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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]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 30 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 6,430 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Sandy Matheson | 369 | 71.9% | |
Independent | Alasdair MacLeod | 144 | 28.1% | |
Majority | 225 | 43.8% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Albert Nicoll | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Alasdair Rae MacKenzie | 341 | 73.2% | |
Independent | Marie MacMillan | 125 | 26.8% | |
Majority | 216 | 46.4% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | James Macrae | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Crichton | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Donald Mackay | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Peter MacLeod | 310 | 59.3% | |
Independent | George Mackay | 213 | 40.7% | |
Majority | 97 | 18.6% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Kenneth MacDonald | 284 | 52.1% | |
Independent | James MacLennan | 261 | 47.9% | |
Majority | 23 | 4.2% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Donald Morrison | 277 | 60.0% | |
Independent | Roderick Morrison | 185 | 40.0% | |
Majority | 92 | 20.0% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Kathleen MacAskill | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Paterson | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Donald MacLeod | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Kenneth MacDonald | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William MacDonald | 228 | 57.9% | |
Independent | Mary McCormack | 166 | 42.1% | |
Majority | 92 | 15.8% | ||
Independent hold |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Donald Macaulay | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Donald Martin | 282 | 53.5% | |
Independent | Angus MacLeod | 217 | 43.5% | |
Majority | 65 | 10.0% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ian Maclennan | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Malcolm Macinnes | 189 | 77.7% | |
Independent | Joyce MacKay | 54 | 22.2% | |
Majority | 135 | 55.5% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Donald Mackinnon | 318 | 72.8% | |
Independent | John Halford-MacLeod | 119 | 27.2% | |
Majority | 119 | 45.6% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Andrew Mundy | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Wilfred Leonard | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Roderick MacLeod | 338 | 73.6% | |
Independent | Montague Ford | 121 | 26.4% | |
Majority | 217 | 47.2% | ||
Independent hold |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Calum Maclennan | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Dugald Morrison | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Roderick Mackinnon | 272 | 57.6% | |
Independent | John Macinnes | 200 | 42.4% | |
Majority | 72 | 15.2% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Reginald Allan | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Hugh Morrison | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |