By-elections - 12th March 2015

[middleenglander]

It looks as though there is just one by-election scheduled for 12th March but where an Independent has been returned unopposed.

Western Isles, An Taobh Siar agus Nis (West Side & Ness) - Independent hold
- 2007 and 2012 first preference votes

Candidate	Party	2015 result	2012 result	2007 result
Alistair McClennan	Independent	unopposed	8.1%
Iain Morrison	Independent		24.2% *	25.9% *
John Mckay	Independent		21.2% *	18.7% *
Kenneth MacLeod	SNP		20.4% *
Kenneth Macleod Murray	Independent		19.7% *	17.5% *
Alistair Dunlop	Independent		6.4%
Annie MacSween	Independent			15.5%
Agnes Rennie	Independent			14.9% *
Iain MacLeod	Independent			6.6%
Malcolm McTaggart	Independent			0.8%
Total votes			1,464	1,787

* elected

[piperdave]

Feb 12, 2015 15:43:38 GMT middleenglander said:

It looks as though there is just one by-election scheduled for 12th March but where an Independent has been returned unopposed.

Western Isles, An Taobh Siar agus Nis (West Side & Ness)

I think I'm right in saying that's the first uncontested election in Scotland since the 2003 local government elections. It's definitely the first under STV.

[The Bishop]

Given that the SNP fought this division in 2012, you might have expected them to make this a contest now given their current popularity?

[Tony Otim]

Mar 6, 2015 11:11:15 GMT The Bishop said:

Given that the SNP fought this division in 2012, you might have expected them to make this a contest now given their current popularity?

Maybe, but their one candidate was elected in 2012 and the isles are only partially there at embracing party politics locally.