1978 Western Isles Islands Council election

1978 Western Isles Islands Council election
← 1974 8 May 1978 (1978-05-08) 1982 →
All 30 seats to Western Isles Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party
 
Leader Donald Macauley
Party Independent
Leader's seat Uig West
Last election 30 seats, 100.0%
Seats won 30
Seat change Steady0
Popular vote 2,590
Percentage 100.0%
Swing Steady0.0
Council control before election

Donald Macauley
Independent

Council control after election

Donald Macauley
Independent

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

Western Isles Council election, 1978[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 30 0 0 0 100.00 100.00 2,590 Steady0.0

Ward results

Port of Ness
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Angus Morrison 237 54.0%
Independent Donald Morrison (Incumbent) 200 45.6%
Majority 37 8.4%
Independent hold
Dell
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Kathleen MacAskill (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Barvas
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent W. MacLeod 237 72.7%
Independent John Paterson (Incumbent) 89 27.3%
Majority 148 45.4%
Independent hold
Shawbost
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Malcolm MacLeod (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Carloway
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Jack MacArthur (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Uig West
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Donald MacAulay (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Gress
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent K.A. MacIver (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Coll
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Murdo MacDonald (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Laxdale
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Donald MacLeod (Incumbent) 176 58.9%
Independent A.A. MacLeod 122 40.8%
Majority 54 18.1%
Independent hold
Coulregrein
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Kenneth MacDonald (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Manor Park
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent James MacRae (Incumbent) 305 87.9%
Independent T.A. Woodcock 42 12.1%
Majority 263 75.8%
Independent hold
Bayhead
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Alasdair Rae MacKenzie (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Goathill
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent M.A. Macmillan unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Newton
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Sandy Matheson (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Sandwick
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent William MacDonald (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Aignish
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent John Crichton (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Tiumpan
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Donald MacKay (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
North Lochs
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent M.D. MacLeod 263 52.8%
Independent Donald Martin (Incumbent) 233 46.8%
Majority 30 6.0%
Independent hold
Kinloch
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Ian MacLennan (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Pairc
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
Tarbert
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Donald MacKinnon (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Bays
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent D. MacDonald (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Obbe
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Wilfred Leonard (Incumbent) 246 55.5%
Independent G. MacLeod 197 44.5%
Majority 49 11.0%
Independent hold
Paible
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Roderick MacLeod (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Lochmaddy
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent James Robertson (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Benbecula
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Calum MacLellan (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Iochdar
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Dugald Morrison (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Lochboisdale
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Roderick MacKinnon (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Northbay
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Reginald Allan (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Castlebay
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Hugh Morrison (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold

By-elections

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]

1978 Carloway by-election
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Malcolm MacArthur 174 59.2%
Independent George MacLeod 120 40.8%
Majority 54 18.4%
Independent hold

References

  1. ^ a b pp.57-58
  2. ^ Western Isles Islands Council Minutes. 16 May 1978.
  3. ^ "Calum is new Carloway councillor". West Highland Free Press. 30 March 1979.


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