1978 Western Isles Islands Council election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Western_Isles_Council_Flag.svg/50px-Western_Isles_Council_Flag.svg.png)
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All 30 seats to Western Isles Council 16 seats needed for a majority |
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| First party | | | | | Leader | Donald Macauley | | Party | Independent | | Leader's seat | Uig West | | Last election | 30 seats, 100.0% | | Seats won | 30 | | Seat change | 0 | | Popular vote | 2,590 | | Percentage | 100.0% | | Swing | 0.0 | | |
Council control before election Donald Macauley Independent | Council control after election Donald Macauley Independent | |
The second election to Western Isles Islands Council was held on 8 May 1978 as part of the wider 1978 Scottish regional elections. All candidates stood as Independents, and 23 candidates were elected unopposed.[1]
In a rematch of the council vote in 1974, incumbent convener Donald Macaulay defeated a challenge from former Stornoway Provost Sandy Matheson and was re-elected to a second term in office.[2]
Aggregate results
Western Isles Council election, 1978[1] Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Independent | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 2,590 | 0.0 |
Ward results
Port of Ness Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Angus Morrison | 237 | 54.0% |
| Independent | Donald Morrison (Incumbent) | 200 | 45.6% |
Majority | 37 | 8.4% |
| Independent hold |
Dell Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Kathleen MacAskill (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Barvas Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | W. MacLeod | 237 | 72.7% |
| Independent | John Paterson (Incumbent) | 89 | 27.3% |
Majority | 148 | 45.4% |
| Independent hold |
Shawbost Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Malcolm MacLeod (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Carloway Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Jack MacArthur (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Uig West Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Donald MacAulay (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Gress Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | K.A. MacIver (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Coll Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Murdo MacDonald (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Laxdale Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Donald MacLeod (Incumbent) | 176 | 58.9% |
| Independent | A.A. MacLeod | 122 | 40.8% |
Majority | 54 | 18.1% |
| Independent hold |
Coulregrein Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Kenneth MacDonald (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Manor Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | James MacRae (Incumbent) | 305 | 87.9% |
| Independent | T.A. Woodcock | 42 | 12.1% |
Majority | 263 | 75.8% |
| Independent hold |
Bayhead Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Alasdair Rae MacKenzie (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Goathill Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | M.A. Macmillan | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Newton Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Sandy Matheson (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Sandwick Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | William MacDonald (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Aignish Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | John Crichton (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Tiumpan Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Donald MacKay (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
North Lochs Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | M.D. MacLeod | 263 | 52.8% |
| Independent | Donald Martin (Incumbent) | 233 | 46.8% |
Majority | 30 | 6.0% |
| Independent hold |
Kinloch Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Ian MacLennan (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Pairc Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | D.M. MacKay | 113 | 46.5% |
| Independent | A. Kennedy | 90 | 37.0% |
| Independent | A. MacLeod | 40 | 16.5% |
Majority | 23 | 9.5% |
| Independent hold |
Tarbert Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Donald MacKinnon (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Bays Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | D. MacDonald (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Obbe Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Wilfred Leonard (Incumbent) | 246 | 55.5% |
| Independent | G. MacLeod | 197 | 44.5% |
Majority | 49 | 11.0% |
| Independent hold |
Paible Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Roderick MacLeod (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 | Calum MacLellan (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Iochdar Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Dugald Morrison (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Lochboisdale Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Roderick MacKinnon (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Northbay Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Reginald Allan (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
Castlebay Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Hugh Morrison (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
By-elections
A by-election was held in Carloway in March 1979 following the resignation of Rev Jack MacArthur, convener of the council's Education Committee, who had moved to Skye to work as a minister for the Church of Scotland in Broadford.[3]
1978 Carloway by-election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Malcolm MacArthur | 174 | 59.2% |
| Independent | George MacLeod | 120 | 40.8% |
Majority | 54 | 18.4% |
| Independent hold |
References
- ^ a b pp.57-58
- ^ Western Isles Islands Council Minutes. 16 May 1978.
- ^ "Calum is new Carloway councillor". West Highland Free Press. 30 March 1979.
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