1990 Western Isles Islands Council election

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

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.^[1]

Western Isles Council election, 1990^[2]

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

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	Angus 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