Na Hearadh | |
Year: | 2022 |
Council: | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
Region: | Scotland |
Previous: | Na Hearadh agus Ceann a Deas nan Loch |
Electorate: | 1,360 (2022) |
Population: | 1,795 (2021)[1] |
Elects Howmany: | 2 |
Councillor1: | Grant Fulton |
Party1: | Independent (politician) |
Councillor2: | Paul Finnegan |
Party2: | Independent (politician) |
Towns: | Tarbert |
Scot Parl: | Na h-Eileanan an Iar |
Scot Region: | Highlands and Islands |
Westminster: | Na h-Eileanan an Iar |
gd|'''Na Hearadh'''|Harris|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 1,795 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 Na Hearadh agus Ceann a Deas nan Loch ward. The ward is centred around the Isle of Harris – the southern portion of the island of Lewis and Harris – in the Outer Hebrides as well as a number of uninhabited islands including Pabbay and Ensay in the Sound of Harris; Gasker, Scarp and Taransay in the Atlantic Ocean; and Scalpay in the Little Minch.[2]
Year | Councillors | |||
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2022 | Grant Fulton (Independent) | Paul Finnegan (Independent) | ||
2024 | Kenny MacLeod (Independent) |
See main article: 2022 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election.