Roddy McCuish

Roderick William "Roddy" McCuish is a Scottish politician who was an independent member of the Argyll and Bute Council, having formerly been the leader twice, both with the Scottish National Party (SNP) and later as an independent. On 8 January 2020, it was announced that he had joined the Independence for Scotland Party (ISP), becoming their first representative holding political office.[1]

Political career

McCuish first stood for election for the Oban South and the Isles ward in the 2007 Scottish Local Elections, polling 955 first preferences and topping the polling in the ward and taking the first seat out of four.[2]

In advance of the 2012 Scottish Local Elections he was elected to replace his party colleague, Cllr Robert MacIntyre, as SNP Group Leader and Director of Elections.[3] At the 2012 Local Government election, McCuish polled 767 first preferences and was re-elected for the ward of Oban South and the Isle, taking the second seat in a ward where the SNP gained three out of the four seats, which at the time, was the party's strongest ward in all of Scotland.[4] At the 2012 election, the SNP gained three seats in Argyll and Bute Council to have a total of thirteen, which with the help of the Argyll First group of Independents and some other Independent members gave them a controlling majority on the council, which McCuish was appointed as Council Leader.[5]

McCuish was re-elected to the same seat in the 2017 election.[6]

On 8 January 2020 it was announced that he had joined the Independence for Scotland Party (ISP). In doing so, he became the first elected representative for the party, although he was elected as an independent.

References
  1. https://www.thenational.scot/news/18998967.independence-scotland-party-elects-first-representative/
  2. "Argyll and Bute Council Results 2007" (PDF). www.argyll-bute.gov.uk. 4 May 2007.
  3. "New local leader, Roddy McCuish, says SNP has moved from protest to progress". For Argyll. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  4. "Argyll and Bute Council Election results 2012". Argyll and Bute Council. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  6. Borland, Craig (6 May 2017). "Coalition talks begin after Argyll and Bute election". Helensburgh Advertiser. Retrieved 22 May 2017.


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