1986 Western Isles Area Council election
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All 30 seats to Western Isles Council 16 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Independent | 30 | 100.00 | 99.68 | 5,443 | 0.3 | ||||
Labour | 0 | 0.00 | 0.32 | 16 | 0.3 |
Ward results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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[]
Categories:
- 1986 Scottish local elections
- Comhairle nan Eilean Siar elections
- Scotland stubs