1990 Western Isles Islands Council election

The fifth election to the Western Isles Islands Council was held on 3 May 1990 as part of the wider 1990 Scottish regional elections.

1990 Western Isles Islands Council election

3 May 1990 (1990-05-03)
All 30 seats to Western Isles Council 16 seats needed for a majority
First party   Leader Sandy Matheson Party Independent Leader's seat Newton Last election 30 seats, 99.7% Seats won 30 Seat change 0 Popular vote 7,179 Percentage 100.0% Swing 0.3%
The result of the election
Council control before election Sandy Matheson Independent Council control after election Donald Macaulay Independent

The Council's inaugural Convener, Donald Macaulay, was re-elected to the position after an eight-year absence. He would only serve until 1991, resigning in response to the collapse of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International which led to the Council losing £24 million.

Aggregate results

Western Isles Council election, 1990

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	30	0	0	0	100.0	100.0	7,179	0.3

Ward Results

Port of Ness

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	D.J. MacLennan (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Dell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Kathleen MacAskill (Incumbent)	244	56.5%
	Independent	P. Graham	187	43.3%
Majority			57	13.2%
	Independent hold

Barvas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	R. MacDonald (Incumbent)	305	74.2%
	Independent	A. MacDonald	106	25.8%
Majority			199	48.4%
	Independent hold

Shawbost

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Donald MacLeod (Incumbent)	389	62.3%
	Independent	M. Gillies	235	37.7%
Majority			154	24.6%
	Independent hold

Carloway

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Alex Macdonald (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Uig

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Donald MacAulay	220	53.7%
	Independent	J. MacLeod (Incumbent)	190	46.3%
Majority			30	7.4%
	Independent hold

Gress

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	A.M. Graham (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Coll

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	A. Nicholson	351	63.0%
	Independent	D.M. MacLean (Incumbent)	205	36.8%
Majority			146	26.2%
	Independent hold

Coll

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	L. MacIver (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Coulregrein

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	G. Lonie	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Manor Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	A.M. MacKenzie (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Bayhead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Murdo Afrin (Incumbent)	344	76.3%
	Independent	K. Nicolson	106	23.5%
Majority			238	54.8%
	Independent hold

Goathill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	M. MacFarlane (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Newton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Sandy Matheson (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Sandwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		No nominations
Majority

Aignish

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	John Crichton (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Tiumpan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	D.M. MacLeod (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

North Lochs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	D.H.M. MacIver (Incumbent)	372	68.3%
	Independent	A. MacLeod	173	31.7%
Majority			199	36.6%
	Independent hold

Kinloch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Ian MacLennan (Incumbent)	204	71.8%
	Independent	R.D. Macdonald	80	28.2%
Majority			124	43.6%
	Independent hold

Pairc

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	D. MacKay (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Tarbert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	C. Macdonald	302	79.3%
	Independent	Donald MacKinnon (Incumbent)	79	20.7%
Majority			223	58.6%
	Independent hold

Bays

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	D. MacDonald	205	55.6%
	Independent	K. MacDonald	139	37.7%
	Independent	K. Matheson	25	6.8%
Majority			66	17.9%
	Independent hold

Obbe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	M.A. MacLean (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Paible

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	A. McIlwraith	256	58.4%
	Independent	N.M. Johnson (Incumbent)	182	41.6%
Majority			74	16.8%
	Independent hold

Lochmaddy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	James Robertson (Incumbent)	237	55.5%
	Independent	A.J. MacLeod	190	44.5%
Majority			47	11.0%
	Independent hold

Benbecula

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	A.A. MacDonald	245	62.5%
	Independent	Ray Burnett (Incumbent)	147	37.5%
Majority			98	25.0%
	Independent hold

Iochdar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Mary Bremner (Incumbent)	286	73.7%
	Independent	C. Malone	102	26.3%
Majority			184	47.3%
	Independent hold

Lochboisdale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J. MacIntyre (Incumbent)	348	74.7%
	Independent	C. Malone	118	25.3%
Majority			230	49.4%
	Independent hold

Northbay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	R. MacKinnon (Incumbent)	202	61.6%
	Independent	M.B. Galbraith	126	38.4%
Majority			76	13.2%
	Independent hold

Castlebay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	E. McAtear	140	50.2%
	Independent	H. Sinclair	139	49.8%
Majority			1	0.4%
	Independent hold