The Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998

Made: 21st December 1998

Coming into force: 1st January 1999

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 17(2) and 233(3) of, and Schedule 5 to, the said Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and application

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• (1) This Order may be cited as the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st January 1999.

• (2) This Order shall apply only for the purposes of elections to be held after 30th April 1999.

Interpretation

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In the Schedule to this Order–

• (a) a reference to–

• (i) an electoral ward is a reference to that electoral ward as constituted in this Order; and

• (ii) a road, footpath, railway line, river, burn or canal shall, where the context so admits, be construed as a reference to the centre line of the feature concerned; and

• (b) the following abbreviations are used:–

• “EW” for electoral ward;

• “NG Ref” for National Grid Reference as published on Ordnance Survey Maps.

Electoral arrangements

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The area of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar shall be divided into 31 wards, having the names, contents and boundaries set forth in the Schedule to this Order.

Revocation

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The Western Isles Islands Area (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1992³ is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE — ELECTORAL WARDS

Ward 1 Port of Ness

Commencing on the northern boundary of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar at a point in line with the mouth of the Swainbost River; then generally northeastward, eastward, southeastward and southwestward along the said council boundary to a point in line with the mouth of an unnamed river immediately south of Dun Othail; then westward in a straight line to the mouth of the said unnamed river at NG Ref NB 5412 5136; then northwestward in a straight line to the point where an unclassified road linking the A857 and B8015 roads crosses the Swainbost River at NG Ref NB 5170 6213; then northwestward along the said river and the continuation thereof to the point of commencement.

Note: EW 1 includes the islands of Sula Sgeir and Rona and all the islands along the northern coastal extent.

Ward 2 Dell

Ward 3 Barvas and Arnol

Ward 4 Shawbost

Ward 5 Carloway

Ward 6 Uig

Ward 7 Gress

Ward 8 Coll

Ward 9 Blackwater

Ward 10 Laxdale

Ward 11 Coulregrein

Ward 12 Castle

Ward 13 Manor Park

Ward 14 Goathill

Ward 15 Bayhead

Ward 16 Newton

Ward 17 Plasterfield

Ward 18 Braighe

Ward 19 Knock and Bayble

Ward 20 Tiumpan

Ward 21 North Lochs

Ward 22 Lochs

Ward 23 Harris West

Ward 24 Harris East

Ward 25 Paible

Ward 26 Lochmaddy

Ward 27 North Benbecula

Ward 28 Eochar

Ward 29 Loch Eynort

Ward 30 Daliburgh and Eriskay

Ward 31 Barra and Vatersay

Signed

Henry B McLeish — Minister of State, Scottish Office — 21st December 1998

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order gives effect to proposals made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland for the future electoral arrangements for the area of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (the Western Isles Council). The proposals follow on the review of the whole of Scotland undertaken by the Commission in terms of Schedule 5 to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The area of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar is divided into 31 electoral wards as described in the Schedule to the Order. The Order has effect for the purposes of elections held after 30th April 1999 and will thus first apply as regards the ordinary election of councillors due to take place in May 1999.

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