Argyll and Bute

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Region: Scotland
Country: Scotland

§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.

Argyll and Bute covers a vast area of mainland west coast and many islands, including Mull, Islay, and Bute. It is celebrated for its rugged landscapes, whisky production, and maritime heritage, with tourism playing a central role in the economy.

The local government for this district is: Argyll and Bute Council (Scotland Council Area).

For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 ‘council areas’ (Scottish Gaelic: comhairlean), each administered by a single-tier authority known simply as a council.

This district page, Argyll and Bute, is a sub-page of this region page: Scotland. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in Argyll and Bute

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 57 of them are in Scotland. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in Argyll and Bute

Argyll and Bute is divided into 11 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Cowal
  • Dunoon
  • Helensburgh and Lomond South
  • Helensburgh Central
  • Isle of Bute
  • Kintyre and the Islands
  • Lomond North
  • Mid Argyll
  • Oban North and Lorn
  • Oban South and the Isles
  • South Kintyre

Districts in Scotland