Kintyre and the Islands elects Anne Horn

The number of first preference votes for each of the candidates were:

Ann Horn, SNP, 728; Donald Kelly, Independent, 322; Douglas MacDonald, Scottish Liberal Democrats, 281; Alan McManus, Freedom Alliance, 25; Elizabeth Redman, Scottish Conservative and Unionist, 322.

Election was by Single Transferrable Vote (STV) and the candidate was elected at stage 5.

The result was formally declared by the returning officer Pippa Milne at the count in Lochgilphead Joint Campus on Friday July 19.  

The electorate was 5,406 and the number of ballot papers received was 1,695 giving a percentage turnout of 31.4 per cent. There were 17 rejected ballot papers. The quota of votes for a candidate to be elected was 840.

Anne Horn was the SNP councillor for Ward 2 until she stepped down two years ago.

The by-election follows the death of Councillor Robin Currie, 68, of Bruichladdich, Islay, on May 9 this year.

Three councillors represent Kintyre and the Islands, which includes north Kintyre and the islands of Colonsay, Gigha, Islay and Jura.

The ward is also represented by councillors Dougie McFadzean, SNP, and Alastair Redman, Independent, the son of the Conservative candidate Elizabeth Redman.