Location of the ward [1]
Sgire an Rubha (English: Eye Peninsula) is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. It elects three Councillors.
Sgire an Rubha (English: Eye Peninsula) is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. It elects three Councillors.
| Election | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Donald John MacSween | Norman M MacLeod | Donald Iain Nicholson | |||||
| 2012 | Zena Stewart | Alasdair McLeod | ||||||
| 2017 | Norrie MacDonald | Finlay Stweart | ||||||
| 2022 | 2 seats | |||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Norrie T. MacDonald (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
| Independent | Finlay M. Stewart (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Independent hold | |||||
| Independent hold | |||||
Source: [2]
2017 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election [3]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Independent | Norrie MacDonald | 31.95 | 354 | ||||||
| Independent | Alasdair MacLeod (incumbent) | 29.69 | 329 | ||||||
| Independent | Finlay Stewart | 13.63 | 151 | 169.68 | 191.53 | 213.01 | 267.29 | 338.43 | |
| Independent | John MacMillan | 9.03 | 100 | 113.31 | 120.75 | 133.81 | |||
| Independent | Tony Robson | 8.21 | 91 | 113.54 | 124.08 | 141.93 | 162.55 | ||
| Conservative | Don MacDonald | 7.4 | 83 | 88.58 | 92.61 | ||||
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 1,108 Spoilt: 26 Quota: 278 Turnout: 1,134 (59.5%) | |||||||||
2012 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Independent | Zena Stewart | 17.52% | 205 | 238 | 276 | 316 | ||||
| Independent | Alasdair MacLeod | 17.52% | 205 | 219 | 242 | 291 | 297.8 | |||
| Independent | Donald John MacSween (incumbent) | 15.13% | 177 | 187 | 200 | 227 | 230.3 | 231.7 | ||
| Independent | Norman MacLeod (incumbent) | 15.04% | 176 | 186 | 202 | 252 | 256.2 | 257.6 | 349.0 | |
| Independent | Donald Nicholson (incumbent) | 14.44% | 169 | 183 | 197 | |||||
| SNP | John Norman MacDonald | 12.05% | 141 | 149 | ||||||
| Independent | Iain Don MacIver | 8.29% | 97 | |||||||
| Electorate: 1,921 Valid: 1,170 Spoilt: 19 Quota: 293 Turnout: 1,189 (60.91)% | ||||||||||
2007 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Donald John MacSween | 497 | 38.4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | Norman M MacLeod | 450 | 34.8 | 2 | 1 | |
| Independent | Donald Iain Nicholson | 245 | 18.9 | 3 | 2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stanley Bennie | 101 | 7.8 | |||
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar is the local government council for Na h-Eileanan Siar council area of Scotland. It is based in Stornoway in the Isle of Lewis.
Na h-Eileanan an Iar, formerly Western Isles, is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, created in 1918. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1997 enables local councils in Scotland to rename the areas for which they are responsible with Gaelic names. It enables them also to revert to names in English. The act was passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Elections to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election was the second one using the 9 wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004. Each ward elected three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system: a form of proportional representation. A total of 31 Councillors were elected.
An election to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar was held on 6 May 1999 as part of the wider 1999 Scottish local elections.
An election to the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar was held on 1 May 2003 as part of the wider 2003 Scottish local elections.
Elections to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar were held on 4 May 2017, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election was the third one using the nine wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004. Each ward elected three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system: a form of proportional representation. A total of 31 Councillors were elected.
Barraigh, Bhatarsaigh, Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. It elects four Councillors.
Beinn Na Foghla agus Uibhist a Tuath is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. It elects three Councillors.
Na Hearadh agus Ceann a Deas Nan Loch is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. It elects three Councillors.
Sgir’ Uige agus Ceann a Tuath Nan Loch is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. It elects three Councillors.
Steòrnabhagh a Deas is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. It elects four Councillors.
Steòrnabhagh a Tuath is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. It elects four Councillors.
Loch a Tuath is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. It elects three Councillors.
An Taobh Siar agus Nis is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. It elects four Councillors.
Elections toComhairle nan Eilean Siar took place on 5 May 2022 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. As with other Scottish council elections, it was held using single transferable vote (STV) – a form of proportional representation – in which multiple candidates are elected in each ward and voters rank candidates in order of preference.
Barraigh agus Bhatarsaigh is one of the eleven wards used to elect members of the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. It elects two Councillors. It was established in 2022, when it was split off from Barraigh, Bhatarsaigh, Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas.
Uibhist a Deas, Èirisgeigh agus Beinn na Faoghla is one of the eleven wards used to elect members of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. It elects three councillors. It was established in 2022.
Sgìre nan Loch is one of the eleven wards used to elect members of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. It elects two councillors, and was established in 2022.
Sgìr' Ùige agus Carlabhagh is one of the eleven wards used to elect members of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. It was established in 2022 and elects two councillors.