Florence Grains

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Florence Barbara Grains (neé Abernethy) (b. 2 November 1932, Whiteness) is a former Shetland Islands Councillor first elected in 1978. She decided to retire from a lengthy council career in 2012.

She unsuccessfully contested the Whiteness, Weisdale & Tingwall seat at the 1982 Shetland Islands Council election

Political Career

Grains was first elected at the 1978 for Whiteness, Weisdale And Tingwall ward, beating Alexander Arthur and John G. Rae to the seat. She lost the seat to Cecil R. H. Eunson in the 1982 election. For the 1986 election she stood for the Aithsting And Sandsting seat as an independent and won, beating Harold Leask, also independent. For the following four elections, 1990, 1994, 1999 and 2003, she was unopposed. When in 2007, the boundaries of constituencies in Shetland were completely redefined, Aithsing and Sandsting was incorporated into Shetland West, a three-member ward. Grains stood and was elected together with Frank Robertson and Gary Robinson.

Shetland Islands Council

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Shetland Islands Council
Preceded by
John Johnson
Member for
Whiteness, Weisdale and Tingwall

1978-1982
Succeeded by
Cecil R. H. Eunson
Preceded by
Alexander Tulloch
Member for
Aithsting and Sandsting

1986-2007
Constituency abolished
Constituency created Member for
Shetland West

2007-2012
with Frank Robertson & Gary Robinson
Succeeded by
Theo Smith
with Frank Robertson & Gary Robinson