Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber (UK Parliament constituency)
| Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
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.
Contents
[edit]The 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
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Brendan O'Hara | SNP | |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6,232 | 13.9 | |||
| Turnout | 44,862 | 62.5 | |||
| SNP hold | Swing | ||||
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". BBC News.
- ^ 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