Cowal (ward)

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

Location of the ward [1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Bruce Marshall
(Ind.)		 Alex McNaughton
(Ind.)		 Ron Simon
(SNP)
2012 William Gordon Blair
(SNP)
2017 Yvonne McNeilly
(Conservative)		 Alan Reid
(Liberal Democrats)


Election Results

2017 Election

2017 Argyll and Bute Council election [2]

Cowal - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4
SNP William Gordon Blair (incumbent) 26.3 918      
Conservative Yvonne McNeilly 26.2 912      
Liberal Democrats Alan Reid 22.7 791 794.5 810.7 899.1
Independent Alex McNaughton (incumbent) 11.2 389 391.6 400.7 428.5
SNP Alison Mulholland 8.2 287 323.0 323.4 344.8
Labour Susanna Rice 5.4 187 188.2 191.3  
Electorate:     Valid: 3,484   Spoilt: 71   Quota: 872   Turnout: 3,555 (60.3%)

    2012 Election

    2012 Argyll and Bute Council election [3]

    Cowal - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
    SNP William Gordon Blair 19.57% 570 575 585 613 653 942      
    Independent Alex McNaughton (incumbent) 18.65% 543 564 593 628 713 744      
    Independent Bruce Marshall (incumbent) 12.88% 375 391 410 452 514 542 572.5 577.4 742.7
    SNP Ron Simon (incumbent) 12.12% 353 359 367 378 405        
    Conservative Lewis Macdonald 11.78% 343 356 388 407 433 454 480 481.9  
    Independent Stephen Johnstone 9.68% 282 295 312 341          
    Independent Chris Talbot 5.8% 169 182 201            
    Independent Russell Weir 5.19% 151 173              
    Independent Chris Lambert 4.33% 126                
    Electorate: 5,840   Valid: 2,912   Spoilt: 40   Quota: 729   Turnout: 2,952 (49.86%)


      2007 Election

      2007 Argyll and Bute Council election [4]

      Cowal
      Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
      SNP Ron Simon 1,127 29.8 1 1
      Independent Alex McNaughton 880 23.3 2 3
      Independent Bruce Marshall 745 19.7 3 5
      Conservative Dave Petrie 491 13.0
      Liberal Democrats Trevor Oxborrow 346 9.2
      Independent Iain Jarvis Gow 192 5.1

      References
      1. https://argyll-bute.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=875c8f94e6714c43b043e339728f2c53&extent=155000,603000,185000,636000,27700
      2. https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/local-government-election-4-may-2017-results
      3. https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/elections/results2012
      4. https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Argyll%20and%20Bute%20Council%20Results%202007.pdf


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