The local authorityCouncil · scottish_council · Scotland
Orkney Islands.
Independent Berwick Hills Resident-controlled scottish_council. 6 wards across 1 parliamentary constituency.
Net revenue · —
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Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
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For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
19/21
Independent Berwick Hills Resident 90%
Westminster
1
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026
31 May 2026
Independent Berwick Hills Resident chamber, opposed area.
Orkney Islands is a scottish_council controlled by Independent Berwick Hills Resident (19 of 21 seats). It covers 6 wards spanning 1 parliamentary constituencies.
Who sits in the chamber.
Independent Berwick Hills Resident 19Green 2
Independent Berwick Hills Resident 90% · last contested 5 May 2022
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gillian Skuse | Ind | East Mainland South Ronaldsay Burray | 2022 |
| James Moar | Ind | East Mainland South Ronaldsay Burray | 2022 |
| Raymie Peace | Ind | East Mainland South Ronaldsay Burray | 2022 |
| David Dawson | Ind | Kirkwall East | 2022 |
| Gwenda Shearer | Ind | Kirkwall East | 2022 |
| John Ross Scott | Grn | Kirkwall East | 2022 |
| Steven Heddle | Ind | Kirkwall East | 2022 |
| Ivan Taylor | Ind | Kirkwall West Orphir | 2022 |
| Kristopher Leask | Grn | Kirkwall West Orphir | 2022 |
| Leslie Manson | Ind | Kirkwall West Orphir | 2022 |
| Sandy Cowie | Ind | Kirkwall West Orphir | 2022 |
| Heather Woodbridge | Ind | North Isles | 2022 |
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orkney and Shetland | 6 | 100% | Alistair Carmichael | LD |
Sources, methods & last update
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CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
Not yet ingested for Orkney Islands
Not yet ingested for Orkney Islands
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level
Pending ingest at LAD level