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PARTY politics aren’t front and centre in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar as the council make-up is dominated by independent candidates, but it holds…
THE hours are long, the pay low, and the successful candidate will have to steel themselves to abuse on social media.
Meanwhile councillor Emma Macdonald says an effort to encourage a more diverse range of candidates ‘hasn’t been successful’
Officials and activists had urged more women to stand after none of the female candidates were elected in 2017
Elect Her are holding the event in the Western Isles to offer advice on how to stand for office.