Riding profile
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
The question
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber: a safe seat for the SNP?
Editorial read
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber, a mixed constituency in Scotland, elected a member with the SNP in the previous cycle, with a 14-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the SNP ahead at 30% vote share, against 20% for Reform UK, and the probability of a close race is negligible.
Sitting member
Brendan O'Hara
Sits with SNP
Current forecast
SNP
Safe
- Probability
- 100%
- Mean margin (pts)
- 10.5
- P(close race)
- 0%
In context
How this riding stacks up
| SNP | Reform UK | Lib Dems | Conservative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HereArgyll, Bute and South Lochaber | 30.1% | 19.5% | 19.5% | 18.9% |
| National averageUnited Kingdom | 2.5% +27.6 | 25.3% −5.8 | 11.6% +7.9 | 18.9% |
Nationwide averages computed across the 650 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).
Previous election · UK 2024
Detailed result · UK 2024
Candidates and votes
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan O'Hara Elected | SNP | 15,582 | 34.7 | — |
| Amanda Hampsey | Conservative | 9,350 | 20.8 | — |
| Hamish Maxwell | Labour | 8,585 | 19.1 | — |
| Alan Reid | Lib Dems | 7,359 | 16.4 | — |
| Melanie Hurst | Reform UK | 3,045 | 6.8 | — |
| Tommy MacPherson | Other | 941 | 2.1 | — |
Demographics
Who lives here
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- Last model run
- Cycle
uk_2029