2017 Council of the Isles of Scilly election

2017 Council of the Isles of Scilly election
All 16 seats to the Council of the Isles of Scilly
	Map showing the five electoral wards of the Council of the Isles of Scilly. St Mary's (denoted in grey) elects 12 councillors, whereas the four off islands elect one each.
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The 2017 Council of the Isles of Scilly election took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom.^[1] The council is a sui generis unitary authority within the ceremonial county of Cornwall.

The whole council of 16 members^[2] was up for election, with twelve members elected in the St Mary's electoral division and another four from the 'Off Islands'; one each from Bryher, St Martin's, St Agnes and Tresco. The total number of councillors was being reduced from 21, with each island electing one councillor fewer than previously.

Candidates

22 candidates stood for election, with all candidates standing independently of any political party. Since only one candidate stood for each off island they were elected unopposed. 18 candidates stood for the remaining 12 seats on St Mary's.

St Mary's (12 seats)^[3]
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Robert D Francis	576
Independent	Frances M Grottick	538
Independent	Adrian J G Davis	520
Independent	Joel Williams	514
Independent	Avril W Mumford	493
Independent	Edward W Moulson	481
Independent	Stephen J Watt	436
Independent	A Euan Rodger	430
Independent	Daniel M Marcus	428
Independent	Andrew S Guy	420
Independent	Michael A Nelhams	408
Independent	Stephen M Sims	376
Independent	Amanda J Martin	321
Independent	J Nicola Guthrie	319
Independent	Bethany J Hilton	311
Independent	Fraser V Hicks	297
Independent	Andrew J Combes	250
Independent	Thomas Mitchell	25