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Orkney Islands Council election, 2007: Kirkwall East Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count Independent: Janice Annal: 460 1 1 Independent: Steven Heddle: 359 2 1 Independent: Bobby Leslie: 280 3 4 Independent: Mike Drever: 218 4 6 Independent: Alistair MacLeod 150 Independent: David Murdoch 108 Independent: Alistair MacDonald 90
Buckle's Tower (locally Buckle's Too'er) is a historic stone-built tower upon the Hill of Heddle in Firth, Orkney. [1] The tower was originally built sometime during the 1870s by a local shepherd boy named William Buckle who watched the sheep on the Hill of Heddle. [2] Buckle's Tower in the early 20th century.
Udal law is a Norse-derived legal system, found in Shetland and Orkney in Scotland, and in Manx law [1] in the Isle of Man. It is closely related to Odelsrett ; both terms are from Proto-Germanic * Ōþalan , meaning "heritage; inheritance".
Orkney Islands Council election, 2007: Kirkwall East Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count Independent: Janice Annal: 460 1 1 Independent: Steven Heddle: 359 2 1 Independent: Bobby Leslie: 280 3 4 Independent: Mike Drever: 218 4 6 Independent: Alistair MacLeod 150 Independent: David Murdoch: 108 Independent: Alistair MacDonald 90
Orkney Islands Council election, 2007: East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count Independent: Andrew Drever: 524 1 1 Independent: John Foubister: 396 2 1 Independent: Russ Madge: 161 3 5 Independent: Geoffrey Linnit 145 Independent: Mac Petrie 102 Independent: Simon Treasure 14
Map of places in Orkney compiled from this list See the list of places in Scotland for places in other counties. Orkney is an archipelago located in the Northern Isles of Scotland. Having been inhabited for nearly 8,500 years, Orkney contains many settlements, hamlet and villages.
The 2012 Orkney Islands Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Orkney Council.The election used the six wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 21 Councillors being elected.
Elections to Orkney Islands Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election.The election was the first one using six new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward elects three or four councillors using a single transferable vote system form of proportional representation ...