Orkney Islands Council: all 21 councillors

Orkney Islands Council has 21 councillors on the latest independent list. The largest group is Independent / Other, with 20 of the 21 seats. The council's own list can't be read automatically yet, so these names, wards and parties come from Open Council Data UK: councillors, 2026 (Orkney Islands), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below come from the council's feed and are not kept in the copy). Check the council's own councillor page, linked from each name, before relying on them.

See Orkney Islands: local statistics and who has power over Orkney Islands, from the council up to the G20.

Seats by party

Independent / Other: 20 councillors
Scottish Green Party: 1 councillor

Every councillor, by ward

Ward	Name	Party
East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray	Gillian Skuse	Independent / Other
East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray	James Moar	Independent / Other
East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray	Raymie Peace	Independent / Other
Kirkwall East	David Dawson	Independent / Other
Kirkwall East	Gwenda Shearer	Independent / Other
Kirkwall East	John Ross Scott	Independent / Other
Kirkwall East	Steven Heddle	Independent / Other
Kirkwall West and Orphir	Ivan Taylor	Independent / Other
Kirkwall West and Orphir	Kristopher Leask	Scottish Green Party
Kirkwall West and Orphir	Leslie Manson	Independent / Other
Kirkwall West and Orphir	Sandy Cowie	Independent / Other
North Isles	Heather Woodbridge	Independent / Other
North Isles	Mellissa Thomson	Independent / Other
North Isles	Stephen Clackson	Independent / Other
Stromness and South Isles	Graham Bevan	Independent / Other
Stromness and South Isles	Janette Park	Independent / Other
Stromness and South Isles	Lindsay Hall	Independent / Other
West Mainland	Duncan Tullock	Independent / Other
West Mainland	Jean Stevenson	Independent / Other
West Mainland	Owen Tierney	Independent / Other
West Mainland	Rachael King	Independent / Other

Source

Open Council Data UK: councillors, 2026 (Orkney Islands), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below come from the council's feed and are not kept in the copy). Each name links to the council's own councillor page. Published by Open Council Data UK (independent; used until the council's own list can be read). Use the official profile to contact a councillor. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.