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1974 Western Isles Islands Council election

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Several members of political parties ran as independent candidates. This included Roderick MacLeod in Shawbost, who had contested the
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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.
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for the Conservatives in 1970, and Mary McCormack, election agent for Labour candidate Andrew Wilson in
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After the election, Reverend Donald Macaulay and Stornoway Provost
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West Highland Free Press. 19 April 1974. 2922: 2801: 3547: 3426: 3146: 2973: 2843: 2749: 2747: 66: 174: 3567: 2934: 2813: 8: 204:was held on 7 May 1974 as part of the wider 21: 22:1974 Western Isles Islands Council election 3574: 3560: 2941: 2927: 2919: 2820: 2806: 2798: 2666: 2596: 2508: 2438: 2368: 2262: 2174: 2104: 2034: 1946: 1858: 1788: 1700: 1630: 1524: 1436: 1366: 1296: 1172: 1102: 1032: 944: 856: 768: 698: 628: 558: 470: 400: 312: 20: 233: 2743: 16:1974 Scottish local government election 2777:Western Isles Islands Council Minutes 2672: 2602: 2514: 2444: 2374: 2268: 2180: 2110: 2040: 1952: 1864: 1794: 1706: 1636: 1530: 1442: 1372: 1302: 1178: 1108: 1038: 950: 862: 774: 704: 634: 564: 476: 406: 318: 235:Western Isles Council election, 1974 7: 3528: 3526: 3598:Comhairle nan Eilean Siar elections 2962:1974 United Kingdom local elections 80: 219:, both of whom were unsuccessful. 14: 3530: 2955: 2829: 2685: 2615: 2553: 2527: 2457: 2387: 2325: 2307: 2281: 2219: 2193: 2123: 2053: 1991: 1965: 1903: 1877: 1807: 1745: 1719: 1649: 1587: 1569: 1543: 1481: 1455: 1385: 1315: 1253: 1235: 1217: 1191: 1121: 1051: 989: 963: 901: 875: 813: 787: 717: 647: 577: 515: 489: 419: 357: 331: 206:1974 Scottish regional elections 27: 181:Council Convener after election 3198:Bishopbriggs and Kirkintilloch 73:16 seats needed for a majority 1: 3593:1974 Scottish local elections 202:Western Isles Islands Council 3546:. 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589:James Macrae 587: 585: 584: 580: 578: 563: 553: 550: 545: 544: 540: 537: 533: 529: 526: 523: 521: 518: 516: 512: 509: 507: 504: 502: 499: 497: 496: 492: 490: 475: 465: 462: 457: 456: 452: 449: 445: 442: 439: 437: 434: 432: 429: 427: 426: 422: 420: 405: 395: 392: 387: 386: 382: 379: 375: 371: 368: 365: 363: 360: 358: 354: 351: 349: 346: 344: 341: 339: 338: 334: 332: 317: 308: 302: 300: 297: 295: 292: 290: 287: 285: 283: 281: 279: 276: 274: 271: 268: 267: 263: 260: 258:Votes % 257: 255:Seats % 254: 251: 248: 245: 242: 238: 229: 227: 225: 220: 218: 217:February 1974 214: 209: 207: 203: 190: 189: 182: 179: 177: 176: 171: 164: 162: 159: 156: 155: 152: 150: 147: 144: 143: 140: 138: 135: 132: 131: 128: 125: 122: 121: 118: 116: 113: 110: 109: 106: 103: 100: 99: 96: 94: 91: 90: 87: 84: 81: 76: 71: 65: 58: → 57: 54: 52: 42: 40: 39: 35: 30: 25: 19: 3548:expanding it 3537: 3522: 3418:West Lothian 3253:East Lothian 3193:Berwickshire 2966:→ 1975 2951:1973 ← 2852: 2785: 2776: 2771: 2760: 2729: 2706: 2701: 2696: 2689: 2668:Barra South 2659: 2636: 2631: 2626: 2619: 2598:Barra North 2589: 2548: 2543: 2538: 2531: 2501: 2478: 2473: 2468: 2461: 2431: 2408: 2403: 2398: 2391: 2361: 2302: 2297: 2292: 2285: 2255: 2214: 2209: 2204: 2197: 2167: 2144: 2139: 2134: 2127: 2097: 2074: 2069: 2064: 2057: 2027: 1986: 1981: 1976: 1969: 1939: 1898: 1893: 1888: 1881: 1851: 1828: 1823: 1818: 1811: 1781: 1740: 1735: 1730: 1723: 1702:North Lochs 1693: 1670: 1665: 1660: 1653: 1623: 1564: 1559: 1554: 1547: 1517: 1476: 1471: 1466: 1459: 1429: 1406: 1401: 1396: 1389: 1368:Coulregrein 1359: 1336: 1331: 1326: 1319: 1289: 1212: 1207: 1202: 1195: 1165: 1142: 1137: 1132: 1125: 1095: 1072: 1067: 1062: 1055: 1025: 984: 979: 974: 967: 937: 896: 891: 886: 879: 849: 808: 803: 798: 791: 761: 738: 733: 728: 721: 691: 668: 663: 658: 651: 621: 598: 593: 588: 581: 551: 510: 505: 500: 493: 463: 440: 435: 430: 423: 393: 352: 347: 342: 335: 309:Ward results 298: 293: 288: 277: 221: 210: 199: 184: 180: 160: 148: 136: 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1978
Western Isles Council
Independent
Independent
Western Isles Islands Council
1974 Scottish regional elections
Western Isles constituency
February 1974
Sandy Matheson
Independent
Independent
Independent
Independent
Independent
Independent
Independent
Independent
Independent
Independent
Independent
Independent
Independent
Independent
Independent
Independent
Independent
Independent
Independent
Independent

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