We have conducted a Review of Electoral Arrangements for Argyll and Bute Council area.
The Review recommended to Scottish Ministers the number of councillors and ward boundaries for Argyll and Bute Council.
The public consultation ran from November 2020 until January 2021.
Our final proposals:
One of the main reasons we undertake reviews is that the population, and therefore the electorate, of any local authority area is constantly changing, with migration into or out of areas as well as within the same area. As a result of these changes, some councillors may represent considerably more or fewer electors than other councillors in the same council area.
The Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 introduced the use of one or two member wards where a ward containing an inhabited island, in addition to the current multi-member ward system. The Act requires us to review the six Councils containing inhabited islands, including Argyll and Bute Council, as soon as possible.
We expect our recommendations, if accepted, to be in place for the next local government elections in May 2022
Thank you for your views.
The Commission has considered all responses to the consultation as it developed its final proposals for Scottish Ministers.
The proposals, if accepted, will be in place for the next local government elections in May 2022.
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