Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

South Kintyre is one of the eleven wards used to elect members of the Argyll and Bute Council. It elects three Councillors.

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007 John Armour
(SNP)		 Donald Kelly
(Conservative
/Ind.)		 Rory Colville
(Liberal Democrats)
2012
2017
2022 Tommy MacPherson
(Conservative)
2023 Jennifer Kelly
(Ind.)

Election Results

2023 By-election

Donald Kelly resigned his seat in August 2023 in protest at how the council operated.[2] A by-election took place on 2 November 2023 and was won by his daughter, Jennifer Kelly, who also stood as an independent.[3]

South Kintyre − 1 seat (2 November 2023)
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1
Independent Jennifer Kelly 57.3 913
SNP John Richardson 17.0 271
Conservative Joe Cunningham 13.0 208
Liberal Democrats Kenny MacKenzie 11.4 183
Freedom Alliance (UK) Alan McManus 0.4 7
Electorate: 5,088   Valid: 1,582   Spoilt: 10   Quota: 792   Turnout: 31.3%  

    Source:[4][5]

    2022 Election

    2022 Argyll and Bute Council election

    South Kintyre − 3 seats[6][7][8]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12
    Independent Donald Kelly(incumbent) 35.9 848  
    SNP John Armour (incumbent) 32.8 773  
    Conservative Tommy MacPherson 22.5 531 615.3
    Liberal Democrats Rory Colville (incumbent) 8.7 206 310.7
    Electorate: 5123   Valid: 2358   Spoilt: 47   Quota: 590   Turnout: 46.9%  

      2017 Election

      2017 Argyll and Bute Council election[9]

      South Kintyre - 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1
      SNP John Armour (incumbent) unopposed
      Liberal Democrats Rory Colville (incumbent) unopposed
      Conservative Donald Kelly (incumbent) unopposed
      Valid:   Quota:  

        2012 Election

        2012 Argyll and Bute Council election[10]

        South Kintyre - 3 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        Conservative Donald Kelly (incumbent) 45.87% 1,133            
        SNP John Donald Semple (incumbent) †††† 16.80% 415 507.3 517.5 551.5 696.7    
        Liberal Democrats Rory Colville (incumbent) 14.21% 351 519.2 535.1 570.3 595.7 613.7 728.3
        SNP Anne Baird 8.22% 203 216.6 224.4 234.2      
        Independent Robert Graham 6.72% 167 221.9 246.9 315.9 338.7 354.9  
        Independent George Rahman 5.59% 138 192.5 205.5        
        Independent Deirdre Henderson 2.55% 63 85.3          
        Electorate: 5,278   Valid: 2,470   Spoilt: 40   Quota: 618   Turnout: 2,510 (46.8%)  

          2007 Election

          2007 Argyll and Bute Council election[11]

          South Kintyre
          Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
          Conservative Donald Kelly 1,332 42.9 1 1
          SNP John Donald Semple 663 21.3 2 4
          Labour George McMillan 444 14.3
          Liberal Democrats Rory Colville 441 14.2 3 6
          Conservative James Campbell Martin 152 4.9
          Solidarity Deirdre Henderson 76 2.4

          References

          1. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application".
          2. ↑ Galloway, Andrew (1 September 2023). "Argyll and Bute 'needs a right shake-up' says councillor who quit". The Lochside Press. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
          3. ↑ O'Hanlon, Hannah (3 November 2023). "Landslide victory for Jennifer Kelly in South Kintyre by-election". Campbeltown Courier. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
          4. ↑ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 1 South Kintyre By-election" (PDF). Argyll and Bute Council. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
          5. ↑ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 1 South Kintyre By-election" (PDF). Argyll and Bute Council. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
          6. ↑ "Local Government Election May 2022 Notice of Poll". Argyll and Bute Council. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
          7. ↑ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report" (PDF). Argyll and Bute Council. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
          8. ↑ "Declaration of Results" (PDF). Argyll and Bute Council. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
          9. ↑ "Local Government Election 4 May 2017 results". 8 May 2017.
          10. ↑ "Argyll and Bute Council Election results 2012". 8 May 2020.
          11. ↑ "Local Government Elections 2007: Declaration of Result Aygyll an Bute Council" (PDF). p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
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