Uibhist a Deas, Èirisgeigh agus Beinn na Faoghla | |
Year: | 2022 |
Council: | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
Region: | Scotland |
Previous: | Barraigh, Bhatarsaigh, Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas Beinn na Foghla agus Uibhist a Tuath |
Electorate: | 2,541 (2022) |
Population: | 3,067 (2021)[1] |
Elects Howmany: | 3 |
Councillor1: | Paul F. Steele |
Party1: | Independent (politician) |
Councillor2: | Susan Thomson |
Party2: | Scottish National Party |
Councillor3: | Iain M. MacLeod |
Party3: | Independent (politician) |
Towns: | Balivanich Lochboisdale |
Scot Parl: | Na h-Eileanan an Iar |
Scot Region: | Highlands and Islands |
Westminster: | Na h-Eileanan an Iar |
gd|'''Uibhist a Deas, Èirisgeigh agus Beinn na Faoghla'''|South Uist, Eriskay and Benbecula|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 three councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system and covers an area with a population of 3,067 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. Uibhist a Deas, Èirisgeigh agus Beinn na Faoghla was formed from the two previous wards; the northern islands from Barraigh, Bhatarsaigh, Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas and the southern islands from Beinn na Foghla agus Uibhist a Tuath. The ward is centred around the islands of South Uist, Eriskay and Benbecula in the south of the Outer Hebrides and includes the uninhabited islands of Calvay and Lingay in the Sound of Barra as well as Eileanan Chearabhaigh.[2]
See main article: 2022 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election.