Argyll and Bute

Argyll and Bute
Coat of arms of Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute shown within Scotland
Argyll and Bute shown within Scotland
Coordinates: 56°06′N 5°30′W / 56.1°N 5.5°W / 56.1; -5.5
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryScotland
Lieutenancy area
Unitary authority1 April 1996
Administrative HQKilmory Castle
Government
 • TypeCouncil
 • BodyArgyll and Bute Council
 • ControlNo overall control
 • MPsBrendan O'Hara (SNP)
 • MSPs
Area
 • Total2,667 sq mi (6,907 km2)
 • Rank2nd
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total87,920
 • Rank27th
 • Density30/sq mi (13/km2)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
ISO 3166 codeGB-AGB
GSS codeS12000035
Websiteargyll-bute.gov.uk

Argyll and Bute (Scots: Argyll an Buit; Scottish Gaelic: Earra-Ghàidheal agus Bòd, pronounced [ɛrˠəˈɣɛːəlˠ̪ akəs̪ ˈpɔːtʲ]) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area. The current lord-lieutenant for Argyll and Bute is Jane Margaret MacLeod (14 July 2020).[3] The administrative centre for the council area is in Lochgilphead at Kilmory Castle, a 19th-century Gothic Revival building and estate. The current council leader is Councillor Jim Lynch.[4]

Argyll and Bute covers the second-largest administrative area of any Scottish council. The council area adjoins those of Highland, Perth and Kinross, Stirling and West Dunbartonshire.

  1. ^ "My Council". Argyll and Bute Council. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Lord-Lieutenant for Argyll and Bute: 14 July 2020". GOV.UK.
  4. ^ "Scots council leader decided by cutting cards after split vote". news.stv.tv. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.