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	Bute - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
		Bute island in the Firth of Clyde, south-western Scotland, separated from the mainland by a narrow, winding strait called the Kyles of Bute.
		Argyll and Bute (unitary authority), unitary authority, west-central Scotland, bordered to the north by Highland unitary authority; to the east by...
		Argyll and Bute (parliamentary constituency), United Kingdom parliamentary constituency in western Scotland, bordered by Dunbartonshire West,...
	au.encarta.msn.com /Bute.html (76 words)

	Argyll - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bute was a county of islands in the firth.
		In 1975 Argyll became a local government district of the Strathclyde region, but boundaries were altered to include part of the former county of Bute and to exclude an area which became part of the Highland region.
		In 1996 the district became the Argyll and Bute unitary council area, with a change to boundaries to include part of the former Strathclyde district of Dumbarton.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Argyll (327 words)

	Argyll and Bute - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Argyll and Bute (Earra-Ghaidheal agus Bòd in Gaelic) is both one of 32 unitary council areas; and a Lieutenancy Area in Scotland.
		Argyll and Bute merged together the Argyll district and one ward of the Dumbarton district.
		The council area includes most of the county of Argyll (Argyll minus the Morvern area, north of Mull, which became become part of the Highland region in 1975), part of the county of Bute (the Isle of Bute) and part of the county of Dunbartonshire (the Helensburgh and Lomond ward).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Argyll_and_Bute (382 words)

	Bute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Currently the Isle of Bute is also part of the unitary authority of Argyll and Bute, and the Isle of Arran and Great Cumbrae are administratively also in North Ayrshire.
		Between 1708 and 1832 it was one of the Buteshire and Caithness ''alternating constituencies'': one constituency elected a Member of Parliament (MP) to one parliament then the other elected an MP to the next.
		In 1918 the constituency was combined with Ayrshire North to form the Bute and Northern Ayrshire constituency, which in turn was replaced in 1983 with Argyll and Bute.
	q-basic.xodox.de /Bute (208 words)

	Report on Argyll and Bute by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland
		Argyll and Bute Council was asked to make available for inspection at its offices copies of the electoral ward boundary descriptions, electoral statistics and illustrative maps.
		The 25 wards within the Argyll and Bute Constituency could be divided into two categories and it was clear that the rural areas had some of the highest electorates, which suggested that the proposals were not balanced.
		The designation of the electoral wards that we recommend for Argyll and Bute Council, together with information which we have received from the Council as to the 1996 electorate and forecast 2001 electorate of the proposed wards, are set out at Appendix B to this report.
	www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk /reports/argyll.htm (8075 words)

	Article Argyll \| Scottish gifts, kilts and accessories
		Argyll, archaically Argyle (Earra-Ghàidheal in modern Gaelic), is a region of western Scotland corresponding with ancient Dál Riata, and can be used to mean the entire western seaboard between the Mull of Kintyre and Cape Wrath.
		Bute was a county of islands in the firth.
		In 1975 Argyll became a local government district of the Strathclyde region, but boundaries were altered to include part of the former county of Bute and to exclude an area which became part of the Highland region.
	www.scotlandshopdirect.com /p,argyll,page.php (350 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Argyll and Bute
		Argyll and Bute (Earra-Ghaidheal agus Bòd in Gaelic) is both one of 32 unitary council areas; and a Lieutenancy Area in Scotland.
		Argyll and Bute merged together the existing Argyll and Bute district and one ward of the Dumbarton district.
		The council area includes most of the county of Argyll (Argyll minus the Morvern area, north of Mull, which became become part of the Highland region in 1975), part of the county of Bute (the Isle of Bute) and part of the county of Dunbartonshire (the Helensburgh and Lomond ward).
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Argyll_and_Bute (391 words)

