2017 Council of the Isles of Scilly election

2017 Council of the Isles of Scilly election

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All 16 seats to the Council of the Isles of Scilly
Map showing the five electoral wards of the Council of the Isles of Scilly. St Mary's (denoted in grey) elects 12 councillors, whereas the four off islands elect one each.
Incumbent Council control Nonpartisan

The 2017 Council of the Isles of Scilly election took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom. ^[1] The council is a sui generis unitary authority within the ceremonial county of Cornwall.

The whole council of 16 members ^[2] was up for election, with twelve members elected in the St Mary's electoral division and another four from the 'Off Islands'; one each from Bryher, St Martin's, St Agnes and Tresco. The total number of councillors was being reduced from 21, with each island electing one councillor fewer than previously.

Candidates

22 candidates stood for election, with all candidates standing independently of any political party. Since only one candidate stood for each off island they were elected unopposed. 18 candidates stood for the remaining 12 seats on St Mary's.

St Mary's (12 seats) ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Robert D Francis	576
	Independent	Frances M Grottick	538
	Independent	Adrian J G Davis	520
	Independent	Joel Williams	514
	Independent	Avril W Mumford	493
	Independent	Edward W Moulson	481
	Independent	Stephen J Watt	436
	Independent	A Euan Rodger	430
	Independent	Daniel M Marcus	428
	Independent	Andrew S Guy	420
	Independent	Michael A Nelhams	408
	Independent	Stephen M Sims	376
	Independent	Amanda J Martin	321
	Independent	J Nicola Guthrie	319
	Independent	Bethany J Hilton	311
	Independent	Fraser V Hicks	297
	Independent	Andrew J Combes	250
	Independent	Thomas Mitchell	25

Bryher

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Kathleen Marian Berkeley	Unopposed

St Agnes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Harry F Legg	Unopposed

St Martin's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jonathan Smith	Unopposed

Tresco

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Robert A Dorrien Smith	Unopposed

References

• Cornwall portal

1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
3. Pritchard, Susan (4 April 2017). "Statement as to the Persons Nominated for election as Councillor for ST MARY'S, ISLES OF SCILLY" (PDF). Council of the Isles of Scilly . Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2021.