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
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
2022 Jean Stevenson

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Orkney Islands Council election[2]

West Mainland - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Independent Owen Tierney (incumbent) 30.2% 554
Independent Rachael Anne King (incumbent) 26.0% 477
Independent Jean Stevenson 15.5% 284 352.5 401.6
Independent Duncan Tullock (incumbent) 12.9% 237 313.6 338.3 354.7 383.7
Scottish Green Helen Woodsford-Dean 11.8% 217 226.1 242.9 248.2 276.6
Independent Sean Lewis 3.5% 64 71.1 78.7 83.1
Electorate: 3,663   Valid: 1,833   Spoilt: 18   Quota: 367   Turnout: 1,851 (50.9%)  

    2017 Election

    2017 Orkney Islands Council election[3]

    West Mainland - 4 seats[4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    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
      12345678
      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. "Multi-Member Wards". www.orkney.gov.uk.
        2. "Local Government Election - 5 May 2022". Orkney Islands Council. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
        3. "Results by Ward". www.orkney.gov.uk.
        4. "Ward 4 - West Mainland". www.orkney.gov.uk.
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