Argyll and Bute (UK Parliament constituency)

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Coordinates: 55°55′59″N 5°20′56″W / 55.933°N 5.349°W / 55.933; -5.349 Argyll and Bute County constituency Argyll and Bute shown within Scotland Created: 1983 MP: Alan Reid Party: Liberal Democrats Type: House of Commons Council areas: Argyll and Bute EP constituency: 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. Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Politics 3 Member of Parliament 4 Election results 4.1 Elections in the 2010s 4.2 Elections in the 2000s 4.3 Elections in the 1990s 4.4 Elections in the 1980s 5 References 6 See also Boundaries When created in 1983, the constituency covered the area of the Argyll district of the Strathclyde region. In 2005 it was enlarged 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. Politics Argyll & Bute is one of the few four-way marginal constituencies in Britain. The Liberal Democrats have held the seat since 1987, when they took it from the Conservatives and currently, the Conservatives, Labour and the SNP are capable of taking the seat with a small swing of less than 6.3%. The equivalent seat to Argyll & Bute in the Scottish Parliament was lost to the SNP in 2007, and was again taken by the nationalists in 2011. Member of Parliament Election Member 1 Party 1983 John MacKay Conservative 1987 Ray Michie Liberal 1988 Liberal Democrat 2001 Alan Reid Liberal Democrat Election results Elections in the 2010s General Election 2010: Argyll and Bute Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat Alan Reid 14,292 31.6 −4.9 Conservative Gary Mulvaney 10,861 24.0 +0.5 Labour David Graham 10,274 22.7 +0.3 SNP Mike MacKenzie 8,563 18.9 +3.4 Scottish Green Elaine Morrison 789 1.7 N/A Independent George Doyle 272 0.6 N/A Scottish Jacobite John Black 156 0.3 N/A Majority 3,431 7.6 Turnout 45,207 67.3 +3.0 Liberal Democrat hold Swing −2.7 Elections in the 2000s General Election 2005: Argyll and Bute Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat Alan Reid 15,786 36.5 +3.7 Conservative Jamie McGrigor 10,150 23.5 −0.2 Labour Carolyn Manson 9,696 22.4 −0.3 SNP Isobel Strong 6,716 15.5 −2.0 Scottish Socialist Deirdre Henderson 881 2.0 −1.4 Majority 5,636 13.0 Turnout 43,229 64.2 +4.1 Liberal Democrat hold Swing +2.0 General Election 2001: Argyll and Bute Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat Alan Reid 9,245 29.9 −10.3 Labour Hugh Raven 7,592 24.5 +8.9 Conservative Dave Petrie 6,436 20.8 +1.8 SNP Agnes Samuel 6,433 20.8 −2.4 Scottish Socialist Des Divers 1,251 4.0 N/A Majority 1,653 5.4 Turnout 30,957 63.0 −10.0 Liberal Democrat hold Swing −9.6 Elections in the 1990s General Election 1997: Argyll and Bute Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat Ray Michie 14,359 40.2 +5.3 SNP Prof Neil MacCormick 8,278 23.2 −0.6 Conservative R.M. Leishman 6,774 18.9 −8.8 Labour Dr A.A. Syed 5,596 15.7 +2.1 Referendum Party M.A.S.G. Stewart 713 2.0 N/A Majority 6,081 17.0 Turnout Liberal Democrat hold Swing General Election 1992:Argyll and Bute2 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat Ray Michie 12,739 34.9 -2.4 Conservative John Corrie 10,117 27.7 -5.8 SNP Prof. Neil MacCormick 8,689 23.8 +6.7 Labour Des Browne 4,946 13.6 +1.5 Majority 2,622 7.2 +3.4 Turnout 36,491 76.1 +0.6 Liberal Democrat hold Swing +1.7 Elections in the 1980s General Election 1987: Argyll and Bute Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Ray Michie 13,726 37.3 Conservative John MacKay 12,332 33.5 SNP R.R. Shaw 6,297 17.1 Labour D.Tierney 4,437 12.1 Majority 1,394 3.8 Turnout 75.5 Liberal gain from Conservative Swing General Election 1983: Argyll and Bute Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative John MacKay 13,380 38.6 Liberal Ray Michie 9,536 27.5 SNP I. Smith 8,514 24.6 Labour C. McCafferty 3,204 9.3 Majority 3,844 11.1 Turnout 72.9 References ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 2) ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.  See also v · d · eConstituencies in Scotland by Holding Party (59) Labour (41) Aberdeen North · Aberdeen South · Airdrie and Shotts · Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock · Central Ayrshire · Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill · Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East · Dumfries and Galloway · Dundee West · Dunfermline and West Fife · East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow · East Lothian · East Renfrewshire · Edinburgh East · Edinburgh North and Leith · Edinburgh South · Edinburgh South West · Falkirk · Glasgow Central · Glasgow East · Glasgow North · Glasgow North East · Glasgow North West · Glasgow South · Glasgow South West · Glenrothes · Inverclyde · Kilmarnock and Loudoun · Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath · Lanark and Hamilton East · Linlithgow and East Falkirk · Livingston · Midlothian · Motherwell and Wishaw · North Ayrshire and Arran · Ochil and South Perthshire · Paisley and Renfrewshire North · Paisley and Renfrewshire South  · Rutherglen and Hamilton West · Stirling · West Dunbartonshire Liberal Democrat (11) Argyll and Bute · Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk · Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross · East Dunbartonshire · Edinburgh West · Gordon · Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey · North East Fife · Orkney and Shetland · Ross, Skye and Lochaber · West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Scottish National Party (6) Angus · Banff and Buchan · Dundee East · Moray · Na h-Eileanan an Iar · Perth and North Perthshire Conservative (1) Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale Scotland European constituency: Scottish National Party (2) · Labour (2) · Conservative (1) · Liberal Democrat (1) v · d · eWestminster constituencies of Scotland 1708 to 1832 · 1832 to 1868 · 1868 to 1885 · 1885 to 1918 · 1918 to 1950 · 1950 to 1955 · 1955 to 1974 · 1974 to 1983 · 1983 to 1997 · 1997 to 2005 Current constituencies (2005 to present) Aberdeen North · Aberdeen South · Airdrie & Shotts · Angus · Argyll & Bute · Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock · Banff & Buchan · Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk · Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross · Central Ayrshire · Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill · Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East · Dumfries & Galloway · Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale · Dundee East · Dundee West · Dunfermline & West Fife · East Dunbartonshire · East Kilbride, Strathaven & Lesmahagow · East Lothian · East Renfrewshire · Edinburgh East · Edinburgh North & Leith · Edinburgh South · Edinburgh South West · Edinburgh West · Falkirk · Glasgow Central · Glasgow East · Glasgow North · Glasgow North East · Glasgow North West · Glasgow South · Glasgow South West · Glenrothes · Gordon · Inverclyde · Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey · Kilmarnock & Loudoun · Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath · Lanark & Hamilton East · Linlithgow & East Falkirk · Livingston · Midlothian · Moray · Motherwell & Wishaw · Na h-Eileanan an Iar · North Ayrshire & Arran · North East Fife · Ochil & South Perthshire · Orkney & Shetland · Paisley & Renfrewshire North · Paisley & Renfrewshire South · Perth & North Perthshire · Ross, Skye & Lochaber · Rutherglen & Hamilton West · Stirling · West Aberdeenshire & Kincardine · West Dunbartonshire