1978 Western Isles Islands Council election
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The second election to Western Isles Islands Council was held on 8 May 1978 as part of the wider 1978 Scottish regional elections. All candidates stood as Independents, and 23 candidates were elected unopposed.[1]
In a rematch of the council vote in 1974, incumbent convener Donald Macaulay defeated a challenge from former Stornoway Provost Sandy Matheson and was re-elected to a second term in office.[2]
Aggregate results[edit]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 2,590 | ![]() |
Ward results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Angus Morrison | 237 | 54.0% | |
Independent | Donald Morrison (Incumbent) | 200 | 45.6% | |
Majority | 37 | 8.4% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Kathleen MacAskill (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | W. MacLeod | 237 | 72.7% | |
Independent | John Paterson (Incumbent) | 89 | 27.3% | |
Majority | 148 | 45.4% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Malcolm MacLeod (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Jack MacArthur (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Donald MacAulay (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | K.A. MacIver (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Murdo MacDonald (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Donald MacLeod (Incumbent) | 176 | 58.9% | |
Independent | A.A. MacLeod | 122 | 40.8% | |
Majority | 54 | 18.1% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Kenneth MacDonald (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | James MacRae (Incumbent) | 305 | 87.9% | |
Independent | T.A. Woodcock | 42 | 12.1% | |
Majority | 263 | 75.8% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Alasdair Rae MacKenzie (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | M.A. Macmillan | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Sandy Matheson (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William MacDonald (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Crichton (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Donald MacKay (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | M.D. MacLeod | 263 | 52.8% | |
Independent | Donald Martin (Incumbent) | 233 | 46.8% | |
Majority | 30 | 6.0% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ian MacLennan (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D.M. MacKay | 113 | 46.5% | |
Independent | A. Kennedy | 90 | 37.0% | |
Independent | A. MacLeod | 40 | 16.5% | |
Majority | 23 | 9.5% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Donald MacKinnon (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D. MacDonald (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Wilfred Leonard (Incumbent) | 246 | 55.5% | |
Independent | G. MacLeod | 197 | 44.5% | |
Majority | 49 | 11.0% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Roderick MacLeod (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | James Robertson (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Calum MacLellan (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Dugald Morrison (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Roderick MacKinnon (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Reginald Allan (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Hugh Morrison (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
By-elections[edit]
A by-election was held in Carloway in March 1979 following the resignation of Rev Jack MacArthur, convener of the council's Education Committee, who had moved to Skye to work as a minister for the Church of Scotland in Broadford.[3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Malcolm MacArthur | 174 | 59.2% | |
Independent | George MacLeod | 120 | 40.8% | |
Majority | 54 | 18.4% | ||
Independent hold |
References[edit]
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