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SLG Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations Scottish Council by-elections Notice of Poll ARGYLL AND BUTE 1. Polling will take place between the hours of 7am and 10pm on Thursday 18 March 2021 for the election of the number of councillors indicated below for each of the electoral wards listed, there remaining in each case more validly nominated candidates than the number of councillors to be elected. 2. The name, description (if any) and address of each validly nominated candidate is as follows: Electoral Ward Number of Candidate’s surname* Candidate’s other Description (if any) Candidate’s address Formatted Table Councillors to names* be elected No 8 - Isle of Bute 1 FINDLAY Kim Scottish National Party (SNP) Flat 1, 1 Duncan Street, Port Bannatyne, Isle of Bute PA20 0LX GILLIES Fraser Independent Evander, 3, Ardencraig Lane, Rothesay, Isle of Bute PA20 9EZ MACDONALD Dawn Scottish Labour Party Rowantree Cottage, Townhead, Rothesay, Isle of Bute PA20 9JH MCCABE Liz Independent (Address in the Argyll and Bute Council Area) WALLACE Peter Scottish Conservative and (Address in the Argyll and Bute Council Unionist area) No 11 – Helensburgh and Lomond 1 BOSWELL Henry Scottish Liberal Democrats (Address in the Argyll and Bute Council South Area) BURROWS Paul Workers Party (Address in the Argyll and Bute Council Area) CAMPBELL- Math Scottish National Party (SNP) (Address in the Argyll and Bute Council STURGESS Area) CROWE Mike Scottish Green Party (Address in the Argyll and Bute Council Area) KELLY Jane Bruce Scottish Labour Party Pinwherrie Cottage, Whitehouse, Tarbert,PA29 6XS PENFOLD Gemma Scottish Conservative and (Address in the Argyll and Bute Council Unionist Area) 3. Only those persons who are registered to vote in the ward and aged 16 or over on the day of the poll will be eligible to vote. Signed: Pippa Milne (Returning Officer) Date: 15 February 2021 * Note to Returning Officers: where the candidate has given a commonly used surname and/or forename on that candidate’s nomination form, it is that commonly used surname and/or forename (instead of any other name) that will appear on the Notice of Poll. Printed and published by the Returning Officer, Kilmory Headquarters, Lochgilphead, Argyll PA31 8RT Situation of polling stations Scottish Council By-Elections ARGYLL AND BUTE Wards: Isle of Bute and Helensburgh and Lomond South Date of election: Thursday 18 March 2021 The poll for this election will take place between the hours of 7am and 10pm. Notice is hereby given that the polling stations and the voters assigned to each in this By-election shall be as follows. Polling Polling station and address Station Description of voters entitled to vote at the polling Formatted Table District number station Isle of Bute AA94 Isle of Bute Sailing Club, West Bay, Argyll Place, Rothesay, Bute PA20 95 857 0BA AA95 Port Bannatyne Village Hall, Castle Street, Port Bannatyne, Bute PA20 96 463 0QW AA96 The Moat Centre, Stuart Street, Rothesay, Bute PA20 0EP 97 339 AA97 The Moat Centre, Stuart Street, Rothesay, Bute PA20 0EP 98 547 AA97 The Moat Centre, Stuart Street, Rothesay, Bute PA20 0EP 99 568 AA98 The Moat Centre (Library), Stuart Street, Rothesay, Bute PA20 0EP 100 566 AA98 The Moat Centre (Library), Stuart Street, Rothesay, Bute PA20 0EP 101 530 AA99 St Blaine’s House, Kilchattan Bay, Bute PA20 9NW 102 165 Helensburgh and Lomond South AD20 Helensburgh & Lomond Civic Centre, 38 East Clyde Street, Helensburgh 119 714 G84 7PG AD20 Helensburgh & Lomond Civic Centre, 38 East Clyde Street, Helensburgh 120 733 G84 7PG AD21 Drumfork Centre, Churchill Square, Helensburgh G84 9HL 121 844 AD22 Victoria Halls, Sinclair Street, Helensburgh G84 8TR 122 630 AD23 Geilston Hall, Main Road, Cardross G82 5PA 123 808 AD23 Geilston Hall, Main Road, Cardross G82 5PA 124 858 AD24 Luss Village Hall, Luss, Argyll G83 8NZ 125 99 Only those persons registered to vote in the ward and aged 16 or over on the day of the poll will be eligible to vote. You can find more information about your polling place on our website at www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/elections Printed and published by the Returning Officer, Kilmory Headquarters, Lochgilphead, Argyll PA31 8RT .
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