Summary
Elections to the Orkney Islands Council were held on 5 May 2022, the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. The election used the six wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 21 councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.[2]
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Ward boundaries differ slightly from previous elections, with minor changes being made to the two Kirkwall wards, as well as the boundary nearest Kirkwall in East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray.[3]
At the previous election in 2017, independent councillors won the most seats and ran the council.
Background edit
Composition edit
There were no official changes to the political composition of the council in the preceding term. However, independent councillor John Ross Scott did announce he had joined the Greens in 2021, which did not change his affiliation on the council.[4] One by-election was held and resulted in an independent hold.[5]
| Party | 2017 result | Composition at dissolution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independents | 18 | 18 | |
| Orkney Manifesto Group | 2 | 2 | |
| Greens | 1 | 1 |
Retiring councillors edit
| Ward | Party | Retiring councillor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkwall West and Orphir | Orkney Manifesto Group | John Richards | |
| West Mainland | Independent | Harvey Johnston | |
| East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray | Independent | Norman Rae Craigie | |
| Andrew Drever | |||
| Scottish Greens | Steve Sankey | ||
| North Isles | Independent | Graham Sinclair | |
Boundary changes edit
Following the passing of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018, a review of the boundaries was undertaken in North Ayrshire, Argyll and Bute, Highland, Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. The Act allowed single- or two-member wards to be created to provide better representation of island communities. As a result, the boundaries of the existing wards were changed but the number of councillors remained the same. North Isles, Stromness and South Isles and West Mainland were unchanged. The boundaries in and around Kirkwall were amended to better reflect local ties. Kirkwall Airport and neighbouring communities were placed in Kirkwall wards instead of East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray while the boundary between Kirkwall East and Kirkwall West and Orphir was amended by the harbour to make a more identifiable boundary.[3][6]
Election result edit
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 19 | 2 | 1 |  1
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90.5 | 85.4 | 7,337 | 2.2
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| Scottish Green | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1
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9.5 | 14.6 | 1,256 | 9.9
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Ward summary edit
| Ward | % |
Cllrs |
% |
Cllrs |
Total Cllrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | Green | ||||
| Kirkwall East | 71.9 | 3 | 28.1 | 1 | 4 |
| Kirkwall West and Orphir | 86.3 | 3 | 13.7 | 1 | 4 |
| Stromness and South Isles | 86.3 | 3 | 13.7 | 0 | 3 |
| West Mainland | 88.2 | 4 | 11.8 | 0 | 4 |
| East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray | 85.5 | 3 | 14.5 | 0 | 3 |
| North Isles | 100 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Total | 85.4 | 19 | 14.6 | 2 | 21 |
Ward results edit
Kirkwall East edit
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ||||
| Scottish Green | John Ross Scott (incumbent) | 28.10% | 476 | ||
| Independent | Steven Heddle (incumbent) | 25.27% | 428 | ||
| Independent | Gwenda Shearer (incumbent) | 24.38% | 413 | ||
| Independent | David Dawson (incumbent) | 16.82% | 285 | 340.5 | |
| Independent | Graham MacDonald | 5.43% | 92 | 134.0 | |
| Electorate: 3,700 Valid: 1,694 Spoilt: 6 Quota: 339 Turnout: 45.9% | |||||
Kirkwall West and Orphir edit
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| 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%) | |||||||||||
Stromness and South Isles edit
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Independent | James Stockan (incumbent) | 30.7% | 353 | ||||||
| Independent | Graham Bevan | 24.4% | 281 | 305.5 | |||||
| Independent | Lindsay Hall | 15.2% | 175 | 180.3 | 182.8 | 205.0 | 262.2 | 354.8 | |
| Scottish Green | Maia Brodie | 13.7% | 157 | 160.5 | 162.1 | 169.3 | |||
| Independent | Rob Crichton (incumbent) | 10% | 115 | 135.8 | 144.3 | 174.2 | 220.9 | ||
| Independent | Magnus Thomson (incumbent) | 6% | 69 | 75.6 | 77.9 | ||||
| Electorate: 2,233 Valid: 1,150 Spoilt: 7 Quota: 288 Turnout: 1,157 (51.8%) | |||||||||
West Mainland edit
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 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%) | ||||||||
East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray edit
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Independent | Raymie Peace | 47.8% | 642 | |||||
| Independent | Gillian Skuse | 20.7% | 278 | 380.6 | ||||
| Scottish Green | Eric Page | 14.5% | 195 | 216.4 | 223.6 | 252.0 | ||
| Independent | Julie Rickards | 8.8% | 118 | 165.5 | 185.1 | |||
| Independent | James Moar | 8.3% | 111 | 205.5 | 214.3 | 284.3 | 378.2 | |
| Electorate: 2,664 Valid: 1,344 Spoilt: 7 Quota: 337 Turnout: 1,351 (50.7%) | ||||||||
North Isles edit
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ||||
| Independent | Heather Woodbridge (Incumbent) | 43.1% | 443 | ||
| Independent | Stephen Clackson (incumbent) | 24.9% | 256 | 314.9 | |
| Independent | Mellissa Thomson | 19.8% | 204 | 268.3 | |
| Independent | Paul Rendall | 7.4% | 76 | 113.6 | |
| Independent | Sebastian Hadfield-Hyde | 4.9% | 50 | 55.4 | |
| Electorate: 1,853 Valid: 1,029 Spoilt: 10 Quota: 258 Turnout: 1,039 (56.1%) | |||||
References edit
- ^ "James Stockan". Orkney Islands Council. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Elections". Orkney Islands Council. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ a b "2019 Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Councillor John Ross Scott joins Scottish Greens". The Orcadian. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Heather Woodbridge wins North Isles council seat". The Orcadian. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "News Release" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. May 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Local Government Election - 5 May 2022". Orkney Islands Council. Retrieved 30 March 2022.