Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber is a

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of the

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in the

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. Further to the completion of the

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, it was first contested at the

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, since when it has been held by

Brendan O'Hara Brendan O'Hara (born 27 April 1963) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He serves as Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber since the 2024 United Kingdo ...

of the

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, who had been MP for the predecessor seat of

Argyll and Bute Argyll and Bute (; , ) is one of 32 unitary authority, unitary council areas of Scotland, council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area. The current lord-lieutenant for Argyll and Bute is Jane Margaret MacLeod ...

from 2015 to 2024.

Boundaries

The vast majority of the new constituency comprises the area of the abolished constituency of

, which was coterminous with

Argyll and Bute Council Argyll and Bute Council (Scottish Gaelic: ''Comhairle Earra Ghàidheal is Bhòid'') is one of the 32 local authorities of Scotland, covering the Argyll and Bute council area. Thirty-six representative members make up the council, elected, sin ...

, and comprises the following wards: *

Cowal Cowal () is a rugged peninsula in Argyll and Bute, on the west coast of Scotland. It is connected to the mainland to the north, and is bounded by Loch Fyne to the west, by Loch Long and the Firth of Clyde to the east, and by the Kyles of Bute ...

Dunoon Dunoon (; ) is the main town on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is located on the western shore of the upper Firth of Clyde, to the south of the Holy Loch and to the north of Innellan. As well as forming part of the cou ...

* Helensburgh Central * Helensburgh and Lomond South * Kintyre and the Islands *

Isle of Bute The Isle of Bute (; or '), known as Bute (), is an island in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland, United Kingdom. It is divided into highland and lowland areas by the Highland Boundary Fault. Formerly a constituent island of the larger County of ...

* Lomond North * Mid Argyll * Oban South and the Isles * Oban North and Lorn * South Kintyre In order to meet the electorate size requirements, the following area of the

Highland Council The Highland Council (' ) is the local authority for Highland, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. The council is based at the Highland Council Headquarters in Inverness. History The Highland area had been created as an administrative a ...

has been added from the abolished constituency of Ross, Skye and Lochaber: * The south and west of the Fort William and Ardnamurchan ward.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Elections in the 2010s

Notes

References

External links

Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber UK Parliament constituency
(boundaries from June 2024) at ''MapIt UK'' {{Scottish Westminster constituencies (style 1) Argyll and Bute Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2024 Highland constituencies, UK Parliament Westminster Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland