1999 Argyll and Bute Council election

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.

Main article: 1999 Scottish local elections
1999 Argyll and Bute Council election
May 6, 1999 (1999-05-06)
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

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

References
  1. Argyll and Bute Council Election Results, 6 May 1999
  2. Argyll and Bute Council Election Results, 1995
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