Argyll and Bute - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Argyll and Bute constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Argyll and Bute
Region	Scotland
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2019	SNP
	Election 2017	SNP
	Election 2015	SNP
	Election 2010	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2005	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2001	Liberal Democrat
	Election 1997	Liberal Democrat
	Election 1992	Liberal Democrat
	Election 1987	SDP-Liberal Alliance
	Election 1983	Conservative

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	21,040	43.79%	+7.79%
	Conservative	16,930	35.23%	+2.00%
	Liberal Democrat	6,832	14.22%	-3.97%
	Labour	3,248	6.76%	-5.81%
Majority		4,110	8.55%
Turnout		48,050	72.23%	+0.73%
Electorate		66,525
Swing from CON to SNP			2.90%
Swing from LD to SNP			5.88%
Swing from LD to CON			2.99%
	SNP hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	17,304	36.00%	-8.25%
	Conservative	15,976	33.24%	+18.33%
	Liberal Democrat	8,745	18.19%	-9.73%
	Labour	6,044	12.57%	+2.18%
Majority		1,328	2.76%
Turnout		48,069	71.50%	-3.83%
Electorate		67,230
Swing from SNP to CON			13.29%
Swing from LD to SNP			0.74%
Swing from LD to CON			14.03%
	SNP hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	22,959	44.25%	+25.31%
	Liberal Democrat	14,486	27.92%	-3.69%
	Conservative	7,733	14.90%	-9.12%
	Labour	5,394	10.40%	-12.33%
	UKIP	1,311	2.53%	N/A
Majority		8,473	16.33%
Turnout		51,883	75.33%	+8.02%
Electorate		68,875
Swing from LD to SNP			14.50%
Swing from CON to SNP			17.22%
Swing from CON to LD			2.71%
	SNP gain from Liberal Democrat

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	14,292	31.61%	-4.90%
	Conservative	10,861	24.03%	+0.55%
	Labour	10,274	22.73%	+0.30%
	SNP	8,563	18.94%	+3.41%
	Green	789	1.75%	N/A
	Minor	272	0.60%	N/A
	Others	156	0.35%	N/A
Majority		3,431	7.59%
Turnout		45,207	67.31%	+3.10%
Electorate		67,165
Swing from LD to CON			2.72%
Swing from LD to LAB			2.60%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.12%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	15,786	36.52%	0.00%
	Conservative	10,150	23.48%	0.00%
	Labour	9,696	22.43%	0.00%
	SNP	6,716	15.54%	0.00%
	Others	881	2.04%	N/A
Majority		5,636	13.04%
Turnout		43,229	64.21%	-0.05%
Electorate		67,325
Swing from CON to LD			0.00%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.00%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.00%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	15,786	36.52%	+6.65%
	Conservative	10,150	23.48%	+2.69%
	Labour	9,696	22.43%	-2.09%
	SNP	6,716	15.54%	-5.24%
	Minor	881	2.04%	N/A
Majority		5,636	13.04%
Turnout		43,229	64.26%	+1.31%
Electorate		67,271
Swing from CON to LD			1.98%
Swing from LAB to LD			4.37%
Swing from LAB to CON			2.39%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	9,245	29.86%	-10.33%
	Labour	7,592	24.52%	+8.86%
	Conservative	6,436	20.79%	+1.83%
	SNP	6,433	20.78%	-2.39%
	Minor	1,251	4.04%	N/A
Majority		1,653	5.34%
Turnout		30,957	62.95%	-9.28%
Electorate		49,175
Swing from LD to LAB			9.60%
Swing from LD to CON			6.08%
Swing from CON to LAB			3.52%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	14,359	40.20%	+5.29%
	SNP	8,278	23.17%	-0.64%
	Conservative	6,774	18.96%	-8.76%
	Labour	5,596	15.67%	+2.11%
	Minor	713	2.00%	N/A
Majority		6,081	17.02%
Turnout		35,720	72.23%	-3.92%
Electorate		49,451
Swing from SNP to LD			2.96%
Swing from CON to LD			7.02%
Swing from CON to SNP			4.06%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	12,739	34.91%	N/A
	Conservative	10,117	27.72%	-5.79%
	SNP	8,689	23.81%	+6.70%
	Labour	4,946	13.55%	+1.49%
Majority		2,622	7.19%
Turnout		36,491	76.15%	+0.60%
Electorate		47,921
Swing from CON to LD			20.35%
Swing from SNP to LD			14.11%
Swing from CON to SNP			6.24%
	Liberal Democrat gain from SDP-Liberal Alliance

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	13,726	37.31%	+9.77%
	Conservative	12,332	33.52%	-5.11%
	SNP	6,297	17.12%	-7.47%
	Labour	4,437	12.06%	+2.81%
Majority		1,394	3.79%
Turnout		36,792	75.55%	+2.63%
Electorate		48,700
Swing from CON to ALL			7.44%
Swing from SNP to ALL			8.62%
Swing from SNP to CON			1.18%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance gain from Conservative

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	13,380	38.63%	N/A
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	9,536	27.53%	N/A
	SNP	8,514	24.58%	N/A
	Labour	3,204	9.25%	N/A
Majority		3,844	11.10%
Turnout		34,634	72.92%	N/A
Electorate		47,497

	Conservative win

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