An Taobh Siar agus Nis
An Taobh Siar agus Nis | |
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Na h-Eileanan Siar | |
Population | 2,668 (2021)[1] |
Electorate | 2,552 (2022) |
Major settlements | Barvas Port of Ness |
Scottish Parliament constituency | Na h-Eileanan an Iar |
Scottish Parliament region | Highlands and Islands |
UK Parliament constituency | Na h-Eileanan an Iar |
Current ward | |
Created | 2007 |
Number of councillors | 3 |
Councillor | John N. MacLeod (Independent) |
Councillor | Kenneth MacLeod (SNP) |
Councillor | Donald MacSween (Independent) |
Created from | Barvas and Arnol Carloway Dell Gress Laxdale Port of Ness Shawbost |
An Taobh Siar agus Nis (Scottish Gaelic for 'West Side and Ness') is one of the 11 wards of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Scottish Gaelic for 'Council of the Western Isles'). Created in 2007, the ward elects three councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system. Originally a four-member ward, the number of members elected in An Taobh Siar agus Nis was reduced following a boundary review and it has elected three councillors since the 2022 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election.
Independents have dominated elections in the Western Isles and the majority of councillors elected in the area have had no party affiliation. However, since 2012, the Scottish National Party (SNP) have held one of the seats.
Councillors
Election | Councillors | |||||||
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2007 | Agnes Rennie | John MacKay | Kenneth M. Murray | Iain Morrison | ||||
2012 | Kenneth MacLeod (SNP) | |||||||
2015 by-election |
John N. McLeod | |||||||
2017 | Kenny J. MacLeod | |||||||
2022 | Donald McSween |
Election results
2022 election
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Independent | John N. MacLeod (incumbent) | 25.0 | 346 | 356 | |||||
SNP | Kenny MacLeod (incumbent) | 21.8 | 302 | 365 | |||||
Independent | Donald MacSween | 19.6 | 271 | 282 | 288 | 290 | 339 | 479 | |
Independent | Dorothy Morrison | 16.8 | 233 | 242 | 248 | 250 | 283 | ||
Independent | Donald J. MacLeod | 9.5 | 131 | 133 | 135 | 138 | |||
SNP | Finlay J. MacLeod | 7.4 | 102 | ||||||
Electorate: 2,552 Valid: 1,414 Spoilt: 29 Quota: 347 Turnout: 55.4% |
Source:[2]
2017 Election
2017 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election[3]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Independent | John N. MacLeod (incumbent) | 23.72 | 339 | ||||||
SNP | Kenneth MacLeod (incumbent) | 19.38 | 277 | 286.85 | |||||
Independent | Kenny John MacLeod | 16.72 | 239 | 260.89 | 261.11 | 310.99 | |||
Independent | John MacKay (incumbent) | 15.4 | 220 | 224.38 | 224.63 | 254.81 | 261.75 | 339.88 | |
Independent | Alistair MacLennan (incumbent) | 13.51 | 193 | 200.82 | 201 | 238.49 | 247.3 | ||
Independent | Malcolm McTaggart | 11.27 | 161 | 164.44 | 164.52 | ||||
Electorate: TBC Valid: 1,429 Spoilt: 35 Quota: 286 Turnout: 1,464 (57.6%) |
2015 By-election
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
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1 | ||||
Independent | John Norman MacLeod | 86.9% | 886 | |
Independent | Richard Froggatt | 7.4% | 75 | |
Scottish Green | Gavin MacLeod Humphreys | 5.8% | 59 | |
Valid: 1,020 Quota: 511 Turnout: (39.8%) |
2012 Election
2012 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
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1 | 2 | ||||
Independent | Iain Morrison (incumbent)†††† | 24.18% | 354 | ||
Independent | John MacKay (incumbent) | 21.17% | 310 | ||
SNP | Kenneth MacLeod | 20.36% | 298 | ||
Independent | Kenneth MacLeod Murray (incumbent) †† | 19.74% | 289 | 316.4 | |
Independent | Alastair MacLennan | 8.13% | 119 | 128.3 | |
Independent | Alastair Dunlop | 6.42% | 94 | 103.3 | |
Electorate: 2,599 Valid: 1,464 Spoilt: 21 Quota: 293 Turnout: 1,485 (56.34%) |
2007 Election
2007 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election
Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
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Independent | Iain Morrison | 463 | 25.9 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent | John MacKay | 335 | 18.7 | 2 | 3 | |
Independent | Kenneth MacLeod Murray | 313 | 17.5 | 3 | 5 | |
Independent | Annie MacSween | 277 | 15.5 | |||
Independent | Agnes Rennie | 267 | 14.9 | 4 | 7 | |
Independent | Iain MacLeod | 118 | 6.6 | |||
Independent | Malcolm McTaggart | 14 | 0.8 |
References
- ^ "An Taobh Siar agus Nis". Scottish Government. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ Faulds, Allan. "Comhairle nan Eilean Siar 2022". Ballot Box Scotland. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Local Government Elections 2017". Comhairle nan Eilean Siar.
- ^ "Comhairle nan Eilean Siar – 2015 Press Releases". cne-siar.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017.