Council of the Isles of Scilly election, 2017

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Council of the Isles of Scilly election, 2017
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  2013 4 May 20172021 

All 16 seats to the Council of the Isles of Scilly


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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.

Council of the Isles of Scilly

The Council of the Isles of Scilly is a sui generis unitary local government authority covering the Isles of Scilly off the west coast of Cornwall. It is currently made up of 16 seats, with all councillors being Independents as of 2 May 2013. The council was created in 1890 as the Isles of Scilly Rural District Council and was renamed in 1974.

Sui generis is a Latin phrase that means "of its own kind; in a class by itself; unique."

The whole council of 16 members [2] was be 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.

St Marys, Isles of Scilly UK island of the Isles of Scilly

St Mary's is the largest and most populous island of the Isles of Scilly, an archipelago off the southwest coast of Cornwall in England.

St Martins, Isles of Scilly island in United Kingdom

St Martin's is the northernmost populated island of the Isles of Scilly, England. It has an area of 237 hectares (0.92 sq mi).

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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
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
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Kathleen Marian Berkeley Unopposed
St Agnes
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Harry F Legg Unopposed
St Martin's
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Jonathan Smith Unopposed
Tresco
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Robert A Dorrien Smith Unopposed

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