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Barraigh, Bhatarsaigh, Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas
Na h-Eileanan Siar
Boundary of Barraigh, Bhatarsaigh, Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas in Na h-Eileanan Siar from 2007–2022.
Electorate	2,506 (2017)
Major settlements	Castlebay Lochboisdale
Scottish Parliament constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Scottish Parliament region	Highlands and Islands
UK Parliament constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
2007 (2007)–2022 (2022)
Number of councillors	4
Replaced by	Barraigh agus Bhatarsaigh Uibhist a Deas, Èirisgeigh agus Beinn na Faoghla
Created from	Barra and Vatersay Daliburgh and Eriskay Eochar Loch Eynort

Barraigh, Bhatarsaigh, Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas (Scottish Gaelic for 'Barra, Vatersay, Eriskay and South Uist') was one of the nine wards of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Scottish Gaelic for 'Council of the Western Isles'). Created in 2007, the ward elected four councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system. As a result of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018, the ward was abolished in 2022.

Independents have dominated elections in the Western Isles and half of the councillors elected in the area had no party affiliation. However, the Scottish National Party (SNP) also held half the seats at the 2007 and 2017 elections.

Boundaries

The ward was created following the Fourth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements ahead of the 2007 Scottish local elections. As a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, local elections in Scotland would use the single transferable vote electoral system from 2007 onwards so Barraigh, Bhatarsaigh, Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas was formed from an amalgamation of several previous first-past-the-post wards. It contained all of the former Barra and Vatersay, Daliburgh and Eriskay and Loch Eynort wards as well as the southern half of the former Eochar ward. The ward centred around the islands in the south of the Outer Hebrides and included Barra, Vatersay, South Uist and Eriskay as well as a number of uninhabited surrounding islands. Proposals in the Fifth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements ahead of the 2017 Scottish local elections would have seen the ward's boundaries unchanged but reduced from a four-member ward to a three-member ward. However, these were not adopted by Scottish ministers as plans for the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 would bring forward an interim review following the 2017 elections.

The Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 allowed for the creation of single- and dual-member wards to allow for better representation of island areas. As a result, the ward was abolished and replaced by the smaller Barraigh agus Bhatarsaigh and Uibhist a Deas, Èirisgeigh agus Beinn na Faoghla wards.

Councillors

Election results

2017 election

Source:

2012 election

2012 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election

2007 election

2007 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election

References

1. "Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; Na h-Eileanan an lar Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
2. "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; East Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
3. "Council ward boundaries agreed". Scottish Government. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
4. "Review of Electoral Arrangements; Na h-Eileanan an Iar Council Area" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. June 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
5. Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Results 2017 Eilean Siar". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 1 November 2024.

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