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2019 REVIEW OF ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS - ISLANDS ACT

Meeting: 24/09/2020 - Argyll and Bute Council (Item 10)

10 BOUNDARY COMMISSION - REVIEW OF ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS pdf icon PDF 353 KB

Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Legal and Regulatory Support

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The Council considered a report which advised of the Boundary Commission for Scotland’s proposals for Argyll and Bute area together with the Councils response to the initial consultation.

 

Motion

 

1.               Notes the proposed response to the Boundary Commission attached at appendix 1; and

 

2.               Agrees that this forms the basis of the Council’s response to the Boundary Commission by 30th September 2020 deadline.

 

Moved by Councillor Robin Currie, seconded by Councillor Gary Mulvaney.

 

Amendment

 

Notes the report but to take no action.

 

Moved by Councillor Richard Trail, seconded by Councillor George Freeman.

 

The Members voted by calling the roll and voted as follows:-

Motion

 

Amendment

Councillor Colville

Councillor Armour

Councillor Currie

Councillor Douglas

Councillor Devon

Councillor Findlay

Councillor Good

Councillor Forrest

Councillor Green

Councillor Freeman

Councillor Hardie

Councillor Horn

Councillor Kinniburgh

Councillor Kelly

Councillor MacMillan

Councillor Lynch

Councillor McCuish

Councillor McKenzie

Councillor McGrigor

Councillor Paterson

Councillor McNeilly

Councillor Philand

Councillor Moffat

Councillor Taylor

Councillor Morgan

Councillor Trail

Councillor A Morton

 

Councillor Mulvaney

 

Councillor Redman

 

Councillor Reid

 

Councillor Robertson

 

Councillor Vennard

 

 

Decision

 

With the Motion receiving 19 votes and the Amendment 13 votes, the Council resolved accordingly.

 

1.     Noted the proposed response to the Boundary Commission attached at appendix 1; and

 

2.     Agreed that this forms the basis of the Council’s response to the Boundary Commission by 30th September 2020 deadline.

 

(Ref: Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Legal and Regulatory Support dated 26 August 2020, submitted)

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