Jenni Minto, SNP, has been elected as the Member of Parliament for Argyll and Bute (constituency) in the Scottish Parliament election.
Votes from the Argyll and Bute constituency have been counted.
The result was formally declared by the Returning Officer for Argyll and Bute, Pippa Milne, at the count in Lochgilphead Joint Campus on Friday 8 May.
The total electorate for Argyll and Bute was 49,796 with 27,673 votes cast. The turnout at the polls was 55.6 per cent.
A total of 117 votes were rejected. 17 were rejected for voting for more than one candidate, and 100 were unmarked or void for uncertainty.
Pippa Milne, Returning Officer and Chief Executive of Argyll and Bute Council said: “Organising an election in Argyll and Bute is a fantastic example of teamwork. Getting ballot boxes to and from our communities by road, sea and air, running 79 polling places, managing postal votes, and counting everyone’s votes – a huge amount of effort has gone into making this election possible. Thank you to everyone who has played a part.”
Please note: Helensburgh and Lomond comes under the Dumbarton constituency.
