1999 Argyll and Bute Council election

1999 Argyll and Bute Council election

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All 36 seats to Argyll and Bute Council 19 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Independent Liberal Democrats SNP Last election 21 3 4 Seats won 20 6 5 Seat change 1 3 1 Popular vote 17,559 8,315 6,424 Percentage 43.2% 20.5% 15.8%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Conservative Labour Last election 3 2 Seats won 4 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 4,344 4,012 Percentage 10.7 9.9
Results by ward
Council Leader before election Independent Council Leader Independent

The 1999 elections to Argyll and Bute Council were held on the 6 May 1999 and were the second for the 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. It was held on the same day as the first Scottish Parliament election and resulted in no change to the administration of the council - independent control.

Election results[]

Argyll and Bute Local Election Results 1999^[1][2]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	20			1	55.6	43.2	17,559
	Liberal Democrats	6	4	1	3	16.7	15.8	6,424
	SNP	5	3	2	1	13.9	20.5	8,315
	Conservative	4	3	2	1	11.1	10.7	4,344
	Labour	1	1	2	1	2.8	9.9	4,012
	Faslane Peace	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.3	129

Ward results[]

Ward 1: South Kintyre^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A McCallum	269	20.8
	Labour	A Wilson	224	17.3
	SNP	A Cowan	219	16.9
	Independent	J MacLean	219	16.9
	Independent	W Bell	184	14.2
	Liberal Democrats	J McKerral	178	13.8
Majority			45	3.5
Turnout			1,293	65.9
	Conservative hold

Ward 2: Campbeltown Central^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	A McKinlay	699	53.3
	Labour	G MacMillan	401	30.6
	SNP	D McIntyre	211	16.1
Majority			298	22.7
Turnout			1,311	61.5
	Independent win (new seat)

Ward 3: East Central Kintyre^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	T A Blair	460	34.4
	Labour	I McMillan	378	28.2
	Liberal Democrats	T J Oxborrow	253	18.9
	SNP	A J MacLellan	247	18.5
Majority			82	6.2
Turnout			1,338	63.0
	Independent gain from Conservative

Ward 4: North and West Kintyre^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	D McKinnon	514	38.5
	Liberal Democrats	D Robertson	379	28.4
	SNP	A Horn	261	19.6
	Conservative	A McNeill	180	13.5
Majority			135	10.1
Turnout			1,334	67.6
	Independent hold

Ward 5: Knapdale^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	B Robertson	580	43.9
	Labour	D Philand	421	31.9
	SNP	A M Johnston	211	16.0
	Conservative	W C C Duncan	108	8.2
Majority			159	12.0
Turnout			1,320	69.9
	Independent hold

Ward 6: Lochgilphead^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	D MacMillan	646	49.3
	Labour	B Grunewald	552	42.1
	Conservative	H W M D Service	113	8.6
Majority			94	7.2
Turnout			1,311	65.2
	Independent hold

Ward 7: Craignish - Glenaray^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	A J Hay	1,049	77.6
	Conservative	V J Cox	214	15.8
	Faslane Peace	S Cox	89	6.6
Majority			835	61.8
Turnout			1,352	68.3
	Liberal Democrats hold

Ward 8: Islay North, Jura and Colonsay^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	R Currie	Unopposed	N/A
	Liberal Democrats hold

Ward 9: Islay South^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J M R Findlay	Unopposed	N/A
	Independent gain from Independent

Ward 10: Awe^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	A Macaskill	755	62.7
	SNP	R Johnston	450	37.3
Majority			305	25.4
Turnout			1,205	66.7
	Independent hold

Ward 11: Oban North^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	D Webster	455	40.2
	SNP	K MacColl	357	31.5
	Independent	D MacKenzie	198	17.5
	Conservative	K F M Oxland	123	10.9
Majority			98	8.7
Turnout			1,133	58.5
	Independent hold

Ward 12: Oban Central^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	R Banks	650	58.1
	Liberal Democrats	W R Shaw	327	29.3
	Conservative	E M Kilpatrick	141	12.6
Majority			323	28.8
Turnout			1,118	56.3
	Independent hold

Ward 13: Oban South^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	D McIntosh	572	51.3
	Liberal Democrats	A McKie	544	48.7
Majority			28	2.6
Turnout			1,116	54.8
	SNP win (new seat)

Ward 14: Ardconnel - Kilmore^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	D McIntyre	410	31.9
	Liberal Democrats	A Baker	300	23.3
	Independent	J Hyde	288	22.4
	Independent	A MacKinnon	240	18.7
	Independent	A M Dairon	47	3.7
Majority			110	8.6
Turnout			1,285	66.3
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats

Ward 15: North Lorn^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	C Cameron	905	59.8
	Independent	G Burton	609	40.2
Majority			296	19.6
Turnout			1,514	69.1
	SNP hold

