Location of the ward [1]
An Taobh Siar agus Nis (English: West Side & Ness) is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. It elects four Councillors.[ clarification needed ]
An Taobh Siar agus Nis (English: West Side & Ness) is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. It elects four Councillors.[ clarification needed ]
| Election | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Agnes Rennie | John MacKay | Kenneth MacLeod Murray | Iain Morrison | ||||
| 2012 | Kenneth MacLeod (SNP) | |||||||
| 2015 by | John Norman McLeod | |||||||
| 2017 | Kenny John MacLeod | |||||||
| 2022 | Donald McSween | 3 seats | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election [3]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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%) | |||||||||
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar is the local government council for Na h-Eileanan Siar council area of Scotland. It is based in Stornoway in the Isle of Lewis.
Na h-Eileanan an Iar, formerly Western Isles, is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, created in 1918. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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