# 1999 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election

An election to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar was held on 6 May 1999 as part of the wider 1999 Scottish local elections.
The council, formerly known as Western Isles Council, had been renamed in 1997 in Gaelic as Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. Council ward boundaries had also been changed since the previous election, and the total number of wards was increased from 30 to 31.
The election was the first since 1994. Whilst the new Scottish councils had seen elections in 1995, the three Island Councils (Western Isles, Shetland and Orkney) had not, as they had not been affected by the abolition of the regional and district levels of governance in Scotland. The Island Councils had instead utilised a unitary system, like that adopted by the other Scottish councils in 1995, since their inception.
The Scottish National Party ran candidates for the first time, gaining four seats.

## Aggregate results

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election, 1999 Turnout in contested wards: 64.2% (9,269) :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Independent | 22 | 3 | 74.1 | 6,866 | 15.7 |
| Labour | 5 | 1 | 10.1 | 935 | 0.1 |
| SNP | 4 | 4 | 15.8 | 1,468 | New |

## Ward results

Barra & Vatersay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | Donald Manford | 418 | 73.5% |
| | Independent | P. Brown | 151 | 26.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 267 | 46.9% |
| | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent |
Barvas & Arnol :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Iain Morrison | 275 | 53.9% |
| | Independent | R. Macdonald (Incumbent) | 235 | 46.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | 7.8% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Bayhead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | A. MacRae (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Blackwater :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Iain MacLeod | 286 | 58.1% |
| | Independent | D. Murray (Incumbent) | 206 | 41.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82 | 16.3% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Braighe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Donald Nicholson (Incumbent) | 312 | 57.1% |
| | Independent | M. McCormack | 156 | 28.6% |
| | Labour | E. Collier | 78 | 14.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 156 | 28.6% |
| | 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 |
Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | A. Nicolson | 197 | 46.7% |
| | Labour | C. MacMillan (Incumbent) | 146 | 34.6% |
| | Independent | M. O'Connor | 79 | 18.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51 | 12.1% |
| | SNP gain from Labour | SNP gain from Labour | SNP gain from Labour | SNP gain from Labour |
Coll :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | C. Graham | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Coulregrein :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | G. Lonie | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Daliburgh & Eriskay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | David Blaney (Incumbent) | 174 | 43.6% |
| | Independent | Angus MacDonald | 137 | 34.3% |
| | Independent | W. Rusk | 88 | 22.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | 9.3% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Dell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | M. MacLeod | 161 | 32.2% |
| | Independent | J. MacKay | 133 | 26.6% |
| | Independent | R. Martin | 125 | 25.0% |
| | Independent | D. MacKay (Incumbent) | 81 | 16.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28 | 5.6% |
| | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent |
Eochar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Mary Bremner (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Goathill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | N. MacDonald (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Gress :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Angus Graham (Incumbent) | 319 | 53.1% |
| | Independent | M. MacLeod | 282 | 46.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | 6.2% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Harris East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | D. MacDonald | 463 | 79.7% |
| | Independent | Kenny MacKay (Incumbent) | 118 | 20.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 345 | 59.4% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Harris West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Morag Munro | 325 | 52.5% |
| | Independent | W. Fulton | 294 | 47.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 5.0% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Knock & Bayble :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Norman MacLeod | 295 | 60.3% |
| | Independent | I. MacIver | 194 | 39.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 101 | 20.7% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Laxdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Murray (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Loch Eynort :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | R. MacKinnon | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Lochmaddy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | D. MacLean (Incumbent) | 292 | 59.8% |
| | SNP | A. MacDonald | 196 | 40.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96 | 19.7% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Lochs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | D. MacKay (Incumbent) | 365 | 73.4% |
| | SNP | L. Mac An Ultaigh | 132 | 26.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 233 | 46.9% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Manor Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. MacDonald | 266 | 59.0% |
| | Independent | D. MacIver (Incumbent) | 185 | 41.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 81 | 18.0% |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent |
Newton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Angus Campbell | 284 | 64.4% |
| | Labour | F. Burns (Incumbent) | 114 | 25.9% |
| | Independent | A. Smith | 43 | 9.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 170 | 38.5% |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour |
North Benbecula :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J. McArthur | 159 | 53.4% |
| | Independent | D. Johnstone | 139 | 46.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 6.7% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
North Lochs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | F. Morrison (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Paible :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Archie Campbell | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent |
Plasterfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | P. McLean | 260 | 57.0% |
| | Labour | M. MacLeod | 196 | 43.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 64 | 14.0% |
| | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent | SNP gain from Independent |
Port of Ness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | K. MacKenzie (Incumbent) | 278 | 61.5% |
| | Independent | D. MacLennan | 174 | 38.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 104 | 23.0% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Shawbost :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | R. Morrison (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Tiumpan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Donald MacSween | 219 | 47.8% |
| | Labour | A. Cameron | 135 | 29.5% |
| | SNP | M. MacKenzie | 104 | 22.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 84 | 18.3% |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour |
Uig :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Norman MacDonald (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |