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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Leader  | Donald Macauley  |
Party  | Independent |
Leader's seat  | Uig West  |
Seats won  | 30 |
Popular vote  | 6,430 |
Percentage  | 100.0% |

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|  | Council Convener after election

Donald Macauley
Independent

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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]

## Aggregate results

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Western Isles Council election, 1974[1][4] Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Independent | 30 |  |  |  | 100.00 | 100.00 | 6,430 |

## Ward results

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Stornoway Newton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Sandy Matheson  | 369  | 71.9%
| Independent | Alasdair MacLeod  | 144  | 28.1%
Majority  | 225  | 43.8%
| Independent hold
Stornoway Goathill  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Albert Nicoll  | unopposed  | unopposed
Majority  | unopposed  | unopposed
| Independent hold
Stornoway Bayhead  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Alasdair Rae MacKenzie  | 341  | 73.2%
| Independent | Marie MacMillan  | 125  | 26.8%
Majority  | 216  | 46.4%
| Independent hold
Stornoway Manor  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | James Macrae  | unopposed  | unopposed
Majority  | unopposed  | unopposed
| Independent hold
Aignish  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | John Crichton  | unopposed  | unopposed
Majority  | unopposed  | unopposed
| Independent hold
Tiumpan  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Donald Mackay  | unopposed  | unopposed
Majority  | unopposed  | unopposed
| Independent hold
Gress  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Peter MacLeod  | 310  | 59.3%
| Independent | George Mackay  | 213  | 40.7%
Majority  | 97  | 18.6%
| Independent hold
Coll  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Kenneth MacDonald  | 284  | 52.1%
| Independent | James MacLennan  | 261  | 47.9%
Majority  | 23  | 4.2%
| Independent hold
Port of Ness  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Donald Morrison  | 277  | 60.0%
| Independent | Roderick Morrison  | 185  | 40.0%
Majority  | 92  | 20.0%
| Independent hold
Dell  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Kathleen MacAskill  | unopposed  | unopposed
Majority  | unopposed  | unopposed
| Independent hold
Barvas  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | John Paterson  | unopposed  | unopposed
Majority  | unopposed  | unopposed
| Independent hold
Shawbost  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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  | %

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| Independent | Donald MacLeod  | unopposed  | unopposed
Majority  | unopposed  | unopposed
| Independent hold
Coulregrein  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Kenneth MacDonald  | unopposed  | unopposed
Majority  | unopposed  | unopposed
| Independent hold
Sandwick  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | William MacDonald  | 228  | 57.9%
| Independent | Mary McCormack  | 166  | 42.1%
Majority  | 92  | 15.8%
| Independent hold
Uig East  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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  | %

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| Independent | Donald Macaulay  | unopposed  | unopposed
Majority  | unopposed  | unopposed
| Independent hold
North Lochs  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Donald Martin  | 282  | 53.5%
| Independent | Angus MacLeod  | 217  | 43.5%
Majority  | 65  | 10.0%
| Independent hold
Kinloch  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Ian Maclennan  | unopposed  | unopposed
Majority  | unopposed  | unopposed
| Independent hold
Lochs Park  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Malcolm Macinnes  | 189  | 77.7%
| Independent | Joyce MacKay  | 54  | 22.2%
Majority  | 135  | 55.5%
| Independent hold
Harris North  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Donald Mackinnon  | 318  | 72.8%
| Independent | John Halford-MacLeod  | 119  | 27.2%
Majority  | 119  | 45.6%
| Independent hold
Harris Middle  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Andrew Mundy  | unopposed  | unopposed
Majority  | unopposed  | unopposed
| Independent hold
Harris South  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Wilfred Leonard  | unopposed  | unopposed
Majority  | unopposed  | unopposed
| Independent hold
North Uist North  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Roderick MacLeod  | 338  | 73.6%
| Independent | Montague Ford  | 121  | 26.4%
Majority  | 217  | 47.2%
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North Uist South  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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  | %

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| Independent | Calum Maclennan  | unopposed  | unopposed
Majority  | unopposed  | unopposed
| Independent hold
South Uist  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Dugald Morrison  | unopposed  | unopposed
Majority  | unopposed  | unopposed
| Independent hold
Lochboisdale  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Roderick Mackinnon  | 272  | 57.6%
| Independent | John Macinnes  | 200  | 42.4%
Majority  | 72  | 15.2%
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Barra North  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Reginald Allan  | unopposed  | unopposed
Majority  | unopposed  | unopposed
| Independent hold
Barra South  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Hugh Morrison  | unopposed  | unopposed
Majority  | unopposed  | unopposed
| Independent hold

## References

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1. ^ a b Western Isles Council, 1974
2. ^ "Lively Election Scene". West Highland Free Press. 19 April 1974.
3. ^ Western Isles Islands Council Minutes. 16 May 1974.
4. ^ "Western Isles Islands Council Election Results". Stornoway Gazette. 11 May 1974.

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