Na Hearadh agus Ceann a Deas Nan Loch (English: Harris and South Lewis) is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. It elects three Councillors.
Election | Councillors | |||||||
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2007 | Philip Robert MacLean (SNP) | Morag Munro (Ind.) | Catherine MacDonald (Ind.) | |||||
2012 | D.J. McKay (Labour) | |||||||
2017 | John Mitchell (SNP) | Finlay Cunningham (Ind.) | Paul Finnegan (Ind.) |
2017 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election [2]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
Independent | Finlay Cunningham | 33.19 | 381 | ||||||||
Independent | Paul Finnegan | 16.46 | 189 | 214.87 | 215.87 | 219.87 | 224.11 | 239.11 | 261.53 | 359.36 | |
SNP | John Mitchell | 14.98 | 172 | 179.81 | 179.81 | 181.81 | 220.27 | 228.76 | 236 | 278.44 | |
Independent | Catherine McDonald (incumbent) | 14.46 | 166 | 187.72 | 187.72 | 191.96 | 195.45 | 199.67 | 218.35 | ||
Independent | Sheena MacLeod | 6.98 | 80 | 91.47 | 91.71 | 95.71 | 98.95 | 126.2 | |||
Independent | Denise Wilson | 5.58 | 64 | 66.68 | 70.17 | 72.41 | 73.41 | ||||
SNP | Fiona MacLeod | 4.09 | 47 | 50.91 | 51.91 | 55.96 | |||||
Independent | D.J. MacRae (incumbent) | 3.66 | 42 | 43.22 | 45.22 | ||||||
Independent | Alex Smith | 0.61 | 7 | 7.73 | |||||||
Electorate: TBC Valid: 1,148 Spoilt: 28 Quota: 288 Turnout: 1,176 (63.2%) |
2012 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Independent | Catherine MacDonald (incumbent) | 62.09% | 498 | ||||
SNP | Philip Robert MacLean (incumbent) | 25.19% | 202 | ||||
Labour | D.J. MacRae | 8.6% | 69 | 163.8 | 163.9 | 193.5 | |
SNP | David Cameron Wilson | 4.11% | 33 | 105.2 | 105.8 | ||
Electorate: 1,922 Valid: 802 Spoilt: 18 Quota: 201 Turnout: 830 (41.73)% |
2007 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election
Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
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Independent | Morag Munro | 583 | 49.0 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent | Catherine MacDonald | 239 | 20.1 | 2 | 2 | |
SNP | Philip Robert MacLean | 136 | 11.4 | 3 | 6 | |
Independent | Donald MacLeod | 84 | 7.1 | |||
Independent | Morris Black | 76 | 6.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Blake | 71 | 6.0 |
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