Location of the ward [1]
An Taobh Siar agus Nis (English: West Side & Ness) is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. It elects four Councillors.[ clarification needed ]
An Taobh Siar agus Nis (English: West Side & Ness) is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. It elects four Councillors.[ clarification needed ]
| Election | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Agnes Rennie | John MacKay | Kenneth MacLeod Murray | Iain Morrison | ||||
| 2012 | Kenneth MacLeod (SNP) | |||||||
| 2015 by | John Norman McLeod | |||||||
| 2017 | Kenny John MacLeod | |||||||
| 2022 | Donald McSween | 3 seats | ||||||
2022 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election [2]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Independent | John Norman MacLeod (incumbent) | 24.98 | 346 | 356 | |||||
| SNP | Kenny MacLeod (incumbent) | 21.81 | 302 | 365 | |||||
| Independent | Donald MacSween | 19.57 | 271 | 282 | 288 | 290 | 339 | 479 | |
| Independent | Dorothy Morrison | 16.82 | 233 | 242 | 248 | 250 | 283 | ||
| Independent | Donald John MacLeod | 9.46 | 131 | 133 | 135 | 138 | |||
| SNP | Finlay John MacLeod | 7.36 | 102 | ||||||
| Electorate: 2,552 Valid: 1,414 Spoilt: 29 Quota: 347 Turnout: 55.4 | |||||||||
2017 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election [4]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Independent | John N. MacLeod (incumbent) | 23.72 | 339 | ||||||
| SNP | Kenneth MacLeod (incumbent) | 19.38 | 277 | 286.85 | |||||
| Independent | Kenny John MacLeod | 16.72 | 239 | 260.89 | 261.11 | 310.99 | |||
| Independent | John MacKay (incumbent) | 15.4 | 220 | 224.38 | 224.63 | 254.81 | 261.75 | 339.88 | |
| Independent | Alistair MacLennan (incumbent) | 13.51 | 193 | 200.82 | 201 | 238.49 | 247.3 | ||
| Independent | Malcolm McTaggart | 11.27 | 161 | 164.44 | 164.52 | ||||
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 1,429 Spoilt: 35 Quota: 286 Turnout: 1,464 (57.6%) | |||||||||
2012 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ||||
| Independent | Iain Morrison (incumbent)†††† | 24.18% | 354 | ||
| Independent | John MacKay (incumbent) | 21.17% | 310 | ||
| SNP | Kenneth MacLeod | 20.36% | 298 | ||
| Independent | Kenneth MacLeod Murray (incumbent) †† | 19.74% | 289 | 316.4 | |
| Independent | Alastair MacLennan | 8.13% | 119 | 128.3 | |
| Independent | Alastair Dunlop | 6.42% | 94 | 103.3 | |
| Electorate: 2,599 Valid: 1,464 Spoilt: 21 Quota: 293 Turnout: 1,485 (56.34%) | |||||
2007 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Iain Morrison | 463 | 25.9 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | John MacKay | 335 | 18.7 | 2 | 3 | |
| Independent | Kenneth MacLeod Murray | 313 | 17.5 | 3 | 5 | |
| Independent | Annie MacSween | 277 | 15.5 | |||
| Independent | Agnes Rennie | 267 | 14.9 | 4 | 7 | |
| Independent | Iain MacLeod | 118 | 6.6 | |||
| Independent | Malcolm McTaggart | 14 | 0.8 | |||
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