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.
| Sgìr' Ùige agus Carlabhagh | |
|---|---|
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | |
| Population | 1,820 (2021)[1] |
| Electorate | 1,329 (2022) |
| Major settlements | Carloway Uig |
| Scottish Parliament constituency | Na h-Eileanan an Iar |
| Scottish Parliament region | Highlands and Islands |
| UK Parliament constituency | Na h-Eileanan an Iar |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2022 |
| Number of councillors | 2 |
| Councillor | Ranald Fraser (Conservative) |
| Councillor | Norman M. MacDonald (Independent) |
| Created from | Sgir' Uige agus Ceann a Tuath nan Loch |
Boundaries
editThe 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
edit| Election | Councillors | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ranald Fraser (Conservative) |
Vacant | ||
| 2022 by-election |
Norman M. MacDonald (Independent) | |||
Election results
edit2022 by-election
edit| 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% | |||||||||
2022 election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ranald Fraser[note 1] | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Source:[5]
Notes
edit- ^ Sitting councillor for Sgir' Uige agus Ceann a Tuath nan Loch.
References
edit- ^ "Sgìr' Ùige agus Carlabhagh". Scottish Government. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Review of Electoral Arrangements; Na h-Eileanan an Iar Council Area" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. June 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ Faulds, Allan. "Comhairle nan Eilean Siar 2022". Ballot Box Scotland. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Ward 06 Declaration of Results". Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. 1 July 2022. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Notice Of Uncontested Election". Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. 30 March 2022. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2024.