# 1986 Western Isles Islands Council election

The fourth election to Western Isles Islands Council was held on 8 May 1986 as part of the wider 1986 Scottish regional elections.
The election was the first Western Isles council election to be contested by a political party, with the Scottish Labour Party putting up a single candidate in the Northbay ward. The Labour candidate was unsuccessful, gaining 5.2% of the vote in the ward.

## Aggregate results

Western Isles Council election, 1986 Turnout: 5,058 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Independent | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 99.68 | 5,443 | 0.3 |
| | Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.32 | 16 | New |

## Ward results

Port of Ness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | D.J. MacLennan | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Dell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Kathleen MacAskill (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Barvas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | R. MacDonald | 290 | 72.3% |
| | Independent | W. MacLeod (Incumbent) | 111 | 27.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 179 | 44.6% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Shawbost :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Donald MacLeod (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Carloway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Alex MacDonald (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Uig :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J. MacLeod | 339 | 75.7% |
| | Independent | Donald MacAulay (Incumbent) | 109 | 24.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 179 | 44.6% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Gress :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Angus Graham (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Coll :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | D. MacLean (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Laxdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | L. MacIver | 280 | 66.7% |
| | Independent | K. McPhail | 89 | 21.2% |
| | Independent | Allan MacLeod (Incumbent) | 51 | 12.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 191 | 45.5% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Coulregrein :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J.M. MacMillan (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Manor Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | A. MacKenzie (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Bayhead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Murdo Afrin (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Goathill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | M. MacFarlane | 255 | 59.4% |
| | Independent | M.A. MacMillan (Incumbent) | 174 | 40.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 81 | 18.8% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Newton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Sandy Matheson (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Sandwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | D.L. Afrin | 228 | 53.6% |
| | Independent | P. McKibbin | 197 | 46.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 7.2% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Aignish :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | John Crichton (Incumbent) | 301 | 61.7% |
| | Independent | D.H.M. MacIver | 187 | 38.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 114 | 13.4% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Tiumpan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | D. MacLeod | 346 | 66.2% |
| | Independent | Donald MacKay (Incumbent) | 185 | 34.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 161 | 30.4% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
North Lochs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | D.R. MacAulay (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Kinloch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Ian MacLennan (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Pairc :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | D. MacKay (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Tarbert :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Donald MacKinnon (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Bays :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | C. MacDonald | 288 | 80.0% |
| | Independent | D. MacDonald (Incumbent) | 72 | 20.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 216 | 60.0% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Obbe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | A. MacLean | 330 | 83.1% |
| | Independent | J. Luty | 67 | 16.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 263 | 66.2% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Paible :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | N.M. Johnson (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Lochmaddy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | James Robertson (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Benbecula :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Ray Burnett | 170 | 46.4% |
| | Independent | J.L. MacArthur (Incumbent) | 131 | 35.8% |
| | Independent | N.C. Buchanan | 65 | 17.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | 10.6% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Iochdar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Mary Bremnar (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Lochboisdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J. MacIntyre (Incumbent) | 370 | 57.9% |
| | Independent | I.F. Forrester | 146 | 22.8% |
| | Independent | N. Johnstone | 123 | 19.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 224 | 35.1% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Northbay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | R. MacKinnon | 190 | 61.7% |
| | Independent | J. MacNeil | 100 | 32.5% |
| | Labour | J. Grant | 16 | 5.2% |
| | Independent | D. MacLean | 2 | 0.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 90 | 29.2% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Castlebay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Hugh Morrison (Incumbent) | 95 | 38.5% |
| | Independent | S. McIntosh | 80 | 32.4% |
| | Independent | J. MacDougall | 72 | 29.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 6.1% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |