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Elections to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles council) were held on 3 May 2012 the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election was the second one using 9 new wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 each ward elected three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation with 31 Councillors elected.