lochaber communities to fold in boundary change". The Oban Times. 2023-07-06. Retrieved 2023-07-29 – via PressReader.
- ^ "Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber - General election results 2024" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Council, Argyll and Bute (July 5, 2024). "Brendan O'Hara is elected MP for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber". www.argyll-bute.gov.uk.
External links
edit- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK