ALASTAIR REDMAN

Vice Chair - Argyll & Bute Conservative and Unionist Association

Councillor for the Kintyre and the Islands ward of Argyll and Bute Council. Policy Lead for Economic Growth. 2015 general election candidate.  Served as a campaign captain for Argyll & Bute  on behalf of Boris Johnson during the 2019 Conservative Leadership election.

A hardworking councillor can achieve a lot for local communities and I want to represent the people of Kintyre & the Isles ward on Argyll & Bute Council and try to solve some of the many issues we see around us on a daily basis.

As a native of Islay, the former Postmaster in Portnahaven and a former Community Councillor, I am deeply involved in my local community. I want to make sure that rural and island communities are treated fairly and with respect.

All of the campaigning I have done over the years has confirmed to me that I want to continue to work for improvements to our services and infrastructure across Kintyre & the Isles.

Whether it’s poor broadband access or an inadequate mobile phone reception, problems with the ferries or renewable energy issues, potholes in the roads or missing street signs, I want to hear your views.

I want to work with local people to make this an even better place to live for all residents.

If you have something to say and don’t feel you’ve been listened to, then I want to hear from you.

Together we can build an even better community.

 

Council committees

Regulatory Functions - Cohort Members

Planning, Protective Services and Licensing Committee

Mid Argyll, Kintyre and the Islands Area Committee / Business days (and Area Community Planning Group)

Argyll and Bute Harbour Board

Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee

 

Appointments to other bodies 

Dunbartonshire & Argyll and Bute Valuation Joint Board

Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Integration Joint Board

Scottish Councils Committee on Radioactive Substances

West of Scotland Archaeology Service Joint Committee

COSLA

 

Membership

Conservative Friends of Israel group

We believe in Israel group

News

Further UK Government support welcomed

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced further financial support for businesses and self-employed people.

Throughout this crisis, the UK Government has taken decisive action to protect nearly a million jobs and tens of thousands of businesses across Scotland.

Dunoon ‘virtual’ upgrade welcomed

Three local politicians have welcomed plans to virtually upgrade Dunoon’s shop fronts on the Google Street View platform which is part of the Google Maps service.

Calls for new malt whisky agreement with USA

Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron and Mid-Kintyre and the Islands Councillor Alastair Redman have backed calls from the former Secretary of State for Scotland that the UK Government should engage directly with the USA to remove damaging tariffs imposed on malt whisky products.

Plea made to respect island cemetery

Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has expressed concern at the distress being caused to the relatives of people interred at Kilnaughton Cemetery on Islay, due to its unkempt state.

Road looks like surface of the moon

I have been in contacted by a large number of my constituents who have been raising justifiable concerns about the terrible conditions of local roads on the Island of Islay, including Corrsgeir Place in Port Ellen, which according to one local resident I spoke to looks more like the surface of th