Location of the ward [1]
East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray is one of the six wards used to elect members of the Orkney Islands Council. It elects three Councillors.
East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray is one of the six wards used to elect members of the Orkney Islands Council. It elects three Councillors.
| Election | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Andrew Drever | John Foubister | Russ Madge | |||||
| 2012 | ||||||||
| 2017 | Norman Rae Craigie | Steve Sankey (Greens) | ||||||
| 2022 | Raymie Peace | Gillian Skuse | James Moar | |||||
2022 Orkney Islands Council election [2]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Independent | Raymie Peace | 47.8% | 642 | |||||
| Independent | Gillian Skuse | 20.7% | 278 | 380.6 | ||||
| Scottish Green | Eric Page | 14.5% | 195 | 216.4 | 223.6 | 252.0 | ||
| Independent | Julie Rickards | 8.8% | 118 | 165.5 | 185.1 | |||
| Independent | James Moar | 8.3% | 111 | 205.5 | 214.3 | 284.3 | 378.2 | |
| Electorate: 2,664 Valid: 1,344 Spoilt: 7 Quota: 337 Turnout: 1,351 (50.7%) | ||||||||
2017 Orkney Islands Council election [3]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Independent | Andrew Drever (incumbent) | 35.74 | 509 | ||||
| Scottish Green | Steve Sankey | 19.94 | 284 | 301.9 | 383.4 | ||
| Independent | Norman Rae Craigie | 16.71 | 238 | 281.9 | 354.2 | 362.6 | |
| Independent | John Stanley Groundwater | 14.12 | 201 | 229.4 | |||
| Independent | Jim Foubister (incumbent) | 13.48 | 192 | 231.4 | 265.4 | 269.6 | |
| Electorate: 2,725 Valid: 1,424 Spoilt: 12 Quota: 357 Turnout: 1,436 (52.7%) | |||||||
2012 Orkney Islands Council election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Independent | Russ Madge (incumbent) | 40.46 | 564 | |||||||
| Independent | Andrew Drever (incumbent) | 18.72 | 261 | 315.2 | 331.6 | 344.5 | 375.3 | |||
| Independent | Jim Foubister (incumbent) | 16.21 | 226 | 247.9 | 253.5 | 263.2 | 280.2 | 289.6 | 368.6 | |
| Independent | Gill Smee | 10.9 | 152 | 209.3 | 226.9 | 236.6 | 257.3 | 267.2 | ||
| Independent | Ken Ross | 7.03 | 98 | 118.4 | 123.3 | 128.2 | ||||
| SNP | Ewan Loudon | 3.37 | 47 | 56.6 | 59.8 | |||||
| Independent | Eleanor MacLeod | 2.65 | 37 | 52.4 | ||||||
| Electorate: 2,536 Valid: 1,385 Spoilt: 9 Quota: 347 Turnout: 1,394 (54.97%) | ||||||||||
2007 Orkney Islands Council election
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Andrew Drever | 524 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Independent | John Foubister | 396 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Independent | Russ Madge | 161 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Independent | Geoffrey Linnit | 145 | ||||
| Independent | Mac Petrie | 102 | ||||
| Independent | Simon Treasure | 14 | ||||
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