Na Hearadh agus Ceann a Deas nan Loch (ward)

Na Hearadh agus Ceann a Deas nan Loch
Na h-Eileanan Siar
Outline map
Boundary of Na Hearadh agus Ceann a Deas nan Loch in Na h-Eileanan Siar from 2007–2022.
Electorate2,342 (2017)
Major settlementsCrossbost
Tarbert
Scottish Parliament constituencyNa h-Eileanan an Iar
Scottish Parliament regionHighlands and Islands
UK Parliament constituencyNa h-Eileanan an Iar
2007 (2007)–2022 (2022)
Number of councillors3
Replaced byNa Hearadh
Sgìre nan Loch

Na Hearadh agus Ceann a Deas nan Loch (Scottish Gaelic for 'Harris and South of The Lochs') was one of the nine wards of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Scottish Gaelic for 'Council of the Western Isles'). Created in 2007, the ward elected three councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system. As a result of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018, the ward was abolished in 2022.

Independents have dominated elections in the Western Isles and the majority of the councillors elected in the area had no party affiliation. However, the Scottish National Party (SNP) also held one seat at each election.

Councillors

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Election Councillors
2007 Philip Robert MacLean
(SNP)
Morag Munro
(Independent)
Catherine MacDonald
(Independent)
2012 D.J. McKay
(Labour)
2017 John Mitchell
(SNP)
Finlay Cunningham
(Independent)
Paul Finnegan
(Independent)

Election results

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2017 election

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Na Hearadh agus Ceann a Deas nan Loch – 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Independent Finlay Cunningham 33.2 381              
Independent Paul Finnegan 16.5 189 214 215 219 224 239 261 359
SNP John Mitchell 15.0 172 179 179 181 220 228 236 278
Independent Catherine McDonald (incumbent) 14.5 166 187 187 191 195 199 218  
Independent Sheena MacLeod 7.0 80 91 91 95 98 126    
Independent Denise Wilson 5.6 64 66 70 72 73      
SNP Fiona MacLeod 4.1 47 50 51 55        
Independent D. J. MacRae (incumbent) 3.7 42 43 45          
Independent Alex Smith 0.6 7 7            
Electorate: 1,860   Valid: 1,148   Spoilt: 28   Quota: 288   Turnout: 63.2%  

Source: [1]

2012 Election

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2012 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election

Na Hearadh agus Ceann a Deas Nan Loch - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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 Election

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2007 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election, 2007: Na Hearadh Agus Ceann A Deas Nan Loch
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
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

References

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  1. ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Results 2017 Eilean Siar". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 1 November 2024.