Council of the Isles of Scilly election, 2009
Elections to the Isles of Scilly Council, 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 United Kingdom general election, 2005.
Results
Isles of Scilly Council election, 2009 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Independent |
21 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
100 |
100 |
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 |
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