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Uibhist a Deas, Èirisgeigh agus Beinn na Faoghla
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Uibhist a Deas, Èirisgeigh agus Beinn na Faoghla (Scottish Gaelic for 'South Uist, Eriskay and Benbecula') is one of the 11 wards of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Scottish Gaelic for 'Council of the Western Isles'). Created in 2022, the ward elects three councillors using the single transferable vote electoral system and covers an area with a population of 3,067 people.
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Boundaries
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 Deas, Èirisgeigh agus Beinn na Faoghla was formed from the two previous wards; the northern islands from Barraigh, Bhatarsaigh, Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas and the southern islands from Beinn na Foghla agus Uibhist a Tuath. The ward is centred around the islands of South Uist, Eriskay and Benbecula in the south of the Outer Hebrides and includes the uninhabited islands of Calvay and Lingay in the Sound of Barra as well as Eileanan Chearabhaigh.[2]
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Councillors
Election results
2022 election
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