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The County of Bute (Siorrachd Bhòid in Gaelic) is one of the registration counties
Registration county

A registration county was, in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, a statistical unit used for the output of census information. Registration counties were formed by grouping together the registration districts wholly or partly within a county....
 of Scotland
Scotland

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. In 2001 its usually resident population was 13,720.

, also known as Buteshire, was a local government county of Scotland with its own elected county council
County council

A County council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries....
 from 1890 to 1975. The council area comprised a number of islands in the Firth of Clyde
Firth of Clyde

The Firth of Clyde forms a large area of coastal water, sheltered from the Atlantic ocean by the Kintyre peninsula which encloses the outer firth in Argyll and Ayrshire, Scotland....
, between the local government counties of Argyll
Argyll

Argyll, archaically Argyle , is a region of western Scotland corresponding with most of the part of ancient D?l Riata that was located on the island of Great Britain, and in a historical context can be used to mean the entire western seaboard between the Mull of Kintyre and Cape Wrath....
 and Ayrshire
Ayrshire

Ayrshire is a registration county, and former counties of Scotland in south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine, North Ayrshire....
, the principal islands being the Isle of Bute
Isle of Bute

Bute, also known as the Isle of Bute is one of the islands of the lower Firth of Clyde in Scotland. Formerly part of the Counties of Scotland of Buteshire, it now constitutes part of the council area of Argyll and Bute....
, the Isle of Arran
Isle of Arran

The Isle of Arran is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland, with an area of . It is in the Subdivisions of Scotland of North Ayrshire....
, Great Cumbrae
Great Cumbrae

Great Cumbrae is the larger of the two islands known as The Cumbraes in the lower Firth of Clyde in western Scotland. Home to the National Watersports Centre, the Cathedral of the Isles and the University Marine Biological Station, Millport, the holiday island has an 18-hole golf course which sweeps almost to the summit, and a round-island r...
 and Little Cumbrae
Little Cumbrae

Little Cumbrae is an island in the Firth of Clyde, in North Ayrshire, Scotland. The island is known locally as Wee Cumbrae....
.

The county town was Rothesay
Rothesay, Argyll and Bute

The town of Rothesay is the principal town on the Isle of Bute, in the subdivisions of Scotland of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It can be reached by ferry from Wemyss Bay which offers an onward rail link to Glasgow....
, located on the Isle of Bute.

In 1975 the county area was divided between the Argyll and Cunninghame
Cunninghame

Cunninghame is a former comital district of Scotland and also a Districts of Scotland of the Strathclyde regions of Scotland from 1975 ? 1996....
 districts of the Strathclyde
Strathclyde

Strathclyde is one of nine former Local government in Scotland Regions and districts of Scotland of Scotland created by the Local Government Act 1973 and abolished in 1996 by the Local Government etc Act 1994....
 region.






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The County of Bute (Siorrachd Bhòid in Gaelic) is one of the registration counties
Registration county

A registration county was, in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, a statistical unit used for the output of census information. Registration counties were formed by grouping together the registration districts wholly or partly within a county....
 of Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
. In 2001 its usually resident population was 13,720.

Local government county

Bute, also known as Buteshire, was a local government county of Scotland with its own elected county council
County council

A County council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries....
 from 1890 to 1975. The council area comprised a number of islands in the Firth of Clyde
Firth of Clyde

The Firth of Clyde forms a large area of coastal water, sheltered from the Atlantic ocean by the Kintyre peninsula which encloses the outer firth in Argyll and Ayrshire, Scotland....
, between the local government counties of Argyll
Argyll

Argyll, archaically Argyle , is a region of western Scotland corresponding with most of the part of ancient D?l Riata that was located on the island of Great Britain, and in a historical context can be used to mean the entire western seaboard between the Mull of Kintyre and Cape Wrath....
 and Ayrshire
Ayrshire

Ayrshire is a registration county, and former counties of Scotland in south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine, North Ayrshire....
, the principal islands being the Isle of Bute
Isle of Bute

Bute, also known as the Isle of Bute is one of the islands of the lower Firth of Clyde in Scotland. Formerly part of the Counties of Scotland of Buteshire, it now constitutes part of the council area of Argyll and Bute....
, the Isle of Arran
Isle of Arran

The Isle of Arran is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland, with an area of . It is in the Subdivisions of Scotland of North Ayrshire....
, Great Cumbrae
Great Cumbrae

Great Cumbrae is the larger of the two islands known as The Cumbraes in the lower Firth of Clyde in western Scotland. Home to the National Watersports Centre, the Cathedral of the Isles and the University Marine Biological Station, Millport, the holiday island has an 18-hole golf course which sweeps almost to the summit, and a round-island r...
 and Little Cumbrae
Little Cumbrae

Little Cumbrae is an island in the Firth of Clyde, in North Ayrshire, Scotland. The island is known locally as Wee Cumbrae....
.

The county town was Rothesay
Rothesay, Argyll and Bute

The town of Rothesay is the principal town on the Isle of Bute, in the subdivisions of Scotland of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It can be reached by ferry from Wemyss Bay which offers an onward rail link to Glasgow....
, located on the Isle of Bute.

In 1975 the county area was divided between the Argyll and Cunninghame
Cunninghame

Cunninghame is a former comital district of Scotland and also a Districts of Scotland of the Strathclyde regions of Scotland from 1975 ? 1996....
 districts of the Strathclyde
Strathclyde

Strathclyde is one of nine former Local government in Scotland Regions and districts of Scotland of Scotland created by the Local Government Act 1973 and abolished in 1996 by the Local Government etc Act 1994....
 region. The Isle of Bute became part of Argyll while the Isle of Arran and the Cumbraes became part of Cunninghame.

As a result of local government reorganisation in 1996, when unitary council areas were created, the Isle of Bute is now part of Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute

Argyll and Bute is both one of 32 Council areas of Scotland; and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland in Scotland. The administrative centre for the council area is located in Lochgilphead....
, and the other islands are within North Ayrshire
North Ayrshire

North Ayrshire is one of 32 Council areas of Scotland of Scotland. It borders onto the areas of Inverclyde to the north, Renfrewshire to the north east, and East Ayrshire, and South Ayrshire to the East and South respectively....
.

Buteshire constituency

There was a Buteshire constituency of the House of Commons
British House of Commons

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the British monarchy and the House of Lords ....
 of the Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain

The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Act of Union 1707 by both the Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland....
 from 1708 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislature in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories....
 from 1801 to 1918. Between 1708 and 1832 it was one of the Buteshire and Caithness alternating constituencies
Buteshire and Caithness (UK Parliament constituencies)

Buteshire and Caithness were county constituencies of the British House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918....
: one constituency elected a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators....
 (MP) to one parliament then the other elected an MP to the next. Between 1832 and 1918 it was a separate constituency, electing an MP to every parliament.

In 1918 the constituency was combined with the Ayrshire North constituency to form the Bute and Northern Ayrshire constituency
Bute and Northern Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Bute and Northern Ayrshire was a county constituency of the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1983....
, a constituency which straddled the boundary between the local government
Local government of Scotland

Local government in Scotland is organised through 32 unitary authority consisting of councillors elected every four years by registered voters in each of the Council Areas of Scotland....
 counties
Counties of Scotland

The counties of Scotland were the principal subdivisions of Scotland of Scotland until 1975. Scotland's current Lieutenancy areas of Scotland and registration counties are largely based on them....
 of Bute and Ayrshire.

In 1983, eight years after Scottish local government counties had been abolished, the Bute and Northern Ayrshire constituency was divided between the Argyll and Bute constituency
Argyll and Bute (UK Parliament constituency)

Argyll and Bute is a county constituency of the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the United Kingdom general election, 1983, merging most of Argyllshire with some of Bute and Northern Ayrshire ....
 and the Cunninghame North constituency
Cunninghame North (UK Parliament constituency)

Cunninghame North was a constituency represented in the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005, when it was largely replaced by North Ayrshire and Arran ....
.

See also

  • List of pre-1975 counties of Scotland