1974 Western Isles Islands Council election
{{Short description|1974 Scottish local government election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1974 Western Isles Islands Council election
| country = Scotland
| flag_image = Western Isles Council Flag.svg
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election =
| previous_year =
| election_date = {{Start date|1974|5|7|df=y}}
| next_election = 1978 Western Isles Area Council election
| next_year = 1978
| seats_for_election = All 30 seats to Western Isles Council
| majority_seats = 16
| party1 = Independent (politician)
| last_election1 =
| leader1 = Donald Macauley
| leaders_seat1 = Uig West
| seats1 = 30
| popular_vote1 = 6,430
| percentage1 = 100.0%
| seat_change1 =
| map_image =
| map_size = 400px
| map_alt =
| map =
| map_caption =
| title = Council Convener
| posttitle = Council Convener after election
| before_party =
| after_election = Donald Macauley
| after_party = Independent (politician)
}}
The first election to the Western Isles Islands Council was held on 7 May 1974 as part of the wider 1974 Scottish regional elections. All candidates stood as Independents, and 16 candidates were elected unopposed.
Several members of political parties ran as independent candidates. This included Roderick MacLeod in Shawbost, who had contested the Western Isles constituency for the Conservatives in 1970, and Mary McCormack, election agent for Labour candidate Andrew Wilson in February 1974, both of whom were unsuccessful.{{cite news |title=Lively Election Scene |agency=West Highland Free Press |date=19 April 1974}}
After the election, Reverend Donald Macaulay and Stornoway Provost Sandy Matheson were tied in a 15-15 vote among councillors to become the council's first convener. Macaulay was elected upon the drawing of a lot.{{cite book |title=Western Isles Islands Council Minutes |date=16 May 1974}}
Aggregate results
{{Election summary begin|title = Western Isles Council election, 1974[http://www.scottishelections.org.uk/scotland/lold/1974/westernisles.php Western Isles Council, 1974]{{cite news |title=Western Isles Islands Council Election Results |publisher=Stornoway Gazette |date=11 May 1974}}}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Independent (politician)
|seats = 30
|gain =
|loss =
|net =
|seats % = 100.00
|votes % = 100.00
|votes = 6,430
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election box end}}
Ward results
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Stornoway Newton
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Sandy Matheson
|votes = 369
|percentage = 71.9%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Alasdair MacLeod
|votes = 144
|percentage = 28.1%
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 225
|percentage = 43.8%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Stornoway Goathill
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Albert Nicoll
|votes = unopposed
|percentage = unopposed
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = unopposed
|percentage = unopposed
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Stornoway Bayhead
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Alasdair Rae MacKenzie
|votes = 341
|percentage = 73.2%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Marie MacMillan
|votes = 125
|percentage = 26.8%
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 216
|percentage = 46.4%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Stornoway Manor
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = James Macrae
|votes = unopposed
|percentage = unopposed
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = unopposed
|percentage = unopposed
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Aignish
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = John Crichton
|votes = unopposed
|percentage = unopposed
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = unopposed
|percentage = unopposed
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Independent (politician)
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Tiumpan
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Donald Mackay
|votes = unopposed
|percentage = unopposed
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = unopposed
|percentage = unopposed
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Independent (politician)
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Gress
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Peter MacLeod
|votes = 310
|percentage = 59.3%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = George Mackay
|votes = 213
|percentage = 40.7%
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 97
|percentage = 18.6%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Coll
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Kenneth MacDonald
|votes = 284
|percentage = 52.1%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = James MacLennan
|votes = 261
|percentage = 47.9%
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 23
|percentage = 4.2%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Port of Ness
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Donald Morrison
|votes = 277
|percentage = 60.0%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Roderick Morrison
|votes = 185
|percentage = 40.0%
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{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 92
|percentage = 20.0%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Independent (politician)
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Dell
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Kathleen MacAskill
|votes = unopposed
|percentage = unopposed
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = unopposed
|percentage = unopposed
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Independent (politician)
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Barvas
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = John Paterson
|votes = unopposed
|percentage = unopposed
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = unopposed
|percentage = unopposed
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Shawbost
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Malcolm MacLeod
|votes = 238
|percentage = 41.0%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Roderick MacLeod
|votes = 147
|percentage = 25.3%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = William MacLeod
|votes = 145
|percentage = 25.0%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Angus MacLeod
|votes = 51
|percentage = 8.8%
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 91
|percentage = 15.7%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Laxdale
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Donald MacLeod
|votes = unopposed
|percentage = unopposed
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = unopposed
|percentage = unopposed
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Independent (politician)
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Coulregrein
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Kenneth MacDonald
|votes = unopposed
|percentage = unopposed
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = unopposed
|percentage = unopposed
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Sandwick
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = William MacDonald
|votes = 228
|percentage = 57.9%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Mary McCormack
|votes = 166
|percentage = 42.1%
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 92
|percentage = 15.8%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Uig East
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Jack Macarthur
|votes = 371
|percentage = 81.4%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Norman Maciver
|votes = 49
|percentage = 10.7%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Malcolm Macarthur
|votes = 36
|percentage = 7.9%
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 332
|percentage = 70.7%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Uig West
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Donald Macaulay
|votes = unopposed
|percentage = unopposed
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = unopposed
|percentage = unopposed
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=North Lochs
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Donald Martin
|votes = 282
|percentage = 53.5%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Angus MacLeod
|votes = 217
|percentage = 43.5%
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 65
|percentage = 10.0%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Kinloch
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Ian Maclennan
|votes = unopposed
|percentage = unopposed
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = unopposed
|percentage = unopposed
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Lochs Park
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Malcolm Macinnes
|votes = 189
|percentage = 77.7%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Joyce MacKay
|votes = 54
|percentage = 22.2%
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 135
|percentage = 55.5%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Harris North
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Donald Mackinnon
|votes = 318
|percentage = 72.8%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = John Halford-MacLeod
|votes = 119
|percentage = 27.2%
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 119
|percentage = 45.6%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Harris Middle
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Andrew Mundy
|votes = unopposed
|percentage = unopposed
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = unopposed
|percentage = unopposed
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Harris South
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Wilfred Leonard
|votes = unopposed
|percentage = unopposed
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = unopposed
|percentage = unopposed
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=North Uist North
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Roderick MacLeod
|votes = 338
|percentage = 73.6%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Montague Ford
|votes = 121
|percentage = 26.4%
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 217
|percentage = 47.2%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=North Uist South
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = James Robertson
|votes = 193
|percentage = 50.8%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = John Macdonald
|votes = 156
|percentage = 41.1%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = James Macarthur
|votes = 31
|percentage = 8.2%
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 37
|percentage = 9.7%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Benbecula
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Calum Maclennan
|votes = unopposed
|percentage = unopposed
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = unopposed
|percentage = unopposed
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=South Uist
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Dugald Morrison
|votes = unopposed
|percentage = unopposed
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = unopposed
|percentage = unopposed
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Lochboisdale
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Roderick Mackinnon
|votes = 272
|percentage = 57.6%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = John Macinnes
|votes = 200
|percentage = 42.4%
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 72
|percentage = 15.2%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Barra North
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Reginald Allan
|votes = unopposed
|percentage = unopposed
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = unopposed
|percentage = unopposed
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |
|title=Barra South
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Hugh Morrison
|votes = unopposed
|percentage = unopposed
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = unopposed
|percentage = unopposed
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Na h-Eileanan Siar elections}}
{{United Kingdom local elections, 1974}}