The 2017 Council of the Isles of Scilly election is scheduled to take place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom. The council is a sui generis unitary authority within the ceremonial county of Cornwall.
The whole council of 16 members will be up for election, with twelve members elected in the St Mary's electoral division and another four from the 'Off Islands', being one each from Bryher, St Martin's, St Agnes and Tresco. The total number of councillors is being reduced from 21, with each island electing one councillor fewer than previously.
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Council of the Isles of Scilly election, 2017 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA