2009 Council of the Isles of Scilly election
2009 UK local government election
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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.
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4 June 2009
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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
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Independent | 21 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 100.0 | 100.0 | 6,029 | ||
By ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | K. Marian Bennett | uncontested | |||
| Independent | Christopher P. Hopkins | uncontested | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | E. Molly Peacock | uncontested | |||
| Independent | Richard I. McCarthy | uncontested | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | John J. Goddard | uncontested | |||
| Independent | Christine S. Savill | uncontested | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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