Raymond Bentley
From Shetland History Online
Raymond Ronald William Bentley (b. 1924, d. 7 August 1992, Lerwick) was a civil aviation fireman and County Councillor for Dunrossness South between 1967 and 1975, then again from 1978 to 1986.
He unsuccessfully contested the Dunrossness Seat at the inaugural Shetland Islands Council election in 1974 and the Dunrossness South seat at the 1986 Shetland Islands Council election.
Political Career
- Dunrossness South County Council By-Election July 1964
- 1967 County Council election
- 1970 County Council election
- 1973 County Council election
- Shetland Islands Council Election May 1978
- Shetland Islands Council Election May 1982
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| Zetland County Council | ||
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| Preceded by James Gordon |
Member for Dunrossness South 1964-1975 |
Council body dissolved |
| Dunrossness South County Councillors | ||
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| Councillors | John Bruce (1890-1907) • William Fotheringham (1907-1919) • John Irvine (1919-1919) • William McDougall (1919-1922) • William Leslie (1922-1929) • William McDougall (1929-1937) • George Leslie (1937-1945) • James Bairnson (1945-1955) • Magnus R. Flaws (1952-1955) • James Gordon (1955-1964) • Raymond Bentley (1964-1975) | |
| Shetland Islands Council | ||
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| Constituency re-established | Member for Dunrossness South 1978-1986 |
Succeeded by Magnus Flaws |
