County Council Election February 1890

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The 1890 County Council Election occurred on Tuesday 4 February, with 27 seats contested between 40 candidates. Four seats received no nomination.

This was the first instance of a County Council election in Shetland, and it remained in existence until 1974, when it merged with the Lerwick Town Council (which had been holding elections since 1818) to form the Shetland Islands Council.

Results

Bressay

Electorate: 126 (107 men, 19 women)
Turnout: 86 (68.3%)

Candidate

Votes

Elected?

James Meiklejohn 69 Tick.gif
J. Mitchell 17 Cross.gif

Burra, Quarff and Havera

Electorate: 50 (23 men, 27 women)
Turnout: N/A

Candidate

Votes

Elected?

Reverend David Gray Unopposed Tick.gif

Cunningsburgh

Electorate: 103 (87 men, 16 women)
Turnout: N/A

Candidate

Votes

Elected?

Reverend George Clark Unopposed Tick.gif

Delting North

Electorate: 101 (81 men, 20 women)
Turnout: 14 (13.9%)

Candidate

Votes

Elected?

Charles Hoseason 9 Tick.gif
William Pole 5 Cross.gif

Delting South

Electorate: 76 (60 men, 18 women)
Turnout: N/A

Candidate

Votes

Elected?

Thomas Gifford Unopposed Tick.gif

Dunrossness North

Electorate: 73 (66 men, 7 women)
Turnout: N/A

Candidate

Votes

Elected?

Robert Henderson Unopposed Tick.gif

Dunrossness South

Electorate: 139 (122 men, 17 women)
Turnout: 87 (62.3%)

Candidate

Votes

Elected?

John Bruce 48 Tick.gif
Sinclair Mail 39 Cross.gif

Dunrossness South includes Fair Isle, however no islanders voted at the polling booth in Virkie, it was reported.

Fetlar

Electorate: 10 (10 men, 1 women)
Turnout: N/A

No candidate was nominated for the seat, see Fetlar County Council By-Election May 1890.

Gulberwick

Electorate: 147 (125 men, 22 women)
Turnout: N/A

Candidate

Votes

Elected?

Alfred S. Stove Unopposed Tick.gif

Lerwick Central

Electorate: 348 (204 men, 140 women)
Turnout: N/A

Candidate

Votes

Elected?

John Robertson Jr Unopposed Tick.gif

Lerwick North

Electorate: 426 (295 men, 131 women)
Turnout: N/A

Candidate

Votes

Elected?

John B. Anderson Unopposed Tick.gif

Lerwick South

Electorate: 122 (69 men, 53 women)
Turnout: N/A

Candidate

Votes

Elected?

Arthur Laurenson Unopposed Tick.gif

Nesting And Lunnasting

Electorate: 83 (77 men, 6 women)
Turnout: 16 (19.7%)

Candidate

Votes

Elected?

Robert Hunter Bell 16 Tick.gif
John Spence Withdrew Cross.gif

Northmavine East

Electorate: 199 (169 men, 30 women)
Turnout: 118 (59.3%)

Candidate

Votes

Elected?

Alexander C. Hay 43 Tick.gif
James G. Laurenson 38 Cross.gif
George Sinclair 32 Cross.gif
Thomas Hawick 5 Cross.gif

Northmavine West

Electorate: 138 (117 men, 21 women)
Turnout: N/A

Candidate

Votes

Elected?

Thomas Anderson Unopposed Tick.gif

Sandsting and Aithsting North

Electorate: 204 (157 men, 47 women)
Turnout: 25 (12.3%)

Candidate

Votes

Elected?

James Anderson 23 (election voided) Cross.gif
William Hay Umphray 2 (election voided) Cross.gif

See 1890 Aithsting by-election

Sandsting and Aithsting South

Electorate: 111 (82 men, 29 women)
Turnout: 46 (44.4%%)

Candidate

Votes

Elected?

James McCullie 44 (Election voided) Cross.gif
Archibald Garriock 2 (Election voided) Cross.gif

See 1890 Sandsting by-election.

Sandwick

Electorate: 202 (174 men, 28 women)
Turnout: 122 (60.4%)

Candidate

Votes

Elected?

Sinclair T. Duncan 106 Tick.gif
George H. Bruce 16 Cross.gif

Tingwall

Electorate: 264 (183 men, 81 women)
Turnout: 180 (68.2%)

Candidate

Votes

Elected?

Arthur J. Hay 102 Tick.gif
Robert Inkster 78 Cross.gif
Joseph Irvine Withdrew Cross.gif

Unst North

Electorate: 147 (112 men, 35 women)
Turnout: 113 (76.9%)

Candidate

Votes

Elected?

James H. Sutherland 57 Tick.gif
Charles Sandison 56 Cross.gif
Zachary Hamilton Withdrew Cross.gif

Unst South

Electorate: 162 (138 men, 24 women)
Turnout: N/A

Candidate

Votes

Elected?

Alexander Sandison Unopposed Tick.gif

Walls North

Electorate: 68 (50 men, 18 women)
Turnout: N/A

No candidate was nominated for the seat, see Sandness County Council by-election 1890.

Walls South

Electorate: 140 (105 men, 35 women)
Turnout: N/A

No candidate was nominated for the seat, see 1890 Walls County Council by-election.

Whalsay And Skerries

Electorate: 82 (77 men, 5 women)
Turnout: 14 (17.1%)

Candidate

Votes

Elected?

William Arthur Bruce 9 Tick.gif
James Laurenson 5 (withdrew) Cross.gif

Whiteness And Weisdale

Electorate: 126 (86 men, 30 women)
Turnout: 66 (52.9%)

Candidate

Votes

Elected?

John Robertson 52 Tick.gif
Joseph Irvine 14 Cross.gif
Arthur Hay (withdrew) Cross.gif

Yell North

Electorate: 62 (55 men, 7 women)
Turnout: N/A

Candidate

Votes

Elected?

Zachary Hamilton Unopposed Tick.gif

Yell South & Mid

Electorate: 64 (54 men, 10 women)
Turnout: N/A

Candidate

Votes

Elected?

John Love Unopposed Tick.gif

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