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Steòrnabhagh a Deas
Na h-Eileanan Siar
Boundary of Steòrnabhagh a Deas in Na h-Eileanan Siar from 2007–2022.
Population	4,013 (2021)
Electorate	3,105 (2022)
Major settlements	Stornoway (part of)
Scottish Parliament constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Scottish Parliament region	Highlands and Islands
UK Parliament constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Current ward
Created	2007 (2007)
Number of councillors	4
Councillor	George Murray (Independent)
Councillor	Rae MacKenzie (SNP)
Councillor	Angus McCormack (Independent)
Councillor	Frances Murray (SNP)
Created from	Bayhead Braighe Castle Goathill Newton Plasterfield

Steòrnabhagh a Deas (Scottish Gaelic for 'Stornoway South') is one of the 11 wards of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Scottish Gaelic for 'Council of the Western Isles'). Created in 2007, the ward elects four councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system and covers an area with a population of 4,013 people.

Independents have dominated elections in the Western Isles and the majority of councillors elected in the area have had no party affiliation. However, since 2012, the Scottish National Party (SNP) have held at least one of the seats.

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 Steòrnabhagh a Deas was formed from an amalgamation of several previous first-past-the-post wards. It contained all of the former Bayhead and Newton wards, the majority of the former Goathill, Plasterfield wards as well as part of the former Braighe and Castle wards. The ward centres around the southern and western parts of Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis and includes the village of Sandwick. Proposals in the Fifth Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements ahead of the 2017 Scottish local elections would have reduced the ward's size in area and population resulting in the ward becoming 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. The ward's eastern boundary was extended east to the causeway which joins the Eye Peninsula to the Isle of Lewis so that an area including Stornoway Airport and the village of Melbost were added. It remained a four-member ward.

Councillors

Election results

2022 election

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2017 election

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2012 Election

2012 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election

2007 Election

2007 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election

References

1. "Steòrnabhagh a Deas". Scottish Government. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
2. "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.
3. "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements; East Ayrshire Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. May 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
4. "Council ward boundaries agreed". Scottish Government. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
5. "Review of Electoral Arrangements; Na h-Eileanan an Iar Council Area" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. June 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
6. Faulds, Allan. "Comhairle nan Eilean Siar 2022". Ballot Box Scotland. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
7. Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Results 2017 Eilean Siar". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 1 November 2024.

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