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West Mainland 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]

Rachael King OMG 561 30.6%
Harvey Johnston Ind 536 29.2%
Owen Tierney Ind 370 20.2%
Duncan Tullock Ind 191 10.4%
Jo Jones Ind 70 3.8%
Helen Woodsford-Dean Grn 66 3.6%
Sean Lewis Ind 39 2.1%

Consolidated results:— Ind 1206 (65.8%; 3 seats); OMG 561 (30.6%; 1 seat); Grn 66 (3.6%)

Transfers (Quota = 367)
Stage I II III
Rachael King 561 367 367
Harvey Johnston 536 536 367
Owen Tierney 370 370 370
Duncan Tullock 191 245 327
Jo Jones 70 106 130
Helen Woodsford-Dean 66 95 104
Sean Lewis 39 51 59

18th August 2015 [Death of Alistair Gordon; OMG gain from Ind] (Quota = 578)

Rachael King OMG 593 51.4%
Barbara Foulkes Ind 446 38.6%
Fiona Grahame Grn 115 10.0%

3rd May 2012 (4 seats)

Harvey Johnston Ind 427 23.3%
Alistair Gordon Ind 322 17.5%
Jimmy Moar Ind 287 15.6%
Owen Tierney Ind 249 13.6%
Eoin Scott Ind 238 13.0%
Victor Muir Ind 132 7.2%
Andrew Appleby Ind 74 4.0%
Carol Granère Ind 73 4.0%
David Ward Ind 33 1.8%

Consolidated results:— Ind 1835 (100.0%; 4 seats)

Transfers (Quota = 368)
Stage I II III IV V VI VII
Harvey Johnston 427 368 368 368 368 368 368
Alistair Gordon 322 333 335 353 371 368 368
Jimmy Moar 287 303 307 317 319 320 353
Owen Tierney 249 257 263 277 308 309 358
Eoin Scott 238 246 249 254 276 277 314
Victor Muir 132 136 139 143 150 150
Andrew Appleby 74 77 81 93
Carol Granère 73 75 78
David Ward 33 33

3rd May 2007 (4 seats)

Jimmy Moar Ind 545 30.7%
Alistair Gordon Ind 400 22.5%
Eoin Scott Ind 242 13.6%
Rob Crichton Ind 203 11.4%
Tom Flett Ind 135 7.6%
Ian Flett Ind 88 5.0%
Norman Shearer Ind 83 4.7%
Mark Jones C 68 3.8%
Bob Gilmour Ind 12 0.7%

Consolidated results:— Ind 1708 (96.2%; 4 seats); C 68 (3.8%)

Transfers (Quota = 356)
Stage I II III V VI VII
Jimmy Moar 545 356 356 356 356 356
Alistair Gordon 400 400 356 356 356 356
Eoin Scott 242 292 303 321 337 369
Rob Crichton 203 248 259 268 293 320
Tom Flett 135 175 181 189 209 250
Ian Flett 88 98 100 116 136
Norman Shearer 83 95 98 104
Mark Jones 68 72 74
Bob Gilmour 12 13 14

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