Scottish Statutory Instruments
2006 No. 558
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
The Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2006
Made 20th November 2006
Coming into force 28th November 2006

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 17(2) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and giving effect, with modifications, to proposals submitted to them on 10th April 2006 by the Boundary Commission under section 17(1) of that Act regarding electoral arrangements for the area of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, hereby make the following Order:
1973 c. 65. The functions of the Secretary of State transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

Citation, commencement and application
1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 28th November 2006.
(2) This Order shall apply only for the purposes of elections to be held after the date on which section 1 of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 comes into force.
2004 asp 9.

Interpretation
2. In this Order–
(a) a reference to an electoral ward is a reference to that electoral ward as constituted in this Order; and
(b) “the deposited data” means the data recorded on the DVD-ROM–
(i) entitled “Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Electoral Arrangements) 2006”; and
(ii) deposited with the Scottish Ministers at their offices at Victoria Quay, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ.

Electoral arrangements
3. (1) The area of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar shall be divided into 9 electoral wards.
(2) The number and name of an electoral ward is as specified in columns 1 and 2 respectively of the Schedule to this Order.
(3) The number of councillors to be returned for an electoral ward is as specified in the entry in column 3 of the Schedule to this Order corresponding to that electoral ward.
(4) The boundaries of the electoral wards are as described by the deposited data.
TOM McCABE
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
20th November 2006

SCHEDULE ELECTORAL WARDS
Article 3
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Number of electoral ward	Name of electoral ward	Number of councillors to be returned
1	Barraigh, Bhatarsaigh, Eirisgeigh agus Uibhist a Deas	4
2	Beinn na Foghla agus Uibhist a Tuath	3
3	Na Hearadh agus Ceann a Deas nan Loch	3
4	Sgir'Uige agus Ceann a Tuath nan Loch	3
5	Sgire an Rubha	3
6	Steòrnabhagh a Deas	4
7	Steòrnabhagh a Tuath	4
8	Loch a Tuath	3
9	An Taobh Siar agus Nis	4

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order gives effect with minor modifications to proposals made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland for the future electoral arrangements for the area of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. The area of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar is divided into 9 electoral wards as described in the Schedule to the Order. The proposals follow on the review of the whole of Scotland undertaken by the Commission under section 4(1) of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004. The Order applies only for the purposes of elections held after the coming into force of section 1 of that Act.
The Order describes the boundaries of the new electoral wards by means of data stored on a DVD-ROM. Copies of the DVD-ROM are to be deposited with and maps of the boundaries of the electoral wards are available (in hard copy or on-line) from the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar.