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 | Next United Kingdom general election |
| Member of Parliament | TBC (TBC) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Argyll and Bute (majority) & Ross, Skye and Lochaber (minority) |
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the next general election.
Contents[edit]
The constituency will comprise the following wards of Argyll and Bute:[2]
The vast majority of the constituency comes from Argyll and Bute.[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 will also contain the following from Highland council area:
- The south and west of Fort William and Ardnamurchan from Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Elections[edit]
Elections in the 2020s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Amanda Hampsey[4] | ||||
| Labour | Hamish Maxwell[5] | ||||
| SNP | Brendan O'Hara[6] | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Reid | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| win (new seat) | |||||
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.
- ^ "Amanda Hampsey for Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber". Argyll & Bute Conservatives. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Labour selections: parliamentary candidates selected so far for the general election". LabourList. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Just a third of general election candidates selected so far are women". The Herald. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
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