Comhairle nan Eilean Siar elections

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar in Scotland holds elections every five years, previously holding them every four years from its creation as a single-tier authority in 1995 to 2007.

Council elections

As an islands council

Year	Labour	Independent
1974	0	30
1978 [a]	0	30
1982	0	30
1986	0	30
1990	0	30
1994 [b] [c]	4	25

1. New ward boundaries. ^[1]
2. New ward boundaries. ^[2]
3. One seat was unfilled due to a lack of nominations.

As a unitary authority

Year	SNP	Conservative	Labour	Independent
1999	4	0	5	22
2003	3	0	4	24
2007 [a]	4	0	2	25
2012	7	0	3	21
2017	7	1	0	23
2022 [b]	6	1	0	22 [c]

1. Change to single transferable vote system and new ward boundaries.
2. New ward boundaries. ^[3]
3. Includes 2 independents elected at by-elections caused by an insufficient number of nominations on 30 June 2022.

Results maps

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  1999 results map
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  2003 results map
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  2007 results map
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  2012 results map
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  2017 results map
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  2022 results map

By-elections

2012-2017

Sgir’ Uige Agus Ceann A Tuath Nan Loch By-Election 29 November 2012 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1
	Independent	Angus MacDonald Morrison	73.5	745
	SNP	John Norman MacDonald	19.2	195
	Independent	Les Mac An Ultaigh	7.2	73
	Independent gain from SNP
Valid: 1,014  Spoilt: 14  Quota: 508  Turnout: 1,028

An Taobh Siar agus Nis By-Election 12 March 2015 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1
	Independent	Alistair Maclennan	N/A	N/A
	Independent hold
Valid: N/A  Spoilt: N/A  Quota: N/A  Turnout: N/A

Beinn Na Faoghla Agus Uibhist A Tuath By-Election 26 March 2015 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1
	Independent	Andrew Walker	59.1	437
	SNP	Roslyn Macpherson	40.9	302
	Independent gain from Labour
Valid: 739  Quota: 370

An Taobh Siar agus Nis By-Election 7 October 2015 ^[7]

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
	Independent hold
Valid: 1,020  Quota: 511

2017-2022

Na Hearadh agus Ceann a Deas nan Loch By-Election 8 October 2020 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1
	Independent	Grant Fulton	74.9	536
	Independent	Annie MacDonald	22.1	158
	Independent	Kris O'Donnell	3.1	22
	Independent hold
Valid: 716  Spoilt: 5  Quota: 359  Turnout: 721

2022-2027

Barraigh agus Bhatarsaigh By-Election 30 June 2022 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2
	Independent	Iain A. MacNeil	49.3	189	197
	Independent	Gerard Macdonald	47.3	181	182
	Independent	Calum Macmillan	3.4	13
	Independent hold
Electorate: 971  Valid: 383  Spoilt: 2  Quota: 193  Turnout: 385

Sgìr' Ùige agus Carlabhagh By-Election 30 June 2022 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	Independent	Norman M. MacDonald	35.4	222	222	230	238	256	278
	Liberal Democrats	Jamie Dobson	20.4	128	128	129	142	159	220
	Independent	Sophie B. Brown	18.0	113	113	114	119	148
	SNP	Laura F. Cameron-Lewis	15.3	96	97	97	112
	Scottish Green	Anne E. Edwards	9.1	57	57	57
	Independent	Donald J. MacLeod	1.8	11	11
	Independent	Iain J. MacKinnon	0.2	1
Electorate: 1,329  Valid: 628  Spoilt: 6  Quota: 315  Turnout: 634

Na Hearadh By-Election 4 July 2024 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1
	Independent	Kenny MacLeod	95.4	878
	Scottish Family	Steven Welsh	4.6	53
Electorate: 1,484  Valid: 931  Spoilt: 11  Quota: 467  Turnout: 942

References

1. "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
2. "Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
3. "Review of Electoral Arrangements Na h-Eileanan an Iar Council Area Final Proposals" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
4. "Comhairle nan Eilean Siar – Election Office". cne-siar.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013.
5. "Local Elections Archive Project — An Taobh Siar agus Nis Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
6. "Local Elections Archive Project — Beinn na Foghla agus Uibhist a Tuath Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
7. "Comhairle nan Eilean Siar – 2015 Press Releases". cne-siar.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017.
8. Teale, Andrew. "Na Hearadh agus Ceann a Deas nan Loch Ward — Eilean Siar". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
9. "By-Election Results: Eilean Siar Double". Ballot Box Scotland. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
10. "Local Government By Election 2024 Results | Comhairle nan Eilean Siar". www.cne-siar.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2025.