2017 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election

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All 31 seats to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar 16 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Roddie MacKay Donald Manford Ranald Fraser Party Independent SNP Conservative Last election 25 seats, 71.6 7 seats, 23.8 N/A Seats before 21 7 0 Seats won 23 7 1 Seat change 2 0 1 Popular vote 9,248 2,287 402 Percentage 77.5% 19.2% 3.4% Swing 5.9% 4.7% New
Results by wards by partisanship. Results by wards, showing whether the incumbent candidate was re-elected, defeated, or retired.
Council Leader before election Angus Campbell Independent Council Leader after election Roddie MacKay Independent

Elections to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council) were held on 4 May 2017, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election was the third one using the nine wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004.^[1] Each ward elected three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system: a form of proportional representation. A total of 31 Councillors were elected.

As in the previous election in 2012, Independent Councillors retained a large majority of the seats on the Council and retained control of the administration. For the first time in the council's history no women were elected, resulting in it becoming Scotland's only local authority without any female representation.^[2]

Election result

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Local Election Result 2017^[3]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	23	2	0	2	74.2	77.5	9,248	5.9
	SNP	7	1	1	0	22.6	19.2	2,287	4.7
	Conservative	1	1	0	1	3.2	3.4	402	New
	Labour	0	0	3	3	0.0	0.0	0	4.6

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes compare with the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. These figures may differ from other published sources showing gains/losses in comparison with the seats held at the dissolution of the council in 2012.

Ward results

The wards are listed below in English.

Barraigh, Bhatarsaigh, Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas

• 2012: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP; 1xLab
• 2017: 2xIndependent; 2 SNP
• 2012-2017 Change: SNP gain 1 seat from Labour