• Source: 2022 Orkney Islands Council election

      • Elections to the Orkney Islands Council were held on 5 May 2022on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. As with other Scottish council elections, it was held using single transferable vote (STV) – a form of proportional representation – in which multiple candidates are elected in each ward and voters rank candidates in order of preference.
      The elections were the first held since the passage of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 which allowed wards in Scottish councils containing islands to be reduced to single- and dual-member wards. Changes were made to the boundaries in the Orkney Islands but the six wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 remained.
      As with previous elections in the area, independent councillors retained a large majority of the seats on the council and retained control of the administration. The Greens – who won their first representation on the council in 2017 – increased their number of seats to two.


      Background




      = Previous election

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      At the previous election in 2017, independent councillors retained control of the council after taking all but three seats. The Orkney Manifesto Group won their first representation on the council at a full election as they took two seats while the Greens won their first seat in the region.

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      = Composition

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      There were no official changes to the political composition of the council in the preceding term. However, independent councillor John Ross Scott did announce he had joined the Greens in 2021, which did not change his affiliation on the council. One by-election was held and resulted in an independent hold.


      = Retiring councillors

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      = Boundary changes

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      Following the passing of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018, a review of the boundaries was undertaken in North Ayrshire, Argyll and Bute, Highland, Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands and the Western Isles. The Act allowed single- or two-member wards to be created to provide better representation of island communities. As a result, the boundaries of the existing wards were changed but the number of councillors remained the same. North Isles, Stromness and South Isles and West Mainland were unchanged. The boundaries in and around Kirkwall were amended to better reflect local ties. Kirkwall Airport and neighbouring communities were placed in Kirkwall wards instead of East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray while the boundary between Kirkwall East and Kirkwall West and Orphir was amended by the harbour to make a more identifiable boundary.


      Election result




      = Ward summary

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      Ward results




      = Kirkwall East

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      = Kirkwall West and Orphir

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      = Stromness and South Isles

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      = West Mainland

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      = East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray

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      = North Isles

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      Changes since 2022 Election


      Council Leader James Stockan announced his intention to resign from the council in January 2024. A by-election was held to fill his seat on 28 March 2024 and was won by Janette Park.


      = By-elections since 2022

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