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East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray Ward — Orkney

Note:— Local by-elections may be missing. If the result for a particular year does not appear on this page, click on the link to see all results for Orkney council in that year.

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

5th May 2022

4th May 2017 (3 seats) [1 Grn gain from Ind]

Andrew Drever Ind 509 35.7%
Steve Sankey Grn 284 19.9%
Norman Craigie Ind 238 16.7%
John Groundwater Ind 201 14.1%
Jim Foubister Ind 192 13.5%

Consolidated results:— Ind 1140 (80.1%; 2 seats); Grn 284 (19.9%; 1 seat)

Transfers (Quota = 357)
Stage I II III
Andrew Drever 509 357 357
Steve Sankey 284 301 383
Norman Craigie 238 281 354
John Groundwater 201 229
Jim Foubister 192 231 265

3rd May 2012 (3 seats)

Russ Madge Ind 564 40.7%
Andrew Drever Ind 261 18.8%
Jim Foubister Ind 226 16.3%
Gill Smee Ind 152 11.0%
Ken Ross Ind 98 7.1%
Ewan Loudon SNP 47 3.4%
Eleanor MacLeod Ind 37 2.7%

Consolidated results:— Ind 1338 (96.6%; 3 seats); SNP 47 (3.4%)

Transfers (Quota = 347)
Stage I II III IV V VI
Russ Madge 564 347 347 347 347 347
Andrew Drever 261 315 331 344 375 347
Jim Foubister 226 247 253 263 280 289
Gill Smee 152 209 226 236 257 267
Ken Ross 98 118 123 128
Ewan Loudon 47 56 59
Eleanor MacLeod 37 52

3rd May 2007 (3 seats)

Andrew Drever Ind 524 39.0%
Jim Foubister Ind 396 29.5%
Russ Madge Ind 161 12.0%
Geoffrey Linnit Ind 145 10.8%
Mac Petrie Ind 102 7.6%
Simon Treasure Ind 14 1.0%

Consolidated results:— Ind 1342 (100.0%; 3 seats)

Transfers (Quota = 336)
Stage I II III IV V
Andrew Drever 524 336 336 336 336
Jim Foubister 396 396 336 336 336
Russ Madge 161 189 200 208 249
Geoffrey Linnit 145 186 199 206 246
Mac Petrie 102 166 185 186
Simon Treasure 14 17 18

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