1974 Western Isles Islands Council election
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| 7 May 1974 (1974-05-07) | 1978 → |
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All 30 seats to Western Isles Council 16 seats needed for a majority |
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| First party | | | | | Leader | Donald Macauley | | Party | Independent | | Leader's seat | Uig West | | Seats won | 30 | | Popular vote | 6,430 | | Percentage | 100.0% | | |
| Council Convener after election Donald Macauley Independent | |
The first election to the Western Isles Islands Council was held on 7 May 1974 as part of the wider 1974 Scottish regional elections. All candidates stood as Independents, and 16 candidates were elected unopposed.[1]
Several members of political parties ran as independent candidates. This included Roderick MacLeod in Shawbost, who had contested the Western Isles constituency for the Conservatives in 1970, and Mary McCormack, election agent for Labour candidate Andrew Wilson in February 1974, both of whom were unsuccessful.[2]
After the election, Reverend Donald Macaulay and Stornoway Provost Sandy Matheson were tied in a 15-15 vote among councillors to become the council's first convener. Macaulay was elected upon the drawing of a lot.[3]
Aggregate results
Western Isles Council election, 1974[1][4] Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Independent | 30 | | | | 100.00 | 100.00 | 6,430 | |
Ward results
Stornoway Newton Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Sandy Matheson | 369 | 71.9% |
| Independent | Alasdair MacLeod | 144 | 28.1% |
Majority | 225 | 43.8% |
| Independent hold |
Stornoway Goathill Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Albert Nicoll | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Stornoway Bayhead Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Alasdair Rae MacKenzie | 341 | 73.2% |
| Independent | Marie MacMillan | 125 | 26.8% |
Majority | 216 | 46.4% |
| Independent hold |
Stornoway Manor Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | James Macrae | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Aignish Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | John Crichton | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Tiumpan Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Donald Mackay | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Gress Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Peter MacLeod | 310 | 59.3% |
| Independent | George Mackay | 213 | 40.7% |
Majority | 97 | 18.6% |
| Independent hold |
Coll Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Kenneth MacDonald | 284 | 52.1% |
| Independent | James MacLennan | 261 | 47.9% |
Majority | 23 | 4.2% |
| Independent hold |
Port of Ness Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Donald Morrison | 277 | 60.0% |
| Independent | Roderick Morrison | 185 | 40.0% |
Majority | 92 | 20.0% |
| Independent hold |
Dell Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Kathleen MacAskill | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Barvas Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | John Paterson | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Shawbost Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Malcolm MacLeod | 238 | 41.0% |
| Independent | Roderick MacLeod | 147 | 25.3% |
| Independent | William MacLeod | 145 | 25.0% |
| Independent | Angus MacLeod | 51 | 8.8% |
Majority | 91 | 15.7% |
| Independent hold |
Laxdale Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Donald MacLeod | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Coulregrein Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Kenneth MacDonald | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Sandwick Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | William MacDonald | 228 | 57.9% |
| Independent | Mary McCormack | 166 | 42.1% |
Majority | 92 | 15.8% |
| Independent hold |
Uig East Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Jack Macarthur | 371 | 81.4% |
| Independent | Norman Maciver | 49 | 10.7% |
| Independent | Malcolm Macarthur | 36 | 7.9% |
Majority | 332 | 70.7% |
| Independent hold |
Uig West Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Donald Macaulay | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
North Lochs Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Donald Martin | 282 | 53.5% |
| Independent | Angus MacLeod | 217 | 43.5% |
Majority | 65 | 10.0% |
| Independent hold |
Kinloch Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Ian Maclennan | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Lochs Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Malcolm Macinnes | 189 | 77.7% |
| Independent | Joyce MacKay | 54 | 22.2% |
Majority | 135 | 55.5% |
| Independent hold |
Harris North Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Donald Mackinnon | 318 | 72.8% |
| Independent | John Halford-MacLeod | 119 | 27.2% |
Majority | 119 | 45.6% |
| Independent hold |
Harris Middle Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Andrew Mundy | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Harris South Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Wilfred Leonard | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
North Uist North Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Roderick MacLeod | 338 | 73.6% |
| Independent | Montague Ford | 121 | 26.4% |
Majority | 217 | 47.2% |
| Independent hold |
North Uist South Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | James Robertson | 193 | 50.8% |
| Independent | John Macdonald | 156 | 41.1% |
| Independent | James Macarthur | 31 | 8.2% |
Majority | 37 | 9.7% |
| Independent hold |
Benbecula Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Calum Maclennan | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
South Uist Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Dugald Morrison | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Lochboisdale Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Roderick Mackinnon | 272 | 57.6% |
| Independent | John Macinnes | 200 | 42.4% |
Majority | 72 | 15.2% |
| Independent hold |
Barra North Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Reginald Allan | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Barra South Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Hugh Morrison | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
References
- ^ a b Western Isles Council, 1974
- ^ "Lively Election Scene". West Highland Free Press. 19 April 1974.
- ^ Western Isles Islands Council Minutes. 16 May 1974.
- ^ "Western Isles Islands Council Election Results". Stornoway Gazette. 11 May 1974.
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