The Kintyre Forum

No change then as we see Rory, Donald and John voted back in:

Colville, Rory - Scottish Liberal Democrats

Kelly, Donald - Scottish Conservative and Unionist

Semple, John - Scottish National Party (SNP)

Donald absolutely romped this, didn't know there was so many Tories in the town but good to see people putting the person before the party. Surprised John was third choice. Thought he would have been elected before Rory. Same old anyway

Well done to the three elected councillors - thanks for your continued support of the MOKRUN and all the other local issues you support.

Smiles the results are in alphabetical order

I think that most people vote for the person rather than the party when it is local council elections.

Well done John, congrats.

So whats the general opinion on this ?

Better or worse for the town ?

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smiles wrote:Donald absolutely romped this, didn't know there was so many Tories in the town but good to see people putting the person before the party. Surprised John was third choice. Thought he would have been elected before Rory. Same old anyway

I think this is a good example of voting for the man and not the party. Although I believe that Donald, while declaring as a Tory, is more independantly minded and is part of the Argyll First group, who are actually working for the people of Argyll/Kintyre and not sheep-like followers of the party line.

John S wrote:Smiles the results are in alphabetical order

Think that is true but it doesn't help to have one Conservative, one SNP and one Lib Dem as there is arguably no unity. I'd rather have three Tories in than have three individual parties. I wonder if there will be a change in Administration following Thursday's results? Hopefully and we can see more transparency with projects like CHORD.

Ship called Dignity wrote:Think that is true but it doesn't help to have one Conservative, one SNP and one Lib Dem as there is arguably no unity.

John and Donald have a track record of working together for the common good and I expect that will continue. Maybe Rory will see the light when things change.

Ship called Dignity wrote:I wonder if there will be a change in Administration following Thursday's results? Hopefully and we can see more transparency with projects like CHORD.

Dick Walsh's Administration now doesn't have the numbers to take the lead. The SNP is the largest group and its manifesto commitments will be the foundation of any coalition. Democracy, accountability and openness are basics so I think your hopes are not ill-founded. The Dunoon election will hopefully clinch it this coming week, but I do believe we're looking at a new era.

The SNP's coalition which includes Argyll first and three independent councillors now numbers 19. Goodbye Mr Walsh!

Anne Baird wrote:

Ship called Dignity wrote:Think that is true but it doesn't help to have one Conservative, one SNP and one Lib Dem as there is arguably no unity.

John and Donald have a track record of working together for the common good and I expect that will continue. Maybe Rory will see the light when things change.

Yes, I believe all three have worked together over the years for the better of South Kintyre so lets hope that continues.

Ship called Dignity wrote:Yes, I believe all three have worked together over the years for the better of South Kintyre so lets hope that continues.

I know some folk are fond of the independent idea but I always saw it as part of the problem. If each councillor just looks after his own patch then a council meeting can be reduced to nothing more than a bunch of seagulls scrapping over a bag of chips. Kintyre is much more likely to get a look in now that there's a coherent group with definite policies that will apply funding on the basis of need rather than divvying it up according to who's got the most power.

The SNP group's manifesto and Argyll First's commitment both pledged a more democratic council where all councillors have a say. It means we'll have three councillors able to work effectively for us and that's a welcome change.