1982 Western Isles Islands Council election
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1982 Western Isles Islands Council election
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The third election to the Western Isles Islands Council was held on 6 May 1982 as part of the wider 1982 Scottish regional elections. All candidates stood as Independents. Of the councils 30 councillors, 19 were elected unopposed. Five incumbent councillors were defeated in the election, including Education Committee Chair Kathleen Macaskill. Following the election, Alexander Matheson, the final Provost of Stornoway Town Council prior to its abolition in 1975, unseated incumbent Convener Donald
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