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Argyll and Bute Council

Local authority area: Argyll and Bute · Earra-Ghàidheal is Bòd

Argyll and Bute is a scottish council area in Scotland. It covers 6,908.7 km² and had 85,870 residents in 2019 — about 12 people per km². The authority dates from 1996. The council is based in Lochgilphead.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Argyll and Bute, 2001–2019.

Residents, 201985,870-5.9% since 2001

Land area6,908.7km²2,667.5 sq mi

Density12/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#350of 382 UK councils · #27 in Scotland

Population estimates19 data points

90.9K90.8K89.9K89.5K88.6K88.9K86.9K88K87.7K86.9K87.1K86.8K86.3K85.9K

20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019

History

How the council came to be

1996
Created
Argyll and Bute became a local authority area.

Same region, same type

Other scottish council areas in Scotland

All councils in Scotland

Glasgow City633,120 City of Edinburgh524,930 Fife373,550 North Lanarkshire341,370 South Lanarkshire320,530 Aberdeenshire261,210 Highland235,830 Aberdeen City228,670 West Lothian183,100 Renfrewshire179,100 Falkirk160,890 Perth and Kinross151,950

Elections

11 electoral wards

All wards of Argyll and Bute

Westminster

Constituencies

Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber · 11 wards

Source: Wikidata Q202174 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.