1995 Argyll and Bute Council election

1995 Argyll and Bute Council election

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All 33 seats to Argyll and Bute Council 17 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Independent SNP Liberal Democrats Last election 16 2 3 Seats won 21 4 3 Seat change 5 2 0 Popular vote 15,171 3,787 4,240 Percentage 50.2% 12.6% 14.1%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Conservative Labour Last election 4 1 Seats won 3 2 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 3,923 3,036 Percentage 13.0% 10.1%
Results by ward
Council Leader before election Position created Council Leader Dick Walsh Independent

The 1995 elections to Argyll and Bute Council were held on 6 April 1995 and were the first for the newly formed 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.

Argyll and Bute Local Election Results 1995^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	21			5	63.6	50.2	15,171
	SNP	4			2	12.1	12.6	3,787
	Liberal Democrats	3			0	9.1	14.1	4,240
	Conservative	3			1	9.1	13.0	3,923
	Labour	2			1	6.1	10.1	3,036

Ward 1: Kinloch^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G MacMillan	379	50.1
	Liberal Democrats	M McIntyre	345	45.7
	Independent	A McPherson	32	4.2
Majority			34	4.4
Turnout			756	47.7
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 2: Kilkerran^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	A McKinlay	612	72.7
	Liberal Democrats	J McKerral	176	20.9
	Independent	K Kelly	54	6.4
Majority			436	51.8
Turnout			842	50.0
	Independent win (new seat)

Ward 3: North Kintyre^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	D McKinnon	604	58.4
	Independent	D Henderson	431	41.6
Majority			173	16.8
Turnout			1,035	60.3
	Independent win (new seat)

Ward 4: Mid Kintyre^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R Currie	308	39.7
	SNP	F Hood	274	35.4
	Independent	G Page	139	17.9
	Independent	D Black	54	7.0
Majority			34	4.4
Turnout			775	45.6
	Conservative win (new seat)

Ward 5: South Kintyre^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A McCallum	223	26.3
	Independent	J MacLean	222	26.2
	Independent	W Bell	174	20.5
	SNP	J MacLellan	130	15.3
	Independent	D Gardiner	99	11.7
Majority			1	0.1
Turnout			848	47.2
	Conservative win (new seat)

Ward 6: Knapdale^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	B Robertson	471	48.9
	Independent	B Christie	269	27.9
	Labour	J Bishop	223	23.2
Majority			202	21.0
Turnout			963	50.4
	Independent win (new seat)

Ward 7: Lochgilphead^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	D MacMillan	670	70.2
	Labour	G Bishop	284	29.8
Majority			386	40.4
Turnout			954	48.1
	Independent win (new seat)

Ward 8: Craignish - Glenaray^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	A Hay	530	51.5
	Independent	N MacLean	499	48.5
Majority			31	3.0
Turnout			1,029	53.0
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Ward 9: Awe^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	A Macaskill	813	73.6
	Liberal Democrats	A Baker	292	26.4
Majority			521	47.2
Turnout			1,105	48.3
	Independent win (new seat)

Ward 10: Islay Kilchoman - Kildalton^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	D McKerral	490	58.0
	Liberal Democrats	C MacIntyre	185	21.9
	SNP	J Hunter	170	20.1
Majority			305	36.1
Turnout			845	55.3
	Independent win (new seat)

Ward 11: Islay Kilarrow, Jura and Colonsay^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	R Currie	440	56.3
	Independent	J Cameron	342	43.7
Majority			98	12.6
Turnout			782	54.3
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Ward 12: Dunollie^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	D Webster	421	39.9
	SNP	K MacColl	342	32.5
	Liberal Democrats	D MacKenzie	291	27.6
Majority			79	7.4
Turnout			1,054	41.4
	Independent win (new seat)

Ward 13: Soroba^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	R Banks	Unopposed	N/A
	Independent win (new seat)

Ward 14: Ardconnel - Kilmore^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	A McKie	438	39.5
	SNP	P Keegan	385	34.7
	Conservative	N Faccenda	287	25.8
Majority			53	4.8
Turnout			1,110	47.6
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Ward 15: North Lorn^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	C Cameron	617	57.0
	Liberal Democrats	D Barnes	466	43.0
Majority			151	14.0
Turnout			1,083	50.6
	SNP win (new seat)