	Argyll & Bute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		She is the chair of Bute branch of the SNP and represents Bute Central on Argyll and Bute Council.
		She is also a member of Bute and Cowal Area Committee, Education NPDO Project Board, the Housing Stock Transfer and the Public Service and Licensing Committee.
		She is currently working to get Argyll and Bute Council to take on the Fairtrade agenda of a fair price for farmers for their goods.
	www.alba.org.uk /nextge/argyll.html (466 words)

	Argyll & Bute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Argyll & Bute is practically unchanged since 1983 when the island of Bute was added to the old Argyll seat.
		The SNP candidate in 1992 was Neil MacCormick, a Professor of politics and a brother of the previous SNP MP for Argyll between 1974 and 1979, Iain MacCormick.
		In the Scottish election, the new Liberal bannerman in Argyll & Bute was George Lyon, a farmer on Rothesay on the isle of Bute who was President of the Scottish branch of the National Farmers Union.
	www.alba.org.uk /nextwe/h01.html (1914 words)

	Hotel Argyle
		Argyll (''Earra-Ghaidheal'' in Gaelic), sometimes called Argyllshire, is one of the traditional counties of Scotland.
		The modern day council area of Argyll and Bute covers Argyll and the Isle of Bute (in the county of Buteshire), and the area to the west of Loch Lomond (part of Dunbartonshire).
		For the constituencies, see either Argyll and Bute (UK Parliament constituency) or Argyll and Bute (Scottish Parliament constituency)'' Argyll and Bute (''Earra-Ghaidheal agus Bòd'' in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area.
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/88/hotel-argyle.html (1202 words)

	Argyll and Bute Council - The Newsroom
		Argyll and Bute Council is to employ extra cemetery staff this summer in order to re-erect headstones in cemeteries throughout the area.
		Argyll and Bute Council would like to inform people living throughout the area that there will be changes to the normal collection of domestic waste and paper/card recycling during the Easter weekend.
		Argyll and Bute Council has today (Tuesday 13th February 2007) agreed its budget for 2007/08 and set its Council Tax at Band ‘D’ equivalent of £1,178 a rise of £22 which represents an increase of 1.9% over the 2006/7 figure.
	www.argyll-bute.gov.uk /newsroom/?s=821&a=0 (2607 words)

	Argyll and Bute (UK Parliament constituency)
		It was created for the 1983 general election, merging most of Argyll with some of Bute and Northern Ayrshire.
		In 2005 it was enlaged to cover the Argyll and Bute council area, which had been created in 1996.
		In the wake of the 2001 general election, this constituency was the only four-way marginal in the nation, and only the second in recent election history after Inverness which had achieved the honour in 1992.
	www.danceage.com /biography/sdmc_Argyll_and_Bute_(UK_Parliament_constituency) (174 words)

	Argyll & Bute Scottish Liberal Democrats
		Covering a large mainland area and many inhabited islands on the west coast of Scotland, residents of the Constituency rely heavily on road transport and ferries for their livelihood and quality of life.
		The largest towns in the Scottish Parliamentary Constituency of Argyll and Bute are Dunoon, Oban, Rothesay and Campbeltown, with the Isles of Islay and Mull each supporting populations of over 2000.
		At the 2005 General Election, Helensburgh and Lomond joined with the rest of Argyll and Bute to form the Argyll and Bute County Constituency for the UK Parliament at Westminster.
	www.kirtel.demon.co.uk /argyll_libdems (376 words)

	Jim Mather MSP Argyll & Bute SNP
		AGM of Argyll and Bute CA The Constituency Association of Argyll and Bute SNP, held its AGM in the Argyll Hotel in Inveraray on Saturday11th March 2006.
		Constituency Associations are the ruling body of local SNP organisation throughout Scotland.
		THe AGM discussed strategy and plans for the 2007 Scottish Parliament and the elections to the new multiple member wards for Argyll and Bute Council in 2007.
	www.argyll-snp.org /News/2006AGM.htm (224 words)

