Isles council convener chosen by cutting cards
A cut of the deck was the dramatic conclusion to the contest for the convenership of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
A cut of the deck was the dramatic conclusion to the contest for the convenership of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Plus a round up of election results in Dunoon, Cowal, Lomond, Bute and Helensburgh
All three incumbent councillors for the Oban North and Lorn ward have also been re-elected
Independent candidate Donnie MacMillan, a councillor since 1995, was not one of three winning candidates elected to the authority’s Mid Argyll ward
Kintyre and the Islands Liberal Democrat Robin Currie was one of three winning candidates elected to the ward in the council election
In Argyll and Bute, people will elect 36 councillors to represent the area’s 11 council wards
The next few weeks will see campaigning by would-be councillors to join Argyll & Bute Council and it essential that the significance of the future of Oban Harbour is fully recognised by the candidates as the election approaches, says Oban Community Harbour Development Association
Three veteran independent councillors standing down at this May’s local election gave their goodbyes, thanks, and regrets at one of the longest Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Committee meetings in their long tenures
Voters in Argyll and Bute will elect thirty six councillors, representing eleven council wards