Barraigh, Bhatarsaigh, Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas (ward)

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Barraigh, Bhatarsaigh, Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas
Na h-Eileanan Siar
Barraigh, Bhatarsaigh, Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas.jpg
Boundary of Barraigh, Bhatarsaigh, Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas in Na h-Eileanan Siar from 2007–2022.
Electorate 2,506 (2017)
Major settlements Castlebay
Lochboisdale
Scottish Parliament constituency Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Scottish Parliament region Highlands and Islands
UK Parliament constituency Na h-Eileanan an Iar
2007 (2007)–2022 (2022)
Number of councillors4
Replaced by Barraigh agus Bhatarsaigh
Uibhist a Deas, Èirisgeigh agus Beinn na Faoghla
Created from Barra and Vatersay
Daliburgh and Eriskay
Eochar
Loch Eynort

Barraigh, Bhatarsaigh, Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas ( Scottish Gaelic for 'Barra, Vatersay, Eriskay and South Uist') was one of the nine wards of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar ( Scottish Gaelic for 'Council of the Western Isles'). Created in 2007, the ward elected four councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system. As a result of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018, the ward was abolished in 2022.

Contents

Independents have dominated elections in the Western Isles and half of the councillors elected in the area had no party affiliation. However, the Scottish National Party (SNP) also held half the seats at the 2007 and 2017 elections.

Boundaries

The ward was created following the Fourth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements ahead of the 2007 Scottish local elections. As a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, local elections in Scotland would use the single transferable vote electoral system from 2007 onwards so Barraigh, Bhatarsaigh, Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas was formed from an amalgamation of several previous first-past-the-post wards. It contained all of the former Barra and Vatersay, Daliburgh and Eriskay and Loch Eynort wards as well as the southern half of the former Eochar ward. The ward centred around the islands in the south of the Outer Hebrides and included Barra, Vatersay, South Uist and Eriskay as well as a number of uninhabited surrounding islands. [1] Proposals in the Fifth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements ahead of the 2017 Scottish local elections would have seen the ward's boundaries unchanged but reduced from a four-member ward to a three-member ward. [2] However, these were not adopted by Scottish ministers as plans for the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 would bring forward an interim review following the 2017 elections. [3]

The Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 allowed for the creation of single- and dual-member wards to allow for better representation of island areas. As a result, the ward was abolished and replaced by the smaller Barraigh agus Bhatarsaigh and Uibhist a Deas, Èirisgeigh agus Beinn na Faoghla wards. [4]

Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 David Blaney
(Independent)
Peter Carlin
(Independent)
Donald Manford
(SNP)
Gerry MacLeod
(SNP)
2012 Donnie Steele
(Independent)
Ronald Joseph MacKinnon
(Labour)
2017 Paul Steele
(Independent)
Iain MacNeil
(Independent)
Calum MacMillan
(SNP/
Alba)
2021

Election results

2017 election

Barraigh, Bhatarsaigh, Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas – 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
SNP Donald Manford (incumbent)38.3531       
SNP Calum MacMillan10.0138278      
Independent Iain MacNeil15.7217240 240 246 264 290  
Independent Paul Steele11.6161170 170 172 192 253 258 324
Independent David Blaney (incumbent)8.1112121 121 129 155 175 177  
Independent Donnie Steele (incumbent)7.9110129 129 132 155    
Independent Ronald MacKinnon (incumbent)6.489101 101 109     
Independent Gerry MacLeod2.092930 30      
Electorate: 2,506  Valid: 1,387  Spoilt: 44  Quota: 278  Turnout: 57.1%  

    Source: [5]

    2012 election

    2012 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election

    Barraigh, Bhatarsaigh, Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678910
    SNP Donald Manford (incumbent)37.43%521         
    Labour Ronald Joseph MacKinnon15.09%210226.3 228.7 234.7 242.8 263.8 292.6   
    Independent Donnie Steele9.41%131142.6 144.6 150.6 155.9 179.4 200.8 204.1 222.2 263.6
    Independent Calum MacMillan8.84%123144.4 147.8 150.3 152.2 156.2 165.2 166.5 192.9  
    Independent David Blaney (incumbent)8.48%118135.2 139.2 142.2 147.7 157.6 183.8 185.9 201.3 247.9
    Independent Peter Carlin (incumbent)6.47%90103 105 106 108.4 114.4     
    Independent Calum MacAulay5.17%7276.2 76.2 77.2 81.1      
    SNP Gerry MacLeod (incumbent)3.95%55135.8 135.8 135.8 143.5 146.5 154.3 155.1   
    Independent Allan MacLeod2.01%2851.7 52.7 53.2       
    Independent Angus MacDonald1.94%2727.9 27.9        
    Independent Eric Wallis1.22%1717.9         
    Electorate: 2,510  Valid: 1,392  Spoilt: 30  Quota: 279  Turnout: 1,424 (55.46)%  

      2007 election

      2007 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election

      Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election, 2007: Barraigh, Bhatarsaigh Eirisgeigh Agus Uibhist A Deas
      PartyCandidate1st Pref %SeatCount
      SNP Donald Manford 72349.011
      Independent David Blaney23315.844
      Independent Peter Carlin17712.034
      Labour Ronald Joseph MacKinnon16211.0
      SNP Gerry MacLeod1258.524
      Independent Angus MacDonald573.9

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