1982 Western Isles Islands Council election

none August 2019 1982 Western Isles Islands Council election Scotland Western Isles Council Flag.svg parliamentary no 1978 Western Isles Area Council election 1978 1982 5 6 y 1986 Western Isles Area Council election 1986 All 30 seats to Western Isles Council 16 Independent (politician) Donald Macauley Uig 30 seats, 100.0% 30 30 5,314 100.0% 0 0.0% 400px Council control Council control after election Donald Macauley Independent (politician) Sandy Matheson Independent (politician) The third election to the Western Isles Islands Council was held on 6 May 1982 as part of the wider 1982 Scottish regional elections. All candidates stood as Independents. Of the councils 30 councillors, 19 were elected unopposed. Five incumbent councillors were defeated in the election, including Education Committee Chair Kathleen Macaskill.Shock Results in Council Election Stornoway Gazette 15 May 1982 Following the election, Alexander Matheson, the final Provost of Stornoway Town Council prior to its abolition in 1975, unseated incumbent Convener Donald Macaulay in their third successive contest for the position. Macaulay was subsequently elected Matheson's Vice-Convener after a 15-15 council vote was decided by lot.Western Isles Islands Council Minutes 18 May 1982 Aggregate results Western Isles Council election, 1982pp.36 Independent (politician) 30 0 0 0 100.00 100.00 5,314 0.0 Ward results Port of Ness Independent (politician) Donald Murray 318 54.1% Independent (politician) Angus Morrison (Incumbent) 269 45.7% 49 8.4% Independent (politician) Dell Independent (politician) Donald Murray 258 56.7% Independent (politician) Kathleen MacAskill (Incumbent) 196 43.1% 62 13.6% Independent (politician) Barvas Independent (politician) W. MacLeod (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) Shawbost Independent (politician) Donald MacLeod 318 58.3% Independent (politician) Malcolm MacLeod (Incumbent) 180 33.0% Independent (politician) Donald Murray 47 8.6% 138 25.3% Independent (politician) Carloway Independent (politician) Malcolm MacArthur (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) Uig Independent (politician) Donald MacAulay (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) Gress Independent (politician) K.A. MacIver (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) Coll Independent (politician) Murdo MacDonald (Incumbent) 351 60.3% Independent (politician) J. MacIver 231 39.7% 120 20.6% Independent (politician) Laxdale Independent (politician) Allan MacLeod 156 39.4% Independent (politician) Angus MacLeod 128 32.3% Independent (politician) Norman MacIver 111 28.0% 28 7.1% Independent (politician) Coulregrein Independent (politician) J.M. MacMillan (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) Manor Park Independent (politician) James MacRae (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) Bayhead Independent (politician) Murdo Afrin (Incumbent) 244 51.8% Independent (politician) Colin Finlayson 153 32.5% Independent (politician) Frank Apps 47 10.0% Independent (politician) Jim Galloway 26 5.5% 91 19.3% Independent (politician) Goathill Independent (politician) M.A. MacMillan (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) Newton Independent (politician) Sandy Matheson (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) Sandwick Independent (politician) Duncan Kennedy 332 58.6% Independent (politician) William MacDonald (Incumbent) 234 41.3% 98 17.3% Independent (politician) Aignish Independent (politician) John Crichton (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) Tiumpan Independent (politician) Donald MacKay (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) North Lochs Independent (politician) D.R. MacAulay 393 74.4% Independent (politician) J.P. MacIntosh 135 25.6% 258 48.8% Independent (politician) Kinloch Independent (politician) Ian MacLennan (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) Pairc Independent (politician) D. MacKay (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) Tarbert Independent (politician) Donald MacKinnon (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) Bays Independent (politician) D. MacDonald (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) Obbe Independent (politician) Wilfred Leonard (Incumbent) 153 32.9% Independent (politician) Murdo MacLean 126 27.1% Independent (politician) James Downie 112 24.1% Independent (politician) George MacLeod 74 15.9% 27 5.8% Independent (politician) Paible Independent (politician) Donald MacDonald 223 55.8% Independent (politician) N.M. Johnston 177 44.3% 46 11.6% Independent (politician) Lochmaddy Independent (politician) James Robertson (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) Benbecula Independent (politician) J. MacArthur 181 56.2% Independent (politician) Catherine MacEachan 141 43.8% 40 12.5% Independent (politician) Iochdar Independent (politician) Mary Bremner (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) Lochboisdale Independent (politician) J. MacIntyre (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) Northbay Independent (politician) Reginald Allan (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) Castlebay Independent (politician) Hugh Morrison (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) References Western Isles 1982 Western Isles