Location of the ward [1]
Barraigh, Bhatarsaigh, Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas (English: Barra, Vatersay, Eriskay and South Uist) is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. It elects four Councillors.
Barraigh, Bhatarsaigh, Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas (English: Barra, Vatersay, Eriskay and South Uist) is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. It elects four Councillors.
| Election | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | David Blaney (Ind.) | Peter Carlin (Ind.) | Donald Manford (SNP) | Gerry MacLeod (SNP) | ||||
| 2012 | Donnie Steele (Ind.) | Ronald Joseph MacKinnon (Labour) | ||||||
| 2017 | Paul Steele (Ind.) | Iain MacNeil (Ind.) | Calum MacMillan (SNP/ Alba) | |||||
| 2021 | ||||||||
2017 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election [2]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| SNP | Donald Manford (incumbent) | 38.28 | 531 | ||||||||
| Independent | Iain MacNeil | 15.65 | 217 | 240.82 | 240.84 | 246.32 | 264.13 | 290.99 | |||
| No Label | Paul Steele | 11.61 | 161 | 170.05 | 170.06 | 172.06 | 192.06 | 253.83 | 258.95 | 324.47 | |
| SNP | Calum MacMillan | 9.95 | 138 | 278.08 | |||||||
| Independent | David Blaney (incumbent) | 8.07 | 112 | 121.05 | 121.06 | 129.06 | 155.49 | 175.26 | 177.61 | ||
| Independent | Donnie Steele (incumbent) | 7.93 | 110 | 129.53 | 129.54 | 132.55 | 155.4 | ||||
| Independent | Ronald Joseph MacKinnon (incumbent) | 6.42 | 89 | 101.86 | 101.87 | 109.35 | |||||
| Independent | Gerry MacLeod | 2.09 | 29 | 30.91 | 30.91 | ||||||
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 1,387 Spoilt: 44 Quota: 278 Turnout: 1,431 (57.1%) | |||||||||||
2012 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| SNP | Donald Manford (incumbent) | 37.43% | 521 | ||||||||||
| Labour | Ronald Joseph MacKinnon | 15.09% | 210 | 226.3 | 228.7 | 234.7 | 242.8 | 263.8 | 292.6 | ||||
| Independent | Donnie Steele | 9.41% | 131 | 142.6 | 144.6 | 150.6 | 155.9 | 179.4 | 200.8 | 204.1 | 222.2 | 263.6 | |
| Independent | Calum MacMillan | 8.84% | 123 | 144.4 | 147.8 | 150.3 | 152.2 | 156.2 | 165.2 | 166.5 | 192.9 | ||
| Independent | David Blaney (incumbent) | 8.48% | 118 | 135.2 | 139.2 | 142.2 | 147.7 | 157.6 | 183.8 | 185.9 | 201.3 | 247.9 | |
| Independent | Peter Carlin (incumbent) | 6.47% | 90 | 103 | 105 | 106 | 108.4 | 114.4 | |||||
| Independent | Calum MacAulay | 5.17% | 72 | 76.2 | 76.2 | 77.2 | 81.1 | ||||||
| SNP | Gerry MacLeod (incumbent) | 3.95% | 55 | 135.8 | 135.8 | 135.8 | 143.5 | 146.5 | 154.3 | 155.1 | |||
| Independent | Allan MacLeod | 2.01% | 28 | 51.7 | 52.7 | 53.2 | |||||||
| Independent | Angus MacDonald | 1.94% | 27 | 27.9 | 27.9 | ||||||||
| Independent | Eric Wallis | 1.22% | 17 | 17.9 | |||||||||
| Electorate: 2,510 Valid: 1,392 Spoilt: 30 Quota: 279 Turnout: 1,424 (55.46)% | |||||||||||||
2007 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Donald Manford | 723 | 49.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | David Blaney | 233 | 15.8 | 4 | 4 | |
| Independent | Peter Carlin | 177 | 12.0 | 3 | 4 | |
| Labour | Ronald Joseph MacKinnon | 162 | 11.0 | |||
| SNP | Gerry MacLeod | 125 | 8.5 | 2 | 4 | |
| Independent | Angus MacDonald | 57 | 3.9 | |||
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