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Kirkwall West and Orphir Ward — Orkney

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This ward was abolished or subjected to boundary changes in 2022.

5th May 2022

4th May 2017 (4 seats) [1 OMG gain from Ind]

Leslie Manson Ind 646 44.6%
John Richards OMG 333 23.0%
Sandy Cowie Ind 160 11.1%
Barbara Foulkes Ind 150 10.4%
Barbara Leslie Ind 109 7.5%
Alastair Macleod Ind 39 2.7%
Max Thomas Ind 10 0.7%

Consolidated results:— Ind 1114 (77.0%; 3 seats); OMG 333 (23.0%; 1 seat)

Transfers (Quota = 290)
Stage I II III IV
Leslie Manson 646 290 290 290
John Richards 333 333 290 290
Sandy Cowie 160 244 255 257
Barbara Foulkes 150 256 267 269
Barbara Leslie 109 152 158 161
Alastair Macleod 39 83 88 93
Max Thomas 10 16 17

27th November 2014 [Resignation of Jack Moodie] (Quota = 563)

Leslie Manson Ind 647 57.5%
Gillian Skuse Ind 281 25.0%
Lorraine McBrearty Ind 142 12.6%
†Laurence Leonard Ind 55 4.9%

3rd May 2012 (4 seats)

Jack Moodie Ind 476 31.1%
John Richards Ind 283 18.5%
David Tullock Ind 215 14.1%
Alan Clouston Ind 213 13.9%
David Dawson Ind 162 10.6%
Lynda Baird SNP 50 3.3%
Laurence Leonard Ind 42 2.7%
Sandra Shearer Ind 34 2.2%
Raymond Smith Ind 30 2.0%
Bryan Leslie Ind 16 1.0%
Walter Haywood Ind 9 0.6%

Consolidated results:— Ind 1480 (96.7%; 4 seats); SNP 50 (3.3%)

Transfers (Quota = 307)
Stage I II III V VI VII VIII IX
Jack Moodie 476 307 307 307 307 307 307 307
John Richards 283 318 307 307 307 307 307 307
David Tullock 215 263 266 270 273 288 301 321
Alan Clouston 213 232 234 243 248 260 272 281
David Dawson 162 186 188 192 206 213 219 232
Lynda Baird 50 52 53 53 54 56
Laurence Leonard 42 49 49 52 54 58 64
Sandra Shearer 34 43 44 45 50
Raymond Smith 30 37 38 43
Bryan Leslie 16 18 19
Walter Haywood 9 9 9

3rd May 2007 (4 seats)

Jack Moodie Ind 601 38.1%
David Tullock Ind 260 16.5%
Allan Leslie Ind 241 15.3%
Roderick McLeod Ind 232 14.7%
Ian MacDonald Ind 178 11.3%
Alasdair Thom Ind 64 4.1%

Consolidated results:— Ind 1576 (100.0%; 4 seats)

Transfers (Quota = 316)
Stage I II III IV
Jack Moodie 601 316 316 316
David Tullock 260 321 316 316
Allan Leslie 241 304 305 334
Roderick McLeod 232 295 296 317
Ian MacDonald 178 214 214 232
Alasdair Thom 64 88 89

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