Sgìre nan Loch | |
Year: | 2022 |
Council: | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
Region: | Scotland |
Previous: | Sgir' Uige agus Ceann a Tuath nan Loch Na Hearadh agus Ceann a Deas nan Loch |
Electorate: | 1,458 (2022) |
Population: | 1,793 (2021)[1] |
Elects Howmany: | 2 |
Councillor1: | Angus Morrison |
Party1: | Independent (politician) |
Councillor2: | Robert MacKenzie |
Party2: | Independent (politician) |
Towns: | Crossbost Leurbost |
Scot Parl: | Na h-Eileanan an Iar |
Scot Region: | Highlands and Islands |
Westminster: | Na h-Eileanan an Iar |
gd|'''Sgìre nan Loch'''|The Lochs|italics=no is one of the 11 wards of gd|[[Comhairle nan Eilean Siar]]|Council of the Western Isles. Created in 2022, the ward elects two councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system and covers an area with a population of 1,793 people.
The ward was created following the 2019 Reviews of Electoral Arrangements which were instigated following the implementation of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018. The act allowed for the creation of single- and dual-member wards to allow for better representation of island areas. Sgìre nan Loch was formed from the two previous wards; the eastern parts of the former Sgir' Uige agus Ceann a Tuath nan Loch and Na Hearadh agus Ceann a Deas nan Loch wards. The ward takes in the southeastern part of the Isle of Lewis, north of the historical boundary with the Isle of Harris. It includes the parishes of North Lochs and South Lochs.[2]
See main article: 2022 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election.