# Stromness and South Isles (ward)

Stromness and South Isles is one of the six wards used to elect members of the Orkney Islands Council. It elects three Councillors.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | James Stockan | | John Eccles | Ian Johnstone |
| 2012 | Rob Crichton | James Stockan | Maurice Davidson |
| 2017 | Rob Crichton | James Stockan | Magnus Thomson |
| 2022 | Graham Bevan | James Stockan | Lindsay Hall |
| 2024 by- | Graham Bevan | Janette Park | Lindsay Hall |

## Election results
### 2024 by-election

Stromness and South Isles by-election (28 March 2024) - 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | Independent | Janette Park | 85.7 | 757 |
| | Independent | Magnus Thomson | 14.2 | 125 |
| Electorate: 2,220 Valid: 882 Spoilt: 1 Quota: 442 Turnout: 39.8% |||||
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### 2022 election

Stromness and South Isles - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Independent | James Stockan (incumbent) | 30.7 | 353 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Graham Bevan | 24.4 | 281 | 305 | | | | |
| | Independent | Lindsay Hall | 15.2 | 175 | 180 | 182 | 205 | 262 | 354 |
| | Scottish Green | Maia Brodie | 13.7 | 157 | 160 | 162 | 169 | | |
| | Independent | Rob Crichton (incumbent) | 10.0 | 115 | 135 | 144 | 174 | 220 | |
| | Independent | Magnus Thomson (incumbent) | 6.0 | 69 | 75 | 77 | | | |
| Electorate: 2,233 Valid: 1,150 Spoilt: 7 Quota: 288 Turnout: 51.8% ||||||||||
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### 2017 election

2017 Orkney Islands Council election
Stromness and South Isles - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | Independent | Rob Crichton (incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent | James Stockan (incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent | Magnus Thomson | unopposed | unopposed |
| Quota: |||||

### 2012 election

2012 Orkney Islands Council election
Stromness and South Isles - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Independent | James Stockan (incumbent) | 53.2 | 576 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Rob Crichton | 11.65 | 126 | 234.2 | 235.3 | 250.5 | 262.3 | 364.1 |
| | Independent | Maurice Davidson | 11.28 | 122 | 172.6 | 174.6 | 189.3 | 216.7 | 270.2 |
| | Independent | John Brown | 10.63 | 115 | 178.9 | 180.9 | 196.8 | 213.6 | |
| | Independent | Terry Thomson | 5.64 | 61 | 82.9 | 84.4 | 100.6 | | |
| | SNP | Arthur Alexander Robertson | 5.64 | 61 | 79.7 | 81.2 | | | |
| | UKIP | Delia Mary Hall | 1.02 | 11 | 15.3 | | | | |
| Electorate: 2,210 Valid: 1,072 Spoilt: 10 Quota: 269 Turnout: 1,082 (48.76%) ||||||||||

### 2007 election

2007 Orkney Islands Council election
Orkney Islands Council election, 2007: Stromness and South Isles :
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Seat | Count |
| Independent | James Stockan | 539 | 1 | 1 |
| Independent | John Eccles | 232 | 3 | 6 |
| Independent | Ian Johnstone | 215 | 2 | 4 |
| Independent | John Brown | 123 | | |
| Independent | Fiona Matheson | 113 | | |
| Independent | Maurice Davidson | 40 | | |
| Independent | Terry Thomson | 33 | | |