Ward 16: Mull^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	A MacDougall	905	59.8
	SNP	D Cattanach	609	40.2
Majority			296	19.6
Turnout			1,514	66.4
	Independent gain from Independent

Ward 17: Tiree and Coll^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	I Gillies	Unopposed	N/A
	Independent hold

Ward 18: Bute North^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	R Macintyre	Unopposed	N/A
	SNP gain from Independent

Ward 19: Bute Central^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	I Strong	611	45.2
	Independent	F Gillies	376	27.8
	Labour	J Gorman	166	12.3
	Liberal Democrats	M Hamilton	131	9.7
	Independent	D Flowers	68	5.0
Majority			235	17.4
Turnout			1,352	63.7
	SNP gain from Independent

Ward 20: Bute South^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	A L Scoullar	896	72.5
	Independent	R McNamara	172	13.9
	SNP	J B Judge	168	13.6
Majority			724	58.6
Turnout			1,236	70.6
	Independent gain from Independent

Ward 21: East Lochfyne^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	D C Currie	662	42.2
	SNP	A Clayton	575	36.6
	Conservative	J D Geary	332	21.2
Majority			87	5.6
Turnout			1,569	70.7
	Independent gain from SNP

Ward 22: Kirn and Hunter's Quay^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	E MacTaggart	548	43.5
	Conservative	E Waddell	381	30.2
	Independent	B J Chennell	331	26.3
Majority			167	13.3
Turnout			1,260	65.2
	SNP hold

Ward 23: Ardenslate^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J McQueen	410	33.8
	SNP	A MacAlister	306	25.3
	Labour	D Divers	287	23.7
	Independent	J Allison	209	17.2
Majority			104	8.5
Turnout			1,212	60.5
	Independent gain from Independent

Ward 24: Milton^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S Gray	583	54.7
	SNP	J Scott	483	45.3
Majority			100	9.4
Turnout			1,066	59.7
	Labour gain from Independent

Ward 25: Auchamore and Innellan^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Dick Walsh	976	70.9
	SNP	J McGoran	401	29.1
Majority			575	41.8
Turnout			1,377	67.9
	Independent hold

Ward 26: Holy Loch^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	T B Marshall	512	35.3
	SNP	R E Rees	453	31.2
	Labour	G McKinven	412	28.4
	Independent	N McGugan	75	5.2
Majority			59	4.1
Turnout			1,452	70.2
	Conservative gain from SNP

Ward 27: Helensburgh East^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	F Thompson	616	52.6
	Labour	D Phillips	345	29.5
	Conservative	G Douglas	113	9.7
	Independent	J Young	96	8.2
Majority			271	23.1
Turnout			1,170	58.0
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Ward 28: East Central Helensburgh^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	M Stewart	635	53.7
	Independent	N Millar	395	33.4
	Conservative	R Reading	153	12.9
Majority			240	20.3
Turnout			1,183	63.4
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Ward 29: Helensburgh Central^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	S Wilson	351	30.6
	Independent	G Hanning	315	27.5
	SNP	L Leven	244	21.3
	Liberal Democrats	P Trenaman	236	20.6
Majority			36	3.1
Turnout			1,146	55.2
	Conservative win (new seat)

Ward 30: Helensburgh North^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	E Morton	525	45.5
	Independent	J Weldon	347	30.1
	Conservative	P Ramsay	282	24.4
Majority			178	15.4
Turnout			1,154	56.9
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Ward 31: Helensburgh West^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J Stirling	529	34.4
	Liberal Democrats	A Reay	391	25.4
	Independent	D Sinclair	374	24.3
	Labour	J Eaton	243	15.8
Majority			138	9.0
Turnout			1,537	64.8
	Conservative win (new seat)

Ward 32: West Helensburgh and Rhu^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	S Latimer	577	47.1
	Conservative	G Mulvaney	442	36.1
	SNP	E Buist	206	16.8
Majority			135	11.0
Turnout			1,225	64.9
	Independent win (new seat)

Ward 33: Garelochhead and Cove^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	G Freeman	775	81.5
	Liberal Democrats	J Sheffield	176	18.5
Majority			599	63.0
Turnout			951	58.5
	Independent gain from Independent

Ward 34: Arrochar, Luss, Arden and Ardenconnell^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	W Petrie	672	57.7
	Independent	E Carberry	351	30.2
	Conservative	C Skrastin	101	8.7
	Faslane Peace	P Monaghan	40	3.4
Majority			321	27.5
Turnout			1,164	60.6
	Independent hold

Ward 35: Rosneath, Clynder and Kilcreggan^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	P Coleshill	684	53.7
	Independent	D Kelly	590	46.3
Majority			94	7.4
Turnout			1,274	62.6
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Ward 36: Cardross^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	R Kinloch	996	77.6
	SNP	V Nelson	288	22.4
Majority			708	55.2
Turnout			1,284	68.3
	Independent hold

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