# West Mainland (ward)

West Mainland is one of the six wards used to elect members of the Orkney Islands Council. It elects four Councillors.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Jimmy Moar | | Alistair Gordon | Eoin Scott | Rob Crichton |
| 2012 | Harvey Johnston | Jimmy Moar | Owen Tierney | Alistair Gordon |
| 2015 by | Harvey Johnston | Jimmy Moar | Owen Tierney | Rachael King |
| 2017 | Harvey Johnston | Duncan Allan Tullock | Owen Tierney | Rachael King |
| 2022 | Jean Stevenson | Duncan Allan Tullock | Owen Tierney | Rachael King |

## Election results
### 2022 election

West Mainland - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Independent | Owen Tierney (incumbent) | 30.2 | 554 | | | | |
| | Independent | Rachael King (incumbent) | 26.0 | 477 | | | | |
| | Independent | Jean Stevenson | 15.% | 284 | 352 | 401 | | |
| | Independent | Duncan Tullock (incumbent) | 12.9 | 237 | 313 | 338 | 354 | 383 |
| | Scottish Green | Helen Woodsford-Dean | 11.8 | 217 | 226 | 242 | 248 | 276 |
| | Independent | Sean Lewis | 3.5 | 64 | 71 | 78 | 83 | |
| Electorate: 3,663 Valid: 1,833 Spoilt: 18 Quota: 367 Turnout: 50.9% |||||||||
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### 2017 election

2017 Orkney Islands Council election
West Mainland - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Orkney Manifesto Group | Rachael King (incumbent) | 30.61 | 561 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Harvey Johnston (incumbent) | 29.24 | 536 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Owen Tierney (incumbent) | 20.19 | 370 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Duncan Allan Tullock | 10.42 | 191 | 245.3 | 327.6 | 328.8 | 344.5 | 369.9 |
| | Independent | Jo Jones | 3.82 | 70 | 106.3 | 130.9 | 131.3 | 143.0 | 170.6 |
| | Scottish Green | Helen Kathleen Woodsward-Dean | 3.60 | 66 | 95.4 | 104.5 | 104.8 | 114.8 | |
| | Independent | Sean Michael Lewis | 2.13 | 39 | 51.4 | 60.0 | 60.2 | | |
| Electorate: 3,538 Valid: 1,833 Spoilt: 14 Quota: 367 Turnout: 1,847 (52.2%) ||||||||||

### 2012 election

2012 Orkney Islands Council election
West Mainland - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Independent | Harvey Johnston | 23.19 | 427 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Alistair Gordon (incumbent)†† | 17.49 | 322 | 333.3 | 335.5 | 353.6 | 371.4 | | | |
| | Independent | Jimmy Moar (incumbent) | 15.59 | 287 | 303.2 | 307.2 | 317.4 | 319.4 | 320.4 | 353.1 | 470.1 |
| | Independent | Owen Tierney | 13.53 | 249 | 257 | 263 | 277.1 | 308.8 | 309.5 | 358.9 | 446.1 |
| | Independent | Eoin F. Scott (incumbent) | 12.93 | 238 | 246.4 | 249.6 | 254.8 | 276.2 | 277 | 314.4 | |
| | Independent | Victor Muir | 7.17 | 132 | 136.9 | 139.9 | 143.9 | 150.1 | 150.5 | | |
| | Independent | Andrew Appleby | 4.02 | 74 | 77.7 | 81.7 | 93 | | | | |
| | Independent | Carol Granere | 3.97 | 73 | 75.1 | 78.1 | | | | | |
| | Independent | David Ward | 1.79 | 33 | 33.4 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 3,379 Valid: 1,835 Spoilt: 6 Quota: 368 Turnout: 1,841 (54.53%) ||||||||||||

### 2007 election

2007 Orkney Islands Council election
Orkney Islands Council election, 2007: West Mainland :
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Seat | Count |
| Independent | Jimmy Moar | 545 | 1 | 1 |
| Independent | Alistair Gordon | 400 | 2 | 1 |
| Independent | Eoin Scott | 242 | 3 | 7 |
| Independent | Rob Crichton | 203 | 4 | 7 |
| Independent | Tom Flett | 135 | | |
| Independent | Ian Flett | 88 | | |
| Independent | Norman Shearer | 83 | | |
| Conservative | Mark Jones | 68 | | |
| Independent | Bob Gilmour | 12 | | |