Ward 16: Mull^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J Wilson	782	74.0
	SNP	N Harvey	275	26.0
Majority			507	48.0
Turnout			1,057	47.9
	Independent win (new seat)

Ward 17: Tiree and Coll^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	I Gillies	Unopposed	N/A
	Independent win (new seat)

Ward 18: West Rothesay^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	G Mason	513	74.3
	Labour	J Gorman	177	25.7
Majority			336	48.6
Turnout			690	44.7
	Independent win (new seat)

Ward 19: Central Rothesay^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	F Gillies	473	56.6
	Labour	D Flowers	362	43.4
Majority			111	13.2
Turnout			835	55.2
	Independent win (new seat)

Ward 20: East Rothesay^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	R McNamara	432	45.7
	Independent	J McMillan	328	34.7
	Labour	H Hattan	186	19.6
Majority			104	11.0
Turnout			946	53.2
	Independent win (new seat)

Ward 21: Kyles and Bute^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	R Macintyre	Unopposed	N/A
	Independent win (new seat)

Ward 22: East Lochfyne^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	A MacQueen	385	32.4
	Independent	D Campbell	381	32.0
	Independent	D McHugh	282	23.7
	Liberal Democrats	D Worster	142	11.9
Majority			4	0.4
Turnout			1,190	56.2
	SNP win (new seat)

Ward 23: Kirn and Hunter's Quay^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	E MacTaggart	441	37.5
	Conservative	E Waddell	402	34.2
	Labour	A Kelly	217	18.4
	Independent	W Taylor	117	9.9
Majority			39	3.3
Turnout			1,177	55.4
	SNP win (new seat)

Ward 24: Ardenslate^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J Allison	243	24.2
	SNP	A Sultan	208	20.7
	Labour	J Saidler	182	18.2
	Independent	R McChlery	180	18.0
	Independent	A MacAlister	99	9.9
	Liberal Democrats	B Shearer	55	5.5
	Independent	J McGoran	35	3.5
Majority			35	3.5
Turnout			1,002	55.2
	Independent win (new seat)

Ward 25: Milton^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J English	266	27.6
	Labour	D Graham	248	25.7
	SNP	E Drummond	237	24.6
	Independent	F MacClure	213	22.1
Majority			18	1.9
Turnout			964	55.9
	Independent win (new seat)

Ward 26: Auchamore and Innellan^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	D Walsh	Unopposed	N/A
	Independent win (new seat)

Ward 27: Holy Loch^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	A MacNicol	323	27.6
	Conservative	T Marshall	260	22.3
	Independent	G McKinven	236	20.2
	Independent	P Menzies	190	16.3
	Labour	J Valentine	159	13.6
Majority			63	5.3
Turnout			1,168	60.2
	SNP win (new seat)

Ward 28: Helensburgh East^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	I MacDonald	619	40.2
	Conservative	N Lawrence	507	33.0
	Independent	W Sutherland	412	26.8
Majority			112	7.2
Turnout			1,538	47.0
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 29: Helensburgh Central^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	N Dunn	789	55.2
	Liberal Democrats	M Stewart	641	44.8
Majority			148	10.4
Turnout			1,430	44.6
	Conservative win (new seat)

Ward 30: Helensburgh West^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	S Latimer	1,103	65.7
	Conservative	W Morrison	575	34.3
Majority			528	31.4
Turnout			1,678	52.6
	Independent win (new seat)

Ward 31: Rhu, Garelochhead, Luss^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	W Petrie	Unopposed	N/A
	Independent win (new seat)

Ward 32: Arrochar, Kilcreggan^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	D Kelly	1,297	82.1
	Conservative	A MacConochnie	283	17.9
Majority			1,014	64.2
Turnout			1,580	49.1
	Independent win (new seat)

Ward 33: Cardross, Craigendoran^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	R Kinloch	1,193	69.3
	Conservative	J Stirling	289	16.8
	Liberal Democrats	S Barnett	239	13.9
Majority			904	52.5
Turnout			1,721	52.7
	Independent win (new seat)