Constituency view

Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Scotland

SNP hold

Current MP

Current representation

Brendan O'Hara

Scottish National Party

Male

Majority6,232

Turnout62.5%

Electorate71,756

Valid votes44,862

2024 Results

Party breakdown

SNP15,582 - 34.7%

Conservative9,350 - 20.8%

Labour8,585 - 19.1%

Lib Dem7,359 - 16.4%

Reform3,045 - 6.8%

Other941 - 2.1%

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021

White 97.7%White British 73.6%Asian 0.9%Black, African or Caribbean 0.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.8%Other 0.3%

England & Wales (2021)

White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%

2011 data not available for this constituency.

2001 data not available for this constituency.

1991 data not available for this constituency.

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

Country of birth

Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber (2021)

UK 93.5%Other EU 3.1%Other countries 3.4%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

2011 data not available for this topic.

2001 data not available for this topic.

1991 data not available for this topic.

Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber	National	Difference
% White	97.7%	83.0%	+14.7pp
% White British	73.6%	74.4%	-0.8pp
% Asian	0.9%	8.6%	-7.7pp
% Black, African or Caribbean	0.3%	3.7%	-3.4pp
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.8%	2.7%	-1.9pp
% Other ethnic group	0.3%	2.0%	-1.6pp
% UK-born	93.5%	84.0%	+9.6pp
% Non-UK-born	6.5%	16.0%	-9.6pp
% Other EU-born	3.1%	6.0%	-2.8pp
% Other countries-born	3.4%	10.1%	-6.7pp

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.