Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards
| 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
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
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Brendan O'Hara | SNP | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Brendan O'Hara | 15,582 | 34.7 | ||
| Conservative | Amanda Hampsey | 9,350 | 20.8 | ||
| Labour | Hamish Maxwell | 8,585 | 19.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Reid | 7,359 | 16.4 | ||
| Reform UK | Melanie Hurst | 3,045 | 6.8 | ||
| Independent | Tommy Macpherson | 941 | 2.1 | ||
| Majority | 6,232 | 13.9 | |||
| Turnout | 44,862 | 62.5 | |||
| SNP win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ^ "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
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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