# Eilean a' Cheò (ward)

Eilean a' Cheò is one of the twenty-one wards used to elect members of the Highland Council. It includes the islands of Skye and Raasay. It elects four Councillors.
It is the only Highland Council ward with an official name in the Scottish Gaelic language. Eilean a' Cheò is a name for the Isle of Skye, meaning the Island of Mist.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Hamish Fraser (Ind.) | | John Laing (Ind.) | | Drew Millar (Liberal Democrats) | Ian Renwick (SNP) |
| 2012 | John Gordon (Ind.) | Hamish Fraser (Ind.) | | | | Drew Millar (Liberal Democrats) | Ian Renwick (SNP) |
| 2017 | John Gordon (Ind.) | John Finlayson (Ind.) | | Ronald McDonald (Ind.) | Calum MacLeod (SNP/ Independent/ Highland Matters) | |
| Mar 2020 | John Gordon (Ind.) | John Finlayson (Ind.) | | Calum Munro (Ind.) | Calum MacLeod (SNP/ Independent/ Highland Matters) |
| 2022 | | John Finlayson (Ind.) | Drew Millar (SNP) | Calum Munro (Ind.) | | Ruraidh Stewart (Conservative) |

## Election results
### 2022 election

Eilean a' Cheò - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Independent | John Finlayson (incumbent) | 32.1 | 1,450 | | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Drew Millar | 22.6 | 1,019 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Calum Munro (incumbent) | 12.9 | 583 | 792 | 813 | 838 | 928 | | | | |
| | Conservative | Ruraidh Stewart | 10.7 | 485 | 521 | 522 | 535 | 538 | 539 | 595 | 654 | 806 |
| | Independent | Fay Thomson | 5.7 | 258 | 339 | 348 | 372 | 409 | 416 | 464 | 632 | |
| | Independent | Donald MacDonald | 5.3 | 240 | 319 | 329 | 342 | 369 | 376 | 429 | | |
| | Alba | Hector MacLeod | 3.7 | 166 | 185 | 208 | 211 | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jack Clark | 3.5 | 157 | 188 | 196 | 258 | 271 | 273 | | | |
| | Labour | Peter Ó Donnghaile | 3.5 | 157 | 180 | 189 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,912 Valid: 4,515 Spoilt: 56 Quota: 904 Turnout: 51.3% |||||||||||||
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### 2020 by-election

Eilean a' Cheò By-election (12 March 2020) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Independent | Calum Munro | 28.5% | 911 | 927 | 1,017 | 1,117 | 1,464 |
| | SNP | Andrew Kiss | 27.3% | 874 | 885 | 889 | 1,019 | 1,135 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fay Thomson | 21.8% | 698 | 698 | 801 | 881 | |
| | Scottish Green | Dawn Kroonstuiver Campbell | 11.2% | 357 | 367 | 379 | | |
| | Conservative | Ruraidh Stewart | 9.8% | 314 | 315 | | | |
| | No Label | Màrtainn Mac a’ Bhàillidh | 1.8% | 45 | | | | |
| Electorate: 8,848 Valid: 3,199 Spoilt: 29 Quota: 1,600 Turnout: 3,228 (36.5%) |||||||||

### 2017 election

2017 Highland Council election
Eilean a' Cheò (Skye) - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| | Independent | John Finlayson | 28.9% | 1,449 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Calum MacLeod ††† | 12.5% | 626 | 656.6 | 666.9 | 676.5 | 690.4 | 710.3 | 726.6 | 1,028.8 | | | | |
| | Independent | Ronald MacDonald†††††††† | 14.3% | 717 | 829.5 | 835.2 | 847.5 | 892.3 | 925.9 | 992.6 | 999.3 | 1,001.9 | | | |
| | Independent | John Gordon (incumbent) | 9.06% | 453 | 534.9 | 539.9 | 549.5 | 582.7 | 631.9 | 737.3 | 757.1 | 765.3 | 765.7 | 834.6 | 1,035.2 |
| | Independent | Hamish Fraser (incumbent) | 6.8% | 339 | 395.9 | 408.5 | 425.1 | 442.8 | 515.6 | 545.6 | 554.8 | 559.1 | 559.2 | 632.03 | |
| | Conservative | Malcolm MacLeod | 6.4% | 319 | 331.4 | 335.4 | 359.2 | 371 | 383.9 | 394.5 | 395.8 | 396.3 | 396.4 | | |
| | SNP | Ian Renwick (incumbent) | 6.2% | 310 | 317.4 | 320.4 | 323.4 | 334.8 | 351.7 | 363.5 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Campbell Dickson | 4.3% | 216 | 249.7 | 251.6 | 257.9 | 277.3 | 303.3 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Drew Millar (incumbent) | 4.3% | 213 | 241.1 | 243.4 | 250.4 | 265.8 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Moira Scoobie | 3.3% | 164 | 197.1 | 208 | 222.6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ken MacLeod * | 1.9% | 97 | 106.6 | 131.2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Peter O'Donnghaile | 1.9% | 98 | 104.5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,001 Spoilt: 80 Quota: 1,001 Turnout: 5,082 (59.1%) ||||||||||||||||

### 2012 election

2012 Highland Council election
Eilean a' Cheò - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Independent | John Gordon | 26.59% | 949 | | |
| | SNP | Ian Renwick (incumbent) | 23.26% | 830 | | |
| | Independent | Hamish Fraser (incumbent) | 18.13% | 647 | 702.5 | 729.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Drew Millar (incumbent)††† | 17.96% | 641 | 704.1 | 726.4 |
| | Independent | Moira Scoobie | 7.12% | 254 | 301 | 317.1 |
| | Labour | Andrew MacKintosh | 4.4% | 157 | 164.7 | 171.5 |
| | Conservative | John Crews | 2.55% | 91 | 97.4 | 99.8 |
| Electorate: 8,161 Valid: 3,569 Spoilt: 40 Quota: 714 Turnout: 3,609 (44.22%) |||||||

### 2007 election

2007 Highland Council election
The Highland Council election, 2007: Eilean a' Cheò :
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | % | Seat | Count |
| Liberal Democrats | Drew Millar | 960 | 21.2 | 1 | 1 |
| Independent | Hamish Fraser | 795 | 17.6 | 2 | 4 |
| Independent | John Laing | 734 | 16.2 | 3 | 6 |
| SNP | Ian Renwick | 669 | 14.8 | 4 | 8 |
| Independent | John Murray | 498 | 11.0 | | |
| Labour | Vicki Samuels | 351 | 7.8 | | |
| Independent | Iain MacDonald | 338 | 7.5 | | |
| Conservative | John Hodgson | 178 | 3.9 | | |