Kirkwall West and Orphir (ward)

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

Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Jack Moodie David Tullock Allan Leslie Roderick McLeod
2012 John Richards Alan Clouston
2014 by Leslie Manson
2017 Sandy Cowie Barbara Foulkes
2022 Ivan Taylor Kristopher Leask
(Greens)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Orkney Islands Council election[2]

Kirkwall West and Orphir - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Independent Leslie Manson (incumbent) 20.7% 320
Independent Ivan Taylor 16.3% 252 254.7 254.7 284.8 345.8
Independent Sandy Cowie (incumbent) 16.2% 250 252.6 254.6 290.7 357.0
Scottish Green Kristopher Leask 13.7% 211 211.7 213.7 233.8 258.0 267.6 274.5 347.3
Independent Leslie Sinclair 11.3% 175 176.0 184.0 199.1 217.4 232.0 244.1
Independent Beverly Clubley 10.3% 159 159.8 160.8
Independent Barbara Foulkes (incumbent) 10.0% 155 157.8 161.8 189.1
Independent Cameron Whittle 1.4% 21 21
Electorate: 3,630   Valid: 1,543   Spoilt: 10   Quota: 309   Turnout: 1,553 (42.8%)  

    2017 Election

    2017 Orkney Islands Council election[3]

    Kirkwall West & Orphir - 4 seats[4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Independent Leslie Manson (incumbent) 44.64 646            
    Orkney Manifesto Group John Richards (incumbent) 23.01 333            
    Independent Sandy Cowie 11.06 160 244.9 255.8 257.2 283.0 283.1 356.1
    Independent Barbara Foulkes 10.37 150 256.4 267.3 269.4 290.2    
    Independent Barbara Leslie 7.53 109 152.5 158.6 161.8 177.2 177.2  
    Independent Alastair Macleod 2.70 39 83.6 88.0 93.6      
    Independent Max Thomas 0.69 10 16.6 17.8        
    Electorate: 3,466   Valid: 1,447   Spoilt: 19   Quota: 290   Turnout: 1,466 (42.3%)  

      2012 Election

      2012 Orkney Islands Council election

      Kirkwall West & Orphir - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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      Independent Jack Moodie (incumbent) † 30.85 476                    
      Independent John Richards 18.34 283 318.1                  
      Independent David Tullock (incumbent) 13.93 215 263.9 266.3 267.7 270.1 273.2 288.1 301.1 321.3    
      Independent Alan Clouston 13.80 213 232.9 234.7 236.8 243 248.8 260.2 272.3 281.9 285.9 368.4
      Independent David Dawson 10.50 162 186.1 188.9 188.9 192.5 206.4 213.4 219.9 232.4 236.7  
      SNP Lynda Baird 3.24 50 52.8 53.2 53.2 53.3 54.3 56.3        
      Independent Laurence Leonard 2.72 42 49.5 49.6 52.7 52.7 54.5 58.9 64.3      
      Independent Sandra Shearer 2.2 34 43.6 44.1 44.1 45.2 50.9          
      Independent Raymond Smith 1.94 30 37.8 38.4 40.4 43.2            
      Independent Bryan Leslie 1.04 16 18.8 19.5 19.6              
      Independent Walter Haywood 0.58 9 9.7 9.9                
      Electorate: 3,289   Valid: 1,530   Spoilt: 13   Quota: 307   Turnout: 1,543 (46.94%)  

        2007 Election

        2007 Orkney Islands Council election

        Orkney Islands Council election, 2007: Kirkwall East
        Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
        Independent Janice Annal 460 1 1
        Independent Steven Heddle 359 2 1
        Independent Bobby Leslie 280 3 4
        Independent Mike Drever 218 4 6
        Independent Alistair MacLeod 150
        Independent David Murdoch 108
        Independent Alistair MacDonald 90

        References
        1. "Multi-Member Wards".
        2. "Local Government Election - 5 May 2022". Orkney Islands Council. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
        3. "Results by Ward".
        4. "Ward 2 - Kirkwall West and Orphir".
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