1986 Western Isles Islands Council election
Appearance
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The fourth election to Western Isles Islands Council was held on 8 May 1986 as part of the wider 1986 Scottish regional elections.
The election was the first Western Isles council election to be contested by a political party, with the Scottish Labour Party putting up a single candidate in the Northbay ward. The Labour candidate was unsuccessful, gaining 5.2% of the vote in the ward.[1]
Aggregate results
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Independent | 30 | ![]() |
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100.00 | 99.68 | 5,443 | ![]() | |
Labour | 0 | ![]() |
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0.00 | 0.32 | 16 | New |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | D.J. MacLennan | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Kathleen MacAskill (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | R. MacDonald | 290 | 72.3% | |
Independent | W. MacLeod (Incumbent) | 111 | 27.7% | |
Majority | 179 | 44.6% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Donald MacLeod (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Alex MacDonald (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | J. MacLeod | 339 | 75.7% | |
Independent | Donald MacAulay (Incumbent) | 109 | 24.3% | |
Majority | 179 | 44.6% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Angus Graham (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | D. MacLean (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | L. MacIver | 280 | 66.7% | |
Independent | K. McPhail | 89 | 21.2% | |
Independent | Allan MacLeod (Incumbent) | 51 | 12.1% | |
Majority | 191 | 45.5% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J.M. MacMillan (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | A. MacKenzie (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Murdo Afrin (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | M. MacFarlane | 255 | 59.4% | |
Independent | M.A. MacMillan (Incumbent) | 174 | 40.6% | |
Majority | 81 | 18.8% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Sandy Matheson (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | D.L. Afrin | 228 | 53.6% | |
Independent | P. McKibbin | 197 | 46.4% | |
Majority | 31 | 7.2% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | John Crichton (Incumbent) | 301 | 61.7% | |
Independent | D.H.M. MacIver | 187 | 38.3% | |
Majority | 114 | 13.4% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | D. MacLeod | 346 | 66.2% | |
Independent | Donald MacKay (Incumbent) | 185 | 34.8% | |
Majority | 161 | 30.4% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | D.R. MacAulay (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Ian MacLennan (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | D. MacKay (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Donald MacKinnon (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | C. MacDonald | 288 | 80.0% | |
Independent | D. MacDonald (Incumbent) | 72 | 20.0% | |
Majority | 216 | 60.0% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | A. MacLean | 330 | 83.1% | |
Independent | J. Luty | 67 | 16.9% | |
Majority | 263 | 66.2% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | N.M. Johnson (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | James Robertson (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ray Burnett | 170 | 46.4% | |
Independent | J.L. MacArthur (Incumbent) | 131 | 35.8% | |
Independent | N.C. Buchanan | 65 | 17.8% | |
Majority | 41 | 10.6% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Mary Bremnar (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | J. MacIntyre (Incumbent) | 370 | 57.9% | |
Independent | I.F. Forrester | 146 | 22.8% | |
Independent | N. Johnstone | 123 | 19.2% | |
Majority | 224 | 35.1% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | R. MacKinnon | 190 | 61.7% | |
Independent | J. MacNeil | 100 | 32.5% | |
Labour | J. Grant | 16 | 5.2% | |
Independent | D. MacLean | 2 | 0.6% | |
Majority | 90 | 29.2% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Hugh Morrison (Incumbent) | 95 | 38.5% | |
Independent | S. McIntosh | 80 | 32.4% | |
Independent | J. MacDougall | 72 | 29.1% | |
Majority | 15 | 6.1% | ||
Independent hold |
References
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