Decision Maker: Argyll and Bute Council
Decision status: For Determination
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
The Council considered a report which provided information on the Boundary Commission for Scotland consultation on its proposals relating to the 2023 Review of UK Parliament constituencies.
Motion
Argyll and Bute Council agrees that its formal response
to the Boundary Commission for Scotland 2023 Review of UK Parliamentary
Constituencies should comprise the following:
a)
Agreement with the proposals to extend the existing
Argyll and Bute Constituency boundary to the north, to incorporate part of the
current Highland Council Ward 21, as set out in the report and detailed in the
map at Appendix 1;
b)
Rejection of the Boundary Commission for Scotland’s
proposal to rename the new constituency ‘Argyll’ and requests that the existing
Argyll and Bute name is retained.
Moved by Councillor Currie, seconded by Councillor Freeman
Amendment
a)
Reject the proposals to extend the existing Argyll
and Bute Constituency boundary to the north, to incorporate part of the current
Highland Council Ward 21, as set out in the report and detailed in the map at
Appendix 1;
b)
Rejection
of the Boundary Commission for Scotland’s proposal to rename the new
constituency ‘Argyll’ and requests that the existing Argyll and Bute name is
retained.
Moved by Councillor Lynch, seconded by Councillor Forrest.
The Provost adjourned the meeting at 12.15pm and re-convened at 12.25pm.
As the meeting was held on a virtual basis the vote required to be taken by calling the Roll and Members voted as follows –
Motion |
Amendment |
Councillor Anderson |
Councillor Armour |
Councillor Colville |
Councillor Blair |
Councillor Currie |
Councillor Findlay |
Councillor Devon |
Councillor Forrest |
Councillor Freeman |
Councillor Horn |
Councillor Good |
Councillor Lynch |
Councillor Green |
Councillor Moffat |
Councillor Hardie |
Councillor Paterson |
Councillor Kelly |
Councillor Redman |
Councillor Kinniburgh |
Councillor Taylor |
Councillor MacMillan BEM |
Councillor Trail |
Councillor McCabe |
|
Councillor McCuish |
|
Councillor Sir McGrigor |
|
Councillor McNeilly |
|
Councillor Morton |
|
Councillor Penfold |
|
Councillor Reid |
|
Councillor Robertson |
|
Councillor Vennard |
|
Decision
The Motion was carried by 20 votes to 11 and became the finding of the Council.
(Ref: Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Legal and Regulatory Support, dated 18 October 2021, submitted)
Publication date: 01/12/2021
Date of decision: 25/11/2021
Decided at meeting: 25/11/2021 - Argyll and Bute Council
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