1986 Western Isles Islands Council election

1986 Scottish regional election April 2022 1986 Western Isles Islands Council election Scotland Western Isles Council Flag.svg parliamentary no 1982 Western Isles Area Council election 1982 1986 5 8 y 1990 Western Isles Area Council election 1990 All 30 seats to Western Isles Council 16 Independent (politician) 30 seats, 100.0% Sandy Matheson Newton 30 30 5,443 99.7% 0 0.3% 400px Council control Council control after election Sandy Matheson Independent (politician) Sandy Matheson Independent (politician) The fourth election to Western Isles Islands Council was held on 8 May 1986 as part of the wider 1986 Scottish regional elections. The election was the first Western Isles council election to be contested by a political party, with the Scottish Labour Party putting up a single candidate in the Northbay ward. The Labour candidate was unsuccessful, gaining 5.2% of the vote in the ward. Aggregate results Western Isles Council election, 1986pp.36Turnout: 5,058 Independent (politician) 30 0 0 0 100.00 99.68 5,443 0.3 Scottish Labour Party 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.32 16 New Ward results Port of Ness Independent (politician) D.J. MacLennan unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) Dell Independent (politician) Kathleen MacAskill (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) Barvas Independent (politician) R. MacDonald 290 72.3% Independent (politician) W. MacLeod (Incumbent) 111 27.7% 179 44.6% Independent (politician) Shawbost Independent (politician) Donald MacLeod (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) Carloway Independent (politician) Alex MacDonald (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) Uig Independent (politician) J. MacLeod 339 75.7% Independent (politician) Donald MacAulay (Incumbent) 109 24.3% 179 44.6% Independent (politician) Gress Independent (politician) Angus Graham (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) Coll Independent (politician) D. MacLean (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) Laxdale Independent (politician) L. MacIver 280 66.7% Independent (politician) K. McPhail 89 21.2% Independent (politician) Allan MacLeod (Incumbent) 51 12.1% 191 45.5% Independent (politician) Coulregrein Independent (politician) J.M. MacMillan (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) Manor Park Independent (politician) A. MacKenzie (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) Bayhead Independent (politician) Murdo Afrin (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) Goathill Independent (politician) M. MacFarlane 255 59.4% Independent (politician) M.A. MacMillan (Incumbent) 174 40.6% 81 18.8% Independent (politician) Newton Independent (politician) Sandy Matheson (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) Sandwick Independent (politician) D.L. Afrin 228 53.6% Independent (politician) P. McKibbin 197 46.4% 31 7.2% Independent (politician) Aignish Independent (politician) John Crichton (Incumbent) 301 61.7% Independent (politician) D.H.M. MacIver 187 38.3% 114 13.4% Independent (politician) Tiumpan Independent (politician) D. MacLeod 346 66.2% Independent (politician) Donald MacKay (Incumbent) 185 34.8% 161 30.4% Independent (politician) North Lochs Independent (politician) D.R. MacAulay (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed 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) C. MacDonald 288 80.0% Independent (politician) D. MacDonald (Incumbent) 72 20.0% 216 60.0% Independent (politician) Obbe Independent (politician) A. MacLean 330 83.1% Independent (politician) J. Luty 67 16.9% 263 66.2% Independent (politician) Paible Independent (politician) N.M. Johnson (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) Lochmaddy Independent (politician) James Robertson (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) Benbecula Independent (politician) Ray Burnett 170 46.4% Independent (politician) J.L. MacArthur (Incumbent) 131 35.8% Independent (politician) N.C. Buchanan 65 17.8% 41 10.6% Independent (politician) Iochdar Independent (politician) Mary Bremnar (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) Lochboisdale Independent (politician) J. MacIntyre (Incumbent) 370 57.9% Independent (politician) I.F. Forrester 146 22.8% Independent (politician) N. Johnstone 123 19.2% 224 35.1% Independent (politician) Northbay Independent (politician) R. MacKinnon 190 61.7% Independent (politician) J. MacNeil 100 32.5% Labour Party (UK) J. Grant 16 5.2% Independent (politician) D. MacLean 2 0.6% 90 29.2% Independent (politician) Castlebay Independent (politician) Hugh Morrison (Incumbent) 95 38.5% Independent (politician) S. McIntosh 80 32.4% Independent (politician) J. MacDougall 72 29.1% 15 6.1% Independent (politician) References Category:1986 Scottish local elections 1986