1986 Western Isles Islands Council election

The fourth election to Western Isles Islands Council was held on 8 May 1986 as part of the wider 1986 Scottish regional elections.

1986 Western Isles Islands Council election

8 May 1986 (1986-05-08)
All 30 seats to Western Isles Council 16 seats needed for a majority
First party   Leader Sandy Matheson Party Independent Leader's seat Newton Last election 30 seats, 100.0% Seats before 30 Seats won 30 Seat change 0 Popular vote 5,443 Percentage 99.7% Swing 0.3%
Council control before election Sandy Matheson Independent Council control after election Sandy Matheson Independent

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, 1986
Turnout: 5,058

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	30	0	0	0	100.00	99.68	5,443	0.3
	Labour	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.32	16	New

Ward results

Port of Ness

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	D.J. MacLennan	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Dell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Kathleen MacAskill (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Barvas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	R. MacDonald	290	72.3%
	Independent	W. MacLeod (Incumbent)	111	27.7%
Majority			179	44.6%
	Independent hold

Shawbost

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Donald MacLeod (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Carloway

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Alex MacDonald (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Uig

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J. MacLeod	339	75.7%
	Independent	Donald MacAulay (Incumbent)	109	24.3%
Majority			179	44.6%
	Independent hold

Gress

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Angus Graham (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Coll

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	D. MacLean (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Laxdale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	L. MacIver	280	66.7%
	Independent	K. McPhail	89	21.2%
	Independent	Allan MacLeod (Incumbent)	51	12.1%
Majority			191	45.5%
	Independent hold

Coulregrein

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J.M. MacMillan (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Manor Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	A. MacKenzie (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Bayhead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Murdo Afrin (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Goathill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	M. MacFarlane	255	59.4%
	Independent	M.A. MacMillan (Incumbent)	174	40.6%
Majority			81	18.8%
	Independent hold

Newton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Sandy Matheson (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Sandwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	D.L. Afrin	228	53.6%
	Independent	P. McKibbin	197	46.4%
Majority			31	7.2%
	Independent hold

Aignish

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	John Crichton (Incumbent)	301	61.7%
	Independent	D.H.M. MacIver	187	38.3%
Majority			114	13.4%
	Independent hold

Tiumpan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	D. MacLeod	346	66.2%
	Independent	Donald MacKay (Incumbent)	185	34.8%
Majority			161	30.4%
	Independent hold

North Lochs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	D.R. MacAulay (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Kinloch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Ian MacLennan (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Pairc

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	D. MacKay (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Tarbert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Donald MacKinnon (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Bays

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	C. MacDonald	288	80.0%
	Independent	D. MacDonald (Incumbent)	72	20.0%
Majority			216	60.0%
	Independent hold

Obbe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	A. MacLean	330	83.1%
	Independent	J. Luty	67	16.9%
Majority			263	66.2%
	Independent hold

Paible

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	N.M. Johnson (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	Ray Burnett	170	46.4%
	Independent	J.L. MacArthur (Incumbent)	131	35.8%
	Independent	N.C. Buchanan	65	17.8%
Majority			41	10.6%
	Independent hold

Iochdar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Mary Bremnar (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Lochboisdale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J. MacIntyre (Incumbent)	370	57.9%
	Independent	I.F. Forrester	146	22.8%
	Independent	N. Johnstone	123	19.2%
Majority			224	35.1%
	Independent hold

Northbay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	R. MacKinnon	190	61.7%
	Independent	J. MacNeil	100	32.5%
	Labour	J. Grant	16	5.2%
	Independent	D. MacLean	2	0.6%
Majority			90	29.2%
	Independent hold

Castlebay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Hugh Morrison (Incumbent)	95	38.5%
	Independent	S. McIntosh	80	32.4%
	Independent	J. MacDougall	72	29.1%
Majority			15	6.1%
	Independent hold