Uibhist a Tuath | |
Year: | 2022 |
Council: | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
Region: | Scotland |
Previous: | Beinn na Foghla agus Uibhist a Tuath |
Electorate: | 1,360 (2022) |
Population: | 1,616 (2021)[1] |
Elects Howmany: | 2 |
Councillor1: | Mustapha Hocine |
Party1: | Independent (politician) |
Councillor2: | Uisdean Robertson |
Party2: | Independent (politician) |
Towns: | Lochmaddy |
Scot Parl: | Na h-Eileanan an Iar |
Scot Region: | Highlands and Islands |
Westminster: | Na h-Eileanan an Iar |
gd|'''Uibhist a Tuath'''|North Uist|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 1,616 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 Tuath was formed from the previous Beinn na Foghla agus Uibhist a Tuath ward. The ward is centred around the island of North Uist in the middle of the Outer Hebrides archipelago and includes the isle of Berneray and a number of uninhabited islands including Boreray and Tahay in the Sound of Harris and the remote, uninhabited island of St Kilda in the Atlantic Ocean.[2]
See main article: 2022 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election.