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WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Current representation and election data from the UK Parliament Members API.

6,232latest majority
62.5%latest turnout
2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Brendan O'Hara

Scottish National Party

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024
Electorate71,756
Turnout62.5%
Majority6,232
Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament
Tommy MacPhersonIndependent9412.1%
Melanie HurstReform UK3,0456.8%
Alan ReidLiberal Democrat7,35916.4%
Hamish MaxwellLabour8,58519.1%
Amanda HampseyConservative9,35020.8%
Brendan O'HaraScottish National Party15,58234.7%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Scottish National Party Majority 4,897 · 70.7% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries

Boundary note: the current constituency map was first used at the 2024 general election. The 2019 figure is an official notional estimate on the current boundaries. Where 2017 or 2015 appears, it is the actual result for an older constituency with the same name and is labelled as a pre-2024-boundary result.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILE

People and housing

Latest available constituency-level data

Population93,854Mid-2024 estimate
Under 1815.8%Share of population
Aged 65+27.8%Share of population
Home owners67.1%Households
Private renters11.5%Households
Social renters19.0%Households
One-person households39.1%Of households
Families with children19.4%Dependent children

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates. Housing and household figures use the latest census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland.

Primary sources: UK Parliament Members API for current representation and the latest result; UK Parliament Election Results for historical and notional general election data. Data may be revised at source.