1986 Western Isles Area Council election

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1986 Western Isles Area Council election
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All 30 seats to Western Isles Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party
 
Party Independent
Last election 30 seats, 100.0%
Seats won 30
Seat change Steady
Popular vote 5,443
Percentage 99.7%

Council control before election


Independent

Council control after election


Independent

The fourth election to Western Isles Council was held on 8 May 1986 as part of the wider 1986 Scottish regional elections.

The election was the first Western Isles council election to be contested by a political party, with the Scottish Labour Party putting up a single candidate in the Northbay ward. The Labour candidate was unsuccessful, gaining 5.2% of the vote in the ward.[1]

Aggregate results[]

Western Isles Council election, 1986[1]
Turnout: 5,058
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 30 100.00 99.68 5,443 Decrease0.3
  Labour 0 0.00 0.32 16 Increase0.3

Ward results[]

29: Northbay[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R. MacKinnon 190 61.7
Independent Ms J MacNeil 100 32.5
Labour J. Grant 16 5.2
Independent D MacLean 2 0.6
Majority 90 29.2 N/A
Turnout 5,792 58.44
Independent gain from Independent Swing

References[]

  1. ^ a b c pp.36


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