About Us

Community Councillors must live in the area served by Oban Community Council and are elected by registered voters.

Oban Community Council has 24 seats. There are currently 6 vacancies.

Chair :            Marri Malloy

Vice Chair:  Andy Harper

Treasurer : Kenny MacIntyre

Secretary : Duncan Martin

Assistant secretary: Jessie MacFarlane
 

Members :Andy Birnie; Marri Malloy; Duncan Martin;
William Martin;  Kenny McIntyre; Neil McIntyre;  Kate Winton;   Catherine Gillies,  Lorna Elliott,   Nicola Welsh;  June Anfield; Andrew Harper;  Jessie MacFarlane; Sean MacIntyre;   Stewart McIver; Mandy Peden; Alexandra Russell; Andrew Waugh

How can I become a member?

Members are elected to the community council by registered voters

• Be 18 years of age or more on the day of the election.
• Have your name included in the electoral register for parliamentary or local government elections for the community council area in which you are standing
• Be resident within the community council area in which you are standing
• Be nominated by two people on the electoral register

Elections are held on a four year cycle. The most recent elections were held on 29th October 2010. By elections are held between cycles to fill any vacancies that may arise.

If the number of candidates validly nominated is less than or equal to the total number of seats on the community council all candidates will be declared to be elected and no poll will be held

Aims and Objectives

The objectives of Oban Community Council are to ascertain, co-ordinate and express, the views of the community which it represents; and to take action, in the interests of the community, as appears to be expedient and reasonably practicable.

The Wider Picture

Oban Community Council is part of a network of Community Councils which covers the whole of Scotland and is supported by The Association of Commmunity Councils.

There are 60 Community Councils in the Argyll & Bute Local Government area.. Please click here for contact details of the other Community Councils within the area

Oban Community Council is also a member of The Association of Argyll & Bute Community Councils which provides a forum where  matters of common interest to Community Councils may be debated and issues which affect areas within the Argyll & Bute Council area may be discussed

Community Councils are fully integrated by statue into the Community Planning process. Oban Community Council lies with in the Argyll & Bute Community Planning Partnership area. More details on Community Planning can be found here.

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