Argyll and Bute Council: all 35 councillors

Argyll and Bute Council has 35 councillors on the official list. The largest group is Scottish National Party, with 12 of the 35 seats. Every name below comes from the council's own published list: Argyll and Bute Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below come from the council's feed and are not kept in the copy).

See Argyll and Bute: local statistics and who has power over Argyll and Bute, from the council up to the G20.

Seats by party

• ■ Scottish National Party: 12 councillors
• ■ Scottish Conservative and Unionists: 9 councillors
• ■ Independent: 7 councillors
• ■ Scottish Liberal Democrats: 4 councillors
• ■ Scottish Labour: 1 councillor
• ■ Scottish Green Party: 1 councillor
• ■ No party given: 1 councillor

Leaders and post holders

• Gordon Blair (Scottish National Party): Vice Chair of Bute and Cowal Area Committee; Chair of PPSL Committee & Regulatory Cohort; Policy Lead for Planning and Regulatory Services
• Yvonne McNeilly (Independent): Shadow Policy Lead for Education
• William Sinclair (Scottish Liberal Democrats): Armed Forces Champion; Policy Lead for Community Planning and Corporate Services
• Audrey Forrest (Scottish National Party): Bute and Cowal Children's Champion
• Daniel Hampsey (Scottish Conservative and Unionists): Shadow Policy Lead for Climate Change, Renewables and Net Zero
• Ross Moreland (Scottish Liberal Democrats): Joint Depute Leader; Spokesperson for Finance and Commercial Services; Vice Chair Policy & Resources;Vice Chair EDI; Chair Harbour Board
• Math Campbell-Sturgess (Scottish National Party): Vice Chair of Helensburgh and Lomond Area Committee; Policy Lead for Business Development
• Graham Hardie (Scottish Liberal Democrats): Helensburgh and Lomond Children's Champion; Depute Policy Lead for Education
• Fiona Howard (Scottish Labour): Chair of Helensburgh & Lomond Area Committee
• Reeni Kennedy-Boyle (Scottish National Party): Chair of Bute and Cowal Area Committee; Depute Spokesperson for Economic Development, Islands, Regeneration, Communities and Housing
• Liz McCabe (Independent): Shadow Policy Lead for Economic Development, Islands and Rural Communities, Housing
• Peter Wallace (Scottish Conservative and Unionists): Leader of Largest Opposition; Shadow Policy Lead for Finance & Commercial Services
• Dougie McFadzean (Scottish National Party): Policy Lead for Care Services; Vice Chair of Mid Argyll, Kintyre and the Islands Area Committee; MAKI Children's Champion
• Alastair Redman (Independent): Shadow Policy Lead for Business Development
• Maurice Corry (Scottish Conservative and Unionists): Shadow Policy Lead for Community Planning and Corporate Services
• Mark Irvine (Independent): Depute Policy Lead for Climate Change, Biodiversity and Gaelic
• Iain Paterson (Scottish National Party): Depute Policy Lead for Business Development
• Jan Brown (Scottish National Party): Provost; Depute Policy Lead for Community Planning and Corporate Services
• Kieron Green (Independent): Chair of Community Services Committee; Policy Lead for Education; Chair of OLI Area Committee; Vice Chair of PPSL Committee & Regulatory Cohort; Depute Policy Lead for Planning & Regulatory Services; Depute Policy Lead for Care Services
• Luna Martin (Scottish Green Party): Policy Lead for Climate Change, Biodiversity and Gaelic
• Andrew Vennard (Scottish Conservative and Unionists): Shadow Policy Lead for Roads, Transport & Amenity Services; Shadow Policy Lead for Constitution and Governance
• Amanda Hampsey (Scottish Conservative and Unionists): Shadow Policy Lead for Care Services
• Willie Hume (Scottish National Party): Depute Policy Lead for Roads, Transport and Amenity Services
• Andrew Kain (Independent): Depute Provost Vice Chair of Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Committee
• Jim Lynch (Scottish National Party): Leader of Council; Spokesperson and Economic Development, Islands and Rural Communities, Housing; Spokesperson for Business Development; Depute Spokesperson for Finance and Commerical Services
• John Armour (Scottish National Party): Joint Deputy Leader; Chair of Mid Argyll, Kintyre and the Islands Area Committee; Policy Lead for Roads, Transport and Amenity Services

Every councillor, by ward

Source

Argyll and Bute Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below come from the council's feed and are not kept in the copy). Each name links to that councillor's profile on the official site. Published by Argyll and Bute Council. Use the official profile to contact a councillor. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.