Argyll and Bute (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox alt
Name = Argyll and Bute


Type = County
Entity = Scotland
DivisionType = Council areas
Division = Argyll and Bute
Year = 1983
MP = Alan Reid
Party = Liberal Democrats
EP = Scotland

Argyll and Bute is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1983 general election, merging most of Argyll with some of Bute and Northern Ayrshire. A similar constituency, also called Argyll and Bute, is used by the Scottish Parliament.

Boundaries

When created in 1983 the constituency covered the area of the Argyll district of the Strathclyde region. In 2005 it was enlaged to cover the Argyll and Bute council area, which had been created in 1996. Thus Helensburgh, already included within the new council area, was included in the constituency.

Helensburgh had been within the Dunbarton district until 1996, and within the Dumbarton constituency until 2005.

History

In the wake of the 2001 general election, this constituency was the only four-way marginal in the nation, and only the second in recent election history after Inverness which had achieved the honour in 1992.

Member of Parliament

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Caroline Brodie
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party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Mike MacKenzie
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alan Reid
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Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alan Reid
votes = 15,786
percentage = 36.5
change = +3.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jamie McGrigor
votes = 10,150
percentage = 23.5
change = −0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Carolyn Manson
votes = 9,696
percentage = 22.4
change = −0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Isobel Strong
votes = 6,716
percentage = 15.5
change = −2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = Deirdre Henderson
votes = 881
percentage = 2.0
change = −1.4Election box majority
votes = 5,636
percentage = 13.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 43,229
percentage = 64.2
change = +4.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing = +2.0

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: Argyll and ButeElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alan Reid
votes = 9,245
percentage = 29.9
change = −10.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Hugh Raven
votes = 7,592
percentage = 24.5
change = +8.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Dave Petrie
votes = 6,436
percentage = 20.8
change = +1.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Agnes Samuel
votes = 6,433
percentage = 20.8
change = −2.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = Des Divers
votes = 1,251
percentage = 4.0
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 1,653
percentage = 5.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 30,957
percentage = 63.0
change = −10.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing = −9.6

Election box begin
title=General Election 1997: Argyll and ButeElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ray Michie
votes = 14,359
percentage = 40.2
change = +5.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Prof Neil MacCormick
votes = 8,278
percentage = 23.2
change = −0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R.M. Leishman
votes = 6,774
percentage = 18.9
change = −8.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Dr A.A. Syed
votes = 5,596
percentage = 15.7
change = +2.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party (UK)
candidate = M.A.S.G. Stewart
votes = 713
percentage = 2.0
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 6,081
percentage = 17.0
change = Election box turnout
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change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box begin
title=General Election 1992: Argyll and ButeElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ray Michie
votes = 12,739
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Corrie
votes = 10,117
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Prof Neil MacCormick
votes = 8,689
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Des Browne
votes = 4,946
percentage =
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Election box majority
votes = 2,622
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 76.19
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

ee also

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