	GENUKI: Buteshire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Argyll and Bute Council Local Collections for the library in Dunoon which holds most published information on the history of the area, and Argyll and Bute Council - History and Heritage for local history and museums.
		FreeCen for Bute has an index to the 1841 census for the county, and some 1851 records, and welcomes more transcribers for this project providing free access to 19th century census indexes.
		Bute Sons and Daughters describes itself: "Set up by Bute Enterprises, a local community based organisation, the Sons and Daughters project aims to develop Bute's genealogy strands, not only in terms of family histories but also our local heritage.
	www.genuki.org.uk:8080 /big/sct/BUT (1025 words)

	Argyll & Bute Conservatives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Jamie McGrigor was the Conservative candidate for the new Argyll & Bute constituency at the 2005 General Election.
		Jamie lives in Argyll and is married with five children.
		Having made a strong impression as Conservative fisheries spokesman in the first Parliament, (when he inflicted the only defeat suffered by the Scottish Executive to date), he is now Conservative spokesman on tourism, culture and sport issues.
	www.argyll-conservatives.org /jamie.htm (116 words)

	SNP in Campbeltown
		The Argyll SNP were out in force and collecting opinions in Campbeltown recently.
		In common with other recent events, Jim Mather MSP was taking the message to the people of Argyll by using a PA system and answering questions posed by members of the public.
		There will be more events of this sort in Argyll in 2006 and we invite you all to take part.
	www.argyll-snp.org /News/campbeltown.htm (324 words)

	The Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Now Argyll and Bute Council faces the prospect of having a hit squad imposed on it by ministers after becoming the first local authority in Scotland to decline to fund carers and elderly people fully under the flagship free care policy.
		Jackie Baillie, the Labour MSP whose Dumbarton constituency covers the Helensburgh and Lomond part of Argyll and Bute council area, said: "I have constituents who have been assessed as needing 24-hour care or day care but who have been told to wait because there is no money.
		The spokeswoman for Argyll and Bute said there are currently 145 people awaiting funding for care support in their homes, 67 people awaiting funding for residential care and 14 are awaiting the council's free contribution to existing residential support.
	www.theherald.co.uk /news/63373.html (585 words)

	Aspect 2003: George Lyon, Scottish Liberal Democrat Party candidate, Argyll and Bute, 2003
		Following the delay in giving the go-ahead for Mid Argyll Hospital, George Lyon has warned Argyll & Clyde Health Board that if they walk away from the project in May their credibility will be severely undermined and the trust of local people lost forever.
		I remain committed to fighting Argyll and Bute's corner at Holyrood and on the 1st May I ask you to vote for me as the local man with the proven track record.
		Argyll & Bute is one of the biggest constituencies in Scotland with a landmass greater than Belgium and has 26 inhabited islands.
	gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk /aspect/aspect2003/sld/a03sldarg.htm (821 words)

	News Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		NHS Argyll and Clyde’s Clinical Strategy was also officially launched this week, with the proposals being to close Argyll and Bute Hospital in Lochgilphead and to move the accident and emergency unit at Inverclyde Royal Hospital to the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley.
		In Argyll and Bute there was comfort for Labour, who actually gained 500 votes on the 1999 showing.
		Argyll and Bute Council contributed £29,000 to the scheme, while funding from the European Social Fund resulted in £134,162 being made available to the site.
	www.dunoon-observer.co.uk /archive/arcjune200418.html (2791 words)

	SNP.org - Official Web Site of the Scottish National Party
		Argyll & Bute is a large, disparate West Coast constituency with main settlements in the towns of Dunoon, Rothesay, Oban and Campbeltown.
		Constituency Association normally meets at George Hotel,Inveraray on first Sunday of each month at 12 noon.
		Argyll & Bute are actively seeking the interest of members on the approved list for PPCs for the forthcomng Westminster election.
	www.snp.org.uk /html/party/branchdetail.php?ID=330 (92 words)

