Local By-elections

'The new Highland Councillor for Thurso East is Tom Jackson, Independent.' Highland Council 30 th November 2001.

South Kintyre (Argyll & Bute) 29 th November 2001

South Kintyre - ward 1

A by-election was held in the South Kintyre ward of Argyll & Bute Council on the 29 th November 2001 following the death of Cllr Archibald McCallum, a former Provost.

Argyll & Bute is in the Argyll & Bute Westminster parliamentary seat (held by Lib Dem Alan Reid MP) and in the Argyll & Bute Scottish parliamentary seat (held by Lib Dem George Lyon MSP).

29 th November 2001 By-election Turnout 49.8 % (- 16.2%)
Candidate	Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
Donald Kelly		Conservative	324	34.6 %	+ 13.8 %
Rory Colville		Liberal Democrat	233	24.9 %	+ 11.1 %
Donald MacLean		Independent	181	19.3 %	%
Catriona MacLeod		Labour	145	15.5 %	- 1.8 %
Anne Baird (Cowan)		Scottish National Party	53	5.7 %	- 11.2 %
Conservative hold		Conservative majority	91	9.7 %	+ 6.2 %

6 th May 1999 Turnout 66.0 % (+ 18.8 %)
Candidate	Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
Archibald McCallum		Conservative	269	20.8 %	- 5.5 %
Archibald Wilson		Labour	224	17.3 %	(+ 17.3 %)
Anne Cowan		Scottish National Party	219	16.9 %	+ 1.6 %
John MacLean		Independent	219	16.9 %	- 9.3 %
Walter Bell		Environmental Independent	184	14.2 %	- 6.3 %
John McKerral		Liberal Democrat	178	13.8 %	(+ 13.8 %)
Conservative hold		Conservative majority	45	3.5 %	+ 3.4 %

South Kintyre ward 5

6 th April 1995 Turnout 47.2 %
Candidate	Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
Archibald McCallum		Conservative	223	26.3 %
John MacLean		Independent	222	26.2 %
Walter Bell		Independent	174	20.5 %
John MacLellan		Scottish National Party	130	15.3 %
David Gardener		Independent	99	11.7 %
Conservative win		Conservative majority	1	0.1 %

Links

• Argyll & Bute Council

I am grateful to Anne Baird for sending information on the election.