2009 Council of the Isles of Scilly election

2009 Council of the Isles of Scilly election
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All 21 seats to the Council of the Isles of Scilly



Elections to the Council of the Isles of Scilly, a sui generis unitary authority in the far southwest of England, were held on 4 June 2009.

The whole council of 21 members was up for election, with thirteen members elected in the St Mary's electoral division and another eight from the 'Off Islands', being two each from Bryher, St Martin's, St Agnes and Tresco. All eight seats for the 'Off Islands' were uncontested.

As with other unitary elections in England, these local elections in the Isles of Scilly took place on the same day as the European elections of 2009. The previous election, in 2005, coincided with the 2005 United Kingdom general election.

Results summary

2009 Isles of Scilly Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 21 N/A N/A N/A 100.0 100.0 6,029

By ward

St Mary's (13 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gordon Bilsborough 570
Independent Merryn Smith 526
Independent Roy Duncan 510
Independent Dudley Mumford 505
Independent Brian Mark Lowen 483
Independent Christopher Robin Thomas 481
Independent Michael Hicks 473
Independent Julia Margaret Day 404
Independent David Pearson 396
Independent Gaz O'Neill 394
Independent Amanda Jane Martin 367
Independent Ralph Harban Banfield 357
Independent Frederick John Ticehurst 335
Independent Lorraine Cheney 218
Bryher (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent K. Marian Bennett uncontested
Independent Christopher P. Hopkins uncontested
St Agnes (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent E. Molly Peacock uncontested
Independent Richard I. McCarthy uncontested
St Martin's (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John J. Goddard uncontested
Independent Christine S. Savill uncontested
Tresco (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Robert A. Dorrien Smith uncontested
Independent Michael A. Nelhams uncontested

External links

  • Election results for St Mary's, 2009 at Isles of Scilly Council web site
  • Uncontested results, 2009 at Isles of Scilly Council web site
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