In a rematch of the council vote in 1974, incumbent convener Donald Macaulay defeated a challenge from former Stornoway Provost Sandy Matheson and was re-elected to a second term in office.[2]
A by-election was held in Carloway in March 1979 following the resignation of Rev Jack MacArthur, convener of the council's Education Committee, who had moved to Skye to work as a minister for the Church of Scotland in Broadford.[3]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1978 Western Isles Islands Council election news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message The second election to Western Isles Islands Council was held on 8 May 1978 as part of the wider 1978 Scottish regional elections All candidates stood as Independents and 23 candidates were elected unopposed 1 1978 Western Isles Islands Council election 1974 8 May 1978 1978 05 08 1982 All 30 seats to Western Isles Council16 seats needed for a majority First party Leader Donald MacauleyParty IndependentLeader s seat Uig WestLast election 30 seats 100 0 Seats won 30Seat changePopular vote 2 590Percentage 100 0 SwingCouncil control before electionDonald MacauleyIndependent Council control after election Donald MacauleyIndependentIn a rematch of the council vote in 1974 incumbent convener Donald Macaulay defeated a challenge from former Stornoway Provost Sandy Matheson and was re elected to a second term in office 2 Contents 1 Aggregate results 2 Ward results 3 By elections 4 ReferencesAggregate results editWestern Isles Council election 1978 1 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes Independent 30 100 00 100 00 2 590 nbsp Ward results editPort of Ness Party Candidate Votes Independent Angus Morrison 237 54 0 Independent Donald Morrison Incumbent 200 45 6 Majority 37 8 4 Independent holdDell Party Candidate Votes Independent Kathleen MacAskill Incumbent unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedIndependent holdBarvas Party Candidate Votes Independent W MacLeod 237 72 7 Independent John Paterson Incumbent 89 27 3 Majority 148 45 4 Independent holdShawbost Party Candidate Votes Independent Malcolm MacLeod Incumbent unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedIndependent holdCarloway Party Candidate Votes Independent Jack MacArthur Incumbent unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedIndependent holdUig West Party Candidate Votes Independent Donald MacAulay Incumbent unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedIndependent holdGress Party Candidate Votes Independent K A MacIver Incumbent unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedIndependent holdColl Party Candidate Votes Independent Murdo MacDonald Incumbent unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedIndependent holdLaxdale Party Candidate Votes Independent Donald MacLeod Incumbent 176 58 9 Independent A A MacLeod 122 40 8 Majority 54 18 1 Independent holdCoulregrein Party Candidate Votes Independent Kenneth MacDonald Incumbent unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedIndependent holdManor Park Party Candidate Votes Independent James MacRae Incumbent 305 87 9 Independent T A Woodcock 42 12 1 Majority 263 75 8 Independent holdBayhead Party Candidate Votes Independent Alasdair Rae MacKenzie Incumbent unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedIndependent holdGoathill Party Candidate Votes Independent M A Macmillan unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedIndependent holdNewton Party Candidate Votes Independent Sandy Matheson Incumbent unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedIndependent holdSandwick Party Candidate Votes Independent William MacDonald Incumbent unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedIndependent holdAignish Party Candidate Votes Independent John Crichton Incumbent unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedIndependent holdTiumpan Party Candidate Votes Independent Donald MacKay Incumbent unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedIndependent holdNorth Lochs Party Candidate Votes Independent M D MacLeod 263 52 8 Independent Donald Martin Incumbent 233 46 8 Majority 30 6 0 Independent holdKinloch Party Candidate Votes Independent Ian MacLennan Incumbent unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedIndependent holdPairc Party Candidate Votes Independent D M MacKay 113 46 5 Independent A Kennedy 90 37 0 Independent A MacLeod 40 16 5 Majority 23 9 5 Independent holdTarbert Party Candidate Votes Independent Donald MacKinnon Incumbent unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedIndependent holdBays Party Candidate Votes Independent D MacDonald Incumbent unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedIndependent holdObbe Party Candidate Votes Independent Wilfred Leonard Incumbent 246 55 5 Independent G MacLeod 197 44 5 Majority 49 11 0 Independent holdPaible Party Candidate Votes Independent Roderick MacLeod Incumbent unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedIndependent holdLochmaddy Party Candidate Votes Independent James Robertson Incumbent unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedIndependent holdBenbecula Party Candidate Votes Independent Calum MacLellan Incumbent unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedIndependent holdIochdar Party Candidate Votes Independent Dugald Morrison Incumbent unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedIndependent holdLochboisdale Party Candidate Votes Independent Roderick MacKinnon Incumbent unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedIndependent holdNorthbay Party Candidate Votes Independent Reginald Allan Incumbent unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedIndependent holdCastlebay Party Candidate Votes Independent Hugh Morrison Incumbent unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedIndependent holdBy elections editA by election was held in Carloway in March 1979 following the resignation of Rev Jack MacArthur convener of the council s Education Committee who had moved to Skye to work as a minister for the Church of Scotland in Broadford 3 1978 Carloway by election Party Candidate Votes Independent Malcolm MacArthur 174 59 2 Independent George MacLeod 120 40 8 Majority 54 18 4 Independent holdReferences edit a b pp 57 58 Western Isles Islands Council Minutes 16 May 1978 Calum is new Carloway councillor West Highland Free Press 30 March 1979 nbsp This Scotland 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