2017 Argyll and Bute Council election

The 2017 Argyll and Bute Council elections took place on 4 May 2017 alongside local elections across Scotland. This was the third local election to take place using the Single Transferable Vote electoral system.

Main article: 2017 Scottish local elections

2017 Argyll and Bute Council election
4 May 2017 (2017-05-04)
All 36 seats to Argyll and Bute Council
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Sandy Taylor Dick Walsh Gary Mulvaney
Party SNP Independent Conservative
Leader's seat Mid Argyll Dunoon Helensburgh Central
Last election 13 15 4
Seats before 8 20 4
Seats won 11 10 9
Seat change 2 5 5
Popular vote 9,174 10,079 8,315
Percentage 27.9% 30.6% 25.3%
Swing 2.0% 8.0% 9.6%
  Fourth party
 
Leader Aileen Morton
Party Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Helensburgh Central
Last election 4
Seats before 4
Seats won 6
Seat change 2
Popular vote 3,332
Percentage 10.1%
Swing 0.7%
The 11 multi-member wards
Council Leader before election

Dick Walsh
Independent

 Council Leader after election

Aileen Morton
Scottish Liberal Democrats (as part of TALIG)

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