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Council election candidates’ contacts

We are listing, in alphabetical order by ward number, the contact details for voters to use for those candidates in the forthcoming local authority elections who provide us with them. We will add to the list as we receive details.

1: South Kintyre

Anne Baird (SNP)

  • Email: annebaird613@btinternet.com
  • Landline: 01586 830613

Deirdre Henderson (Independent)

  • Email: votehenderson@hotmail.co.uk
  • Landline: 01586 830669
  • Post: Crocken Cottage, Southend, Argyll, PA28 6RU

Donald Kelly (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)

  • Email: strathmoreo1@btinternet.com
  • Landline: 01586810391
  • Mobile: 07977327751

George Rahman (Independent)

  • Email: georgerahman1@sky.com
  • Landline: 01586 550012
  • Mobile: 07920163212
  • Post: 44 Main Street, Campbeltown, PA28 6AD

2: Kintyre and the Islands

Bob Chicken (Scottish Labour)

  • Email: bob@ablab.org.uk
  • Mobile: 07866857351
  • Post: Caol Na Mara, Tarbert, PA29 6TR

Anne Horn (SNP)

  • Email: Tarbert@albanach.com
  • Landline: 01880 820496
  • Mobile: 07920 464 169

Alastair Redman (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)

  • Email: ABSCUA@btconnect.com (The Scottish Conservatives do not give out individual emails)

3: Mid-Argyll

Charlotte Hanbury (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)

  • Email: ABSCUA@btconnect.com (The Scottish Conservatives do not give out individual emails)

Dougie Philand (Independent)

  • Email: dtphiland@hotmail.co.uk
  • Landline: 01546603603
  • Mobile: 07554012163

Wendy Reynolds (Scottish Labour)

  • Email: wendy@ablab.org.uk
  • Post: 4 Aros Cottages, Lochgilphead, PA31 8LB

Sandy Taylor (SNP) ‘As a postal delivery worker, working in rural areas in Mid Argyll, I find the mobile signal is most often poor or absent. I will, however, be happy to pick up and respond to messages.

  • E-mail : sandytaylorsnp@gmail.com
  • Mobile: 07423 184430.

4: Oban South and the Isles

Fred Hall (SNP)

  • Email: obansouthandisles@gmail.com

Michael Hawke (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)

  • Email: ABSCUA@btconnect.com (The Scottish Conservatives do not give out individual emails)

Neil Macintyre (Independent)

  • Email: neilmacintyre28@yahoo.co.uk

Roddy McCuish (SNP)

  • Email: roddymccuishoban@gmail.com
  • Mobile: o7760557477

5: Oban North and Lorn

Louise Glen-Lee (SNP)

  • Email: Louiseglenlee@gmail.com
  • Mobile: 07717 526 999

Iain MacDonald (Independent)

  • Email: inveresregan@lineone.net
  • Mobile: 07766394079

Neil Mackay (Independent)

  • Email: neilmoban@gmail.com
  • Mobile no. Which is 07831 88 33 66

Donald Melville (SNP)

  • Email: 9easdale@madasafish.com

 Elaine Robertson (Independent)

  • Landine: 01631 562840
  • Mobile: 07766757259

Roy Rutherford (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)

  • Email: ABSCUA@btconnect.com (The Scottish Conservatives do not give out individual emails)

6: Cowal

Gordon Blair (SNP) ‘My full name is William Gordon Blair but I am known as Gordon to most folk.  I would be delighted to answer any questions – it will be late evening before any responses are sent off.’

  • Email: gordonblairSNP@aol.com
  • Landline: 01369 707943
  • Mobile: 07922767480
  • Post: 63 Sandhaven, Sandbank, Dunoon, Argyll PA23 8QW

Lewis Macdonald (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)

  • Email: ABSCUA@btconnect.com (The Scottish Conservatives do not give out individual emails)

Bruce Marshall (Independent)

  • Email: bruce.marshall437@btinternet.com

Ron Simon (SNP)

  • Email: ron.simon@snp.org
  • Landline:  01369 840652
  • Post: 26 Dunselma Court, Strone, Dunoon, PA23 8RT

7: Dunoon

Michael Breslin (SNP)

  • Email: michael@breslin.com

William Green (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)

  • Email: ABSCUA@btconnect.com (The Scottish Conservatives do not give out individual emails)

Mick Rice (Scottish Labour)

  • Email: mick@ablab.org.uk
  • Landline: 01369 840738
  • Post: Duncreggan House, Blairmore, Dunoon, PA23 8TG

8: Isle of Bute

Adam Belshaw (Scottish Labour)

  • Email: adam@ablab.org.uk
  • Post: 6 Longhill Terrace, Rothesay, PA20 0JU

Isobel Strong (SNP) ‘I am also on Linkedin.’

  • Email: isobelstrong@gmail.com

Peter Wallace (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)

  • Email: ABSCUA@btconnect.com (The Scottish Conservatives do not give out individual emails)

9: Lomond North

Maurice Corry (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)

  • Email: ABSCUA@btconnect.com (The Scottish Conservatives do not give out individual emails)

George Freeman (Independent)

  • Email: g.freeman334@btinternet.com

Fiona Howard (Scottish Labour) ‘ I will be happy to email anyone a copy of my leaflet and also to answer any questions. I am compiling a ist of issues raised with me for pursuit should I be lucky enough to be elected.’

  • Email: fiona@ablab.org.uk
  • Mobile: 07789904687

Kenneth Smith (SNP)

  • Email: KenSmithforLomondNorth@gmail.com
  • Landline: 01436 676 933
  • Post: 1/5 Hood Court, Helensburgh G84 8DS

Susan Will (Independent) ‘Anyone wanting information is welcome to call…preferably office hours,but given the situation not exclusively.’

  • Email: kilcregsusie@hotmail.com
  • Landline: 01436 842735.
  • Mobile:  07849178206.

10: Helensburgh Central

Gary Mulvaney (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)

  • Email: ABSCUA@btconnect.com (The Scottish Conservatives do not give out individual emails)

James Robb (SNP) ‘Or just wave me down when out on my bike around the town.)

  • Email: james.robb.elect@gmail.com
  • Landline: 01436 676980

 11: Helensburgh and Lomond South

David Kiniburgh (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)

  • Email: ABSCUA@btconnect.com (The Scottish Conservatives do not give out individual emails)

Andrew Nisbet (Scottish Liberal Democrat)

  • Email: anisbet@aniscon.com

Richard Trail (SNP)

  • `Email: rmtrail@helensburgh.co.uk

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