Sgìr' Ùige agus Carlabhagh

Sgìr' Ùige agus Carlabhagh
Na h-Eileanan Siar
Population1,820 (2021)[1]
Electorate1,329 (2022)
Major settlementsCarloway
Uig
Scottish Parliament constituencyNa h-Eileanan an Iar
Scottish Parliament regionHighlands and Islands
UK Parliament constituencyNa h-Eileanan an Iar
Current ward
Created2022 (2022)
Number of councillors2
CouncillorRanald Fraser (Conservative)
CouncillorNorman M. MacDonald (Independent)
Created fromSgir' Uige agus Ceann a Tuath nan Loch

Sgìr' Ùige agus Carlabhagh (Scottish Gaelic for 'Uig and Carloway') is one of the 11 wards of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Scottish Gaelic for 'Council of the Western Isles'). Created in 2022, the ward elects two councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system and covers an area with a population of 1,820 people.

Boundaries

The ward was created following the 2019 Reviews of Electoral Arrangements which were instigated following the implementation of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018. The act allowed for the creation of single- and dual-member wards to allow for better representation of island areas. Sgìr' Ùige agus Carlabhagh was formed from the western portion of the previous Sgir' Uige agus Ceann a Tuath nan Loch ward. The ward centres around the towns of Breasclete, Callanish, Carloway and Uig and takes in an area in the west of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. It includes the remote and uninhabited Flannan Isles in the Atlantic Ocean.[2]

Councillors

Election Councillors
2022 Ranald Fraser
(Conservative) 		Vacant
2022
by-election 		Norman M. MacDonald
(Independent)

Election results

2022 by-election

Sgìr' Ùige agus Carlabhagh by-election (30 June 2022) – 1 seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Independent Norman M. MacDonald 35.4 222 222 230 238 256 278
Liberal Democrats Jamie Dobson 20.4 128 128 129 142 159 220
Independent Sophie B. Brown 18.0 113 113 114 119 148  
SNP Laura F. Cameron-Lewis 15.3 96 97 97 112    
Scottish Green Anne E. Edwards 9.1 57 57 57      
Independent Donald J. MacLeod 1.8 11 11        
Independent Iain J. MacKinnon 0.2 1          
Electorate: 1,329   Valid: 628   Spoilt: 6   Quota: 315   Turnout: 47.7%  

Source:[3][4]

2022 election

Main article: 2022 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election
Sgìr' Ùige agus Carlabhagh – 2 seats
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Ranald Fraser[note 1] Unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative win (new seat)

Source:[5]

Notes

  1. ^ Sitting councillor for Sgir' Uige agus Ceann a Tuath nan Loch.

References

  1. ^ "Sgìr' Ùige agus Carlabhagh". Scottish Government. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Review of Electoral Arrangements; Na h-Eileanan an Iar Council Area" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. June 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  3. ^ Faulds, Allan. "Comhairle nan Eilean Siar 2022". Ballot Box Scotland. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Ward 06 Declaration of Results". Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. 1 July 2022. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Notice Of Uncontested Election". Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. 30 March 2022. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2024.