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The County of Bute (''Siorrachd Bhòid'' in Gaelic ) is one of the Registration Counties of Scotland . 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 from 1890 to 1975. The council area comprised a number of islands in the Firth Of Clyde , between the local govenment counties of Argyll and Ayrshire , the principal islands being the Isle Of Bute , the Isle Of Arran , Great Cumbrae and Little Cumbrae . The county town was Rothesay , located on the Isle of Bute. In 1975 the county area was divided between the Argyll and Cunninghame Districts of the Strathclyde 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 Area s were created, the Isle of Bute is now part of Argyll And Bute , and the other islands are within North Ayrshire . BUTESHIRE CONSTITUENCY There was a 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 Ayrshire North to form the Bute And Northern Ayrshire constituency, which in turn was replaced in 1983 with Argyll And Bute . |
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