	SNP.org - Official Web Site of the Scottish National Party
		He was born in 1947 and is married with two children and is a chartered accountant who was involved in the computer industry, latterly running his own business, before entering politics.
		This vast constituency stretches across miles of mainland Scotland in the west and islands such as Mull, Islay, Jura and Tiree.
		Iain MacCormick, brother of the SNP’s Professor Sir Neil MacCormick MEP, represented the constituency for the SNP in 1974.
	www.snp.org.uk /html/election/candidates/detail.php?candidateID=28 (190 words)

	Argyll and Bute \| Aristotle \| Guardian Unlimited Politics
		This constituency has been altered following the 2005 Scottish boundary changes.
		It comprises all of the former Argyll and Bute constituency with the addition of 28% of the retired Dumbarton seat.
		It is considered to be a notional hold for the Liberal Democrats.
	politics.guardian.co.uk /hoc/constituency/0,9338,-675,00.html (77 words)

	The Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Argyll and Bute Council, which last month said it had run out of cash to fund the Scottish Executive's flagship policy, had come under pressure from the executive to agree to the intervention.
		However, she said it falls short of the £2m gap between social work spending and the guidelines provided by the executive.
		"The council appears to be unconcerned about the number of elderly people in my constituency and across Argyll and Bute who are not receiving the care they deserve," she said.
	www.theherald.co.uk /news/65306.html (601 words)

	Oban - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Oban (An t-Oban in Gaelic) is a resort town in Argyll, Scotland with a population of around 12,000.
		Despite its small size, it's the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William and during the massive tourist season the town can by crowded by around 25,000 people.
		List of Parliamentary constituencies in the United Kingdom
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Oban (392 words)

	Aspect 2003: David Petrie, Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party candidate, Argyll and Bute, 2003
		Argyll & Bute venues are ideally situated to attract winter tourism and increased conference demands by investing in, and upgrading hotel, theatre and conference facilities.
		Following the 1996 reorganisation, Argyll & Bute tried to replicate the structure of Strathclyde Regional Council, but this has proved to be unsustainable.
		The residents and businesses of Argyll & Bute cannot constantly be burdened with annual increases in Council Tax and Business Rates, while at the same time suffering a continual deterioration of Council services.
	gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk /aspect/aspect2003/cup/a03cuparg.htm (947 words)

	Nessie's Loch Ness Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The 13th Duke of Argyll, whose family seat is Inveraray Castle in Argyll, is the son of the late Ian Campbell, the 12th duke, and Iona Colquhoun, Duchess of Argyll.
		As head of one of the country's most powerful and influential families, the Duke of Argyll is believed to hold assets in excess of £30 million.
		The Scottish National Party's Argyll and Bute Constituency Association lodged a letter of protest recently over proposals to alter the boundary of the Argyll and Bute parliamentary constituency.
	www.thefrasers.com /nessie/news/nesspapr051802.html (1879 words)

	North Ayrshire - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		North Ayrshire, unitary authority, west-central Scotland, bordered on the west and north-west by Argyll and Bute unitary authority, on the north by...
		Ayrshire North and Arran, United Kingdom parliamentary constituency in western-central Scotland, newly created at the 2005 general election owing to...
		Troon, town in South Ayrshire, on the south-western coast of Scotland.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /North_Ayrshire.html (108 words)

	The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 2005
		Whereas in pursuance of section 3(1) of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986[1] the Boundary Commission for Scotland have submitted to the Secretary of State a report dated 30th November 2004 showing the constituencies into which they recommend, in accordance with that Act, that Scotland should be divided:
		Each electoral registration officer for the constituencies referred to in Article 2 above shall make such re-arrangement or adaptation of the registers of parliamentary electors as may be necessary to give effect to this Order.
		By virtue of section 4(6) of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 and Article 1(2) of the Order, the coming into force of this Order does not affect any parliamentary election until a proclamation is issued by Her Majesty summoning a new Parliament.
	www.opsi.gov.uk /si/si2005/20050250.htm (1172 words)

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