Before (end of 2011) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 16 · SNP 10 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Conservative 3 · Labour 0
After (end of 2012) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 13 · SNP 13 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Conservative 5 · Labour 0
Ward results
Cowal3 seats
| William Gordon Blair | SNP | 570 ✓ |
| Alex McNaughton | Independent | 543 ✓ |
| Bruce Marshall | Independent | 375 ✓ |
| Ron Simon | SNP | 353 |
| Lewis Macdonald | Conservative | 343 |
| Stephen Johnstone | Independent | 282 |
| Chris Talbot | Independent | 169 |
| Russell Weir | Independent | 151 |
| Chris Lambert | Independent | 126 |
Dunoon3 seats
| Dick Walsh | Independent | 777 ✓ |
| Michael Breslin | SNP | 663 ✓ |
| Jimmy McQueen | Independent | 432 ✓ |
| Mick Rice | Labour | 296 |
| Tony Miles | Liberal Democrats | 105 |
| William Green | Conservative | 94 |
Helensburgh and Lomond South3 seats
| Ellen Morton | Liberal Democrats | 895 ✓ |
| Richard Trail | SNP | 584 ✓ |
| David Kinniburgh | Conservative | 558 ✓ |
| Andrew Nisbet | Liberal Democrats | 300 |
Helensburgh Central4 seats
| Vivien Dance | Independent | 749 ✓ |
| Jo Robb | SNP | 687 ✓ |
| Gary Mulvaney | Conservative | 673 ✓ |
| Aileen Morton | Liberal Democrats | 665 ✓ |
| David Allan | Independent | 382 |
| Richard Humphrey | Independent | 129 |
Isle of Bute3 seats
| Len Scoullar | Independent | 707 ✓ |
| Robert MacIntyre | SNP | 609 ✓ |
| Isobel Strong | SNP | 359 ✓ |
| Adam Bellshaw | Labour | 351 |
| Peter Wallace | Conservative | 216 |
| Hugh Cole | Chr | 45 |
Kintyre and the Islands3 seats
| Anne Horn | SNP | 610 ✓ |
| John McAlpine | Independent | 584 ✓ |
| Alastair Redman | Conservative | 553 |
| Robin Currie | Liberal Democrats | 540 ✓ |
| Bob Chicken | Labour | 225 |
| Ed Tyler | Green | 73 |
| Arthur McFarlane | Independent | 19 |
Lomond North3 seats
| George Freeman | Independent | 847 ✓ |
| Maurce Corry | Conservative | 544 ✓ |
| Kenneth Smith | SNP | 406 |
| Fiona Howard | Labour | 376 |
| Robert MacIntyre | Independent | 358 ✓ |
| Daniel Kelly | Independent | 237 |
| Susie Will | Independent | 129 |
Mid Argyll3 seats
| Dougie Philand | Independent | 1,111 ✓ |
| Sandy Taylor | SNP | 712 ✓ |
| Donnie MacMillan | Independent | 409 ✓ |
| Alison Hay | Liberal Democrats | 312 |
| Wendy Reynolds | Labour | 174 |
| Charlotte Hanbury | Conservative | 174 |
Oban North and Lorn4 seats
| Elaine Robertson | Independent | 807 ✓ |
| Louise Glen-Lee | SNP | 707 ✓ |
| Duncan Macintyre | Independent | 421 ✓ |
| Donald Melville | SNP | 410 |
| Iain MacDonald | Independent | 361 ✓ |
| Roy Rutherford | Conservative | 332 |
| Neil MacKay | Independent | 222 |
| Gwyneth Neal | Liberal Democrats | 188 |
| George Doyle | Independent | 125 |
| Wilma McIntosh | Independent | 58 |
Oban South and the Isles4 seats
| Mary-Jean Devon | SNP | 830 ✓ |
| Roddy McCuish | SNP | 767 ✓ |
| Fred Hall | SNP | 349 ✓ |
| Alistair MacDougall | Independent | 281 ✓ |
| Gordon Chalmers | Independent | 269 |
| Neil MacIntyre | Independent | 257 |
| Sean MacIntyre | Independent | 237 |
| Michael Hawke | Conservative | 191 |
| Graham Kanes | Liberal Democrats | 184 |
South Kintyre3 seats
| Donald Kelly | Conservative | 1,133 ✓ |
| John Semple | SNP | 415 ✓ |
| Rory Colville | Liberal Democrats | 351 ✓ |
| Anne Baird | SNP | 203 |
| Robert Graham | Independent | 167 |
| George Rahman | Independent | 138 |
| Deirdre Henderson | Independent | 63 |