Political Management Arrangements

Argyll and Bute Council · 24 September 2025
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ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL         COUNCIL
LEGAL AND REGULATORY SUPPORT        24 SEPTEMBER 2025 
POLITICAL MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS 
1.0 INTRODUCTION 
1.1 This report sets out the updated political composition of the Council.  
2.0 RECOMMENDATIONS 
2.1 The Council is asked 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. 
4.0 CONCLUSION
4.1 This report sets out the updated Political Composition of the Council.   
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

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5.9 Equalities Protected Characteristics – none 
5.10 Consumer Duty – none
5.11 Island Communities – none 
5.12  Children’s Rights and Wellbeing – none 
Douglas Hendry
Executive Director with responsibility for Legal and Regulatory Support
Policy Lead  - Mark Irvine
3rd September 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 
INDEPENDENT CONSERVATIVE AND UNIONIST (1)
Garret Corner 
CONSERVATIVE AND UNIONIST (1)
Yvonne McNeilly 
SCOTTISH GREEN PARTY (1)  
Luna Martin* 
SCOTTISH LABOUR PARTY (1)  
Fiona Howard *   
SCOTTISH LIBERAL DEMOCRATS (4) 
Graham Hardie * 
Paul Donald Kennedy *

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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, 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
The Argyll, Lomond and the Isles Group (TALIG) (7) 
Maurice Corry (Con)  
Amanda Hampsey (Con)  
Daniel Hampsey (Con)   
Gary Mulvaney (Con) (Leader (and Leader of the Opposition))   
Gemma Penfold (Con)  
Andrew Vennard (Con) (Depute Leader)
Peter Wallace (Con)   
Note:  
Con - Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party   
Ind - Independent