Lerwick Town Council Election April 1818

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The 1818 Lerwick Town Council Election occurred on April 2, and was the first ever election to take place in Shetland, and the first election of the Town Council, which ran from 1818 to 1974.

Limited information is available regarding Town Council elections between 1818 and the early 1870's, as all information was recorded in the council minutes - which only listed the winning candidates but not how many votes they received.

Until 1877, elections were held every 3 years (from 1820) and used the format which saw two Bailies appointed, and 9 councillors elected by popular vote. The councillors are listed in order of how many votes they received, however as there was no information available on vote counts, the candidates will be listed as being Unopposed.

Results

Electorate:
Turnout: N/A

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
Arthur Edmondston	Appointed as Senior Bailie
George Linklater	Appointed as Junior Bailie
William Hay	Elected as councillor
James Mouat	Elected as councillor
Gilbert Gauden	Elected as councillor
Robert Deans	Elected as councillor
William Angus	Elected as councillor
Andrew Grierson	Elected as councillor
James Greig	Elected as councillor
James Scott	Elected as councillor
John Morrison	Elected as councillor

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