Political Management Arrangements
Argyll and Bute Council · 26 November 2025
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ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL COUNCIL LEGAL AND REGULATORY SUPPORT 26 NOVEMBER 2025 POLITICAL MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 This report sets out the updated political composition of the Council and asks Council to make appointment to the EJCC and notes a change to the membership of the Policy and Resources Committee. 2.0 RECOMMENDATIONS 2.1 The Council is asked:- (1) to agree that Councillor Peter Wallace will be appointed to the EJCC in his position as Leader of the largest opposition group; (2) to note the change to the membership of the Policy and Resources Committee with Councillor Peter Wallace replacing Councillor Liz McCabe; (3) to note the update to Shadow Policy Lead Roles; and (4) to consider the updated Political Composition of the Council as outlined in Appendix 1. 3.0 DETAIL 3.1 The updated Political Composition of the Council is provided at Appendix 1 and sets out political group membership and leadership. 3.2 At the meeting of the Council held on 24th September 2025, Councillor Gary Mulvaney advised that the would be stepping down as Leader of TALIG and as Leader of the Opposition with effect from 1st October 2025. Following that announcement, notification was received that TALIG would become dormant with the remaining members sitting in the Council as Scottish Conservative & Unionist Councillors. It was also confirmed that Councillor Peter Wallace would
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be the Leader of the Scottish Conservative & Unionist Group and would take on the position of Leader of the Opposition. The Appendix provides the updated position. 3.3 In terms of appointments to Committees etc. the only position which falls to the Leader of the largest opposition group is membership on the EJCC. Confirmation has been received that Councillor Peter Wallace has taken on this role and accordingly Council is asked to appoint him to the vacant position on the EJCC. The opposition group have also advised that Councillor Wallace will replace Councillor Liz McCabe on the Policy and Resources Committee. 3.4 Councillor Wallace, has also intimated that the following have been appointed in Shadow Policy Lead Roles:- Shadow Policy Lead for Finance & Commercial Services – Cllr Peter Wallace Shadow Policy Lead for Roads, Transport & Amenity Services – Cllr Andrew Vennard. 4.0 CONCLUSION 4.1 This report sets out the updated Political Composition of the Council and asks Council to note the updated membership of the Policy and Resources Committee and to agree that Councillor Peter Wallace be appointed to the EJCC in his position as Leader of the largest opposition group. 5.0 IMPLICATIONS 5.1 Policy – none 5.2 Financial – none 5.3 Legal – none 5.4 HR – none 5.5 Customer Service – none 5.6 Risk – none 5.7 Climate Change – none 5.8 Fairer Scotland Duty – none 5.9 Equalities Protected Characteristics – none 5.10 Consumer Duty – none 5.11 Island Communities – none 5.12 Children’s Rights and Wellbeing – none
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Douglas Hendry Executive Director with responsibility for Legal and Regulatory Support Policy Lead - Mark Irvine 23rd October 2025 For further information contact: Shona Barton, Governance Manager (01436) 657605 Appendix 1 – Updated political composition of the Council
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Appendix 1 - Political Composition of Argyll and Bute Council Argyll and Bute Council – Political Composition ARGYLL FIRST (2) Jennifer Kean (Ind) Douglas Philand (Ind) (Leader of Argyll First) * INDEPENDENT (7) Kieron Green * Mark Irvine * Andrew Kain * Tommy Macpherson Ian James MacQuire Liz McCabe Alastair Redman SCOTTISH CONSERVATIVE AND UNIONIST (9) Garret Corner Maurice Corry (Depute Leader of the Scottish Conservative & Unionist Group) Amanda Hampsey Daniel Hampsey Yvonne McNeilly Gary Mulvaney Gemma Penfold Andrew Vennard Peter Wallace (Leader of the Scottish Conservative & Unionist Group (and Leader of the Opposition)) SCOTTISH GREEN PARTY (1) Luna Martin*
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SCOTTISH LABOUR PARTY (1) Fiona Howard * SCOTTISH LIBERAL DEMOCRATS (4) Graham Hardie * Paul Donald Kennedy * Ross Moreland (Leader of Scottish Liberal Democrat Group) * William Sinclair * SCOTTISH NATIONAL PARTY (12) John Armour * Gordon Blair * Jan Brown * Math Campbell-Sturgess * Audrey E Forrest (Depute Leader of the SNP Group) * Anne Horn * Willie Hume * Reeni Kennedy Boyle * Jim Lynch (Leader of the SNP Group) * Dougie McFadzean * Julie McKenzie* Iain Shonny Paterson * * Member of the Administration Partnership Note:- (Ind) - Independent