1986 Western Isles Islands Council election

Sandy Matheson Independent Sandy Matheson Independent The fourth election to Western Isles Islands Council was held on 8 May 1986 as part of the wider 1986 Scottish regional elections.

The election was the first Western Isles council election to be contested by a political party, with the Scottish Labour Party putting up a single candidate in the Northbay ward.

The Labour candidate was unsuccessful, gaining 5.2% of the vote in the ward.

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