2022 Orkney Islands Council election

2022 Orkney Islands Council election
← 2017 5 May 2022 (2022-05-05) 2027 →
21 seats to Orkney Islands Council
11 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader James Stockan[1] Steve Sankey &
Helen Woodsford-Dean
Party Independent Scottish Green
Leader's seat Stromness and South Isles East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray & contested West Mainland
Last election 18 seats, 83.5% 1 seat, 4.5%
Seats before 18 1
Seats won 19 2
Seat change Increase1 Increase1
Popular vote 7,337 1,256
Percentage 85.4% 14.6%
Swing Increase1.9pp Increase9.9pp
Council Leader before election

James Stockan
Independent

Council Leader after election

James Stockan
Independent

Elections to the Orkney Islands Council were held on 5 May 2022, the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. The election used the six wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 21 councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.[2]

Ward boundaries differ slightly from previous elections, with minor changes being made to the two Kirkwall wards, as well as the boundary nearest Kirkwall in East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray.[3]

At the previous election in 2017, independent councillors won the most seats and ran the council.

  1. ^ "James Stockan". Orkney Islands Council. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Elections". Orkney Islands Council. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  3. ^ "2019 Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 10 February 2022.