West Mainland (ward)

West Mainland is one of the six wards used to elect members of the Orkney Islands Council. It elects four Councillors.

Location of the ward [1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Jimmy Moar Alistair Gordon Eoin Scott Rob Crichton
2012 Harvey Johnston Owen Tierney
2015 by Rachael King
2017 Duncan Allan Tullock

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 Orkney Islands Council election [2]

West Mainland - 4 seats[3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
Orkney Manifesto Group Rachael King (incumbent) 30.61 561          
Independent Harvey Johnston (incumbent) 29.24 536          
Independent Owen Tierney (incumbent) 20.19 370          
Independent Duncan Allan Tullock 10.42 191 245.3 327.6 328.8 344.5 369.9
Independent Jo Jones 3.82 70 106.3 130.9 131.3 143.0 170.6
Scottish Green Helen Kathleen Woodsward-Dean 3.60 66 95.4 104.5 104.8 114.8  
Independent Sean Michael Lewis 2.13 39 51.4 60.0 60.2    
Electorate: 3,538   Valid: 1,833   Spoilt: 14   Quota: 367   Turnout: 1,847 (52.2%)

    2012 Election

    2012 Orkney Islands Council election

    West Mainland - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
    Independent Harvey Johnston 23.19 427              
    Independent Alistair Gordon (incumbent)†† 17.49 322 333.3 335.5 353.6 371.4      
    Independent Jimmy Moar (incumbent) 15.59 287 303.2 307.2 317.4 319.4 320.4 353.1 470.1
    Independent Owen Tierney 13.53 249 257 263 277.1 308.8 309.5 358.9 446.1
    Independent Eoin F. Scott (incumbent) 12.93 238 246.4 249.6 254.8 276.2 277 314.4  
    Independent Victor Muir 7.17 132 136.9 139.9 143.9 150.1 150.5    
    Independent Andrew Appleby 4.02 74 77.7 81.7 93        
    Independent Carol Granere 3.97 73 75.1 78.1          
    Independent David Ward 1.79 33 33.4            
    Electorate: 3,379   Valid: 1,835   Spoilt: 6   Quota: 368   Turnout: 1,841 (54.53%)

      2007 Election

      2007 Orkney Islands Council election

      Orkney Islands Council election, 2007: West Mainland
      Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
      Independent Jimmy Moar 545 1 1
      Independent Alistair Gordon 400 2 1
      Independent Eoin Scott 242 3 7
      Independent Rob Crichton 203 4 7
      Independent Tom Flett 135
      Independent Ian Flett 88
      Independent Norman Shearer 83
      Conservative Mark Jones 68
      Independent Bob Gilmour 12


      References
      1. https://www.orkney.gov.uk/Council/M/multi-member-wards.htm
      2. https://www.orkney.gov.uk/Council/copy-of-C/results-by-ward.htm
      3. http://www.orkney.gov.uk/Council/copy-of-C/ward-4---west-mainland.htm


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