View source for County Council Election May 1970

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The '''[[1970]] [[Zetland County Council|County Council]] Election''' occurred on Tuesday 12 May.
==Results==
===[[Aithsting_(Constituency)|Aithsting]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: 285 (76%)<br />
Rejected ballots: 1

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'''Candidate'''
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'''Votes'''
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'''Elected?'''
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|[[Robert A. C. Garrick]] || 161 || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|[[Iain Caldwell]] || 124 || [[Image:cross.gif]] 
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|}

===[[Bressay_(Constituency)|Bressay]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: 168 (81%)<br />

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'''Candidate'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Votes'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Elected?'''
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|[[James Irvine (ii)|James Irvine]] || 79 || [[Image:tick.gif]]
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|[[John Scott]] || 56 || [[Image:cross.gif]]
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|Tom Black || 33 || [[Image:cross.gif]]
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|}

===[[Burra (Constituency)|Burra]]===
There was no nomination for this county, see [[Burra County Council By-Election August 1970]].

===[[Cunningsburgh (Constituency)|Cunningsburgh]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: N/A<br />

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'''Candidate'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Votes'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Elected?'''
|-
|[[Joan McLeod]] || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]]
|-
|}

===[[Delting North (Constituency)|Delting North]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: N/A<br />

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'''Candidate'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Votes'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Elected?'''
|-
|[[Fraser Peterson]] || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
|-
|}

===[[Delting South (Constituency)|Delting South]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: N/A

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'''Candidate'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Votes'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Elected?'''
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|[[William Robb]] || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
|-
|}

===[[Dunrossness North (Constituency)|Dunrossness North]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: <br />

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'''Candidate'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Votes'''
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'''Elected?'''
|-
|[[Iain Campbell]] || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
|-
|}

===[[Dunrossness South (Constituency)|Dunrossness South]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: <br />

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'''Candidate'''
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'''Votes'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Elected?'''
|-
|[[Raymond R. Bentley]] || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
|-
|}

===[[Fetlar (Constituency)|Fetlar]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: N/A<br />

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|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Candidate'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Votes'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Elected?'''
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|[[John Laurenson]] || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
|-
|}

===[[Gulberwick (Constituency)|Gulberwick &amp; Quarff]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: N/A<br />

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'''Candidate'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Votes'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Elected?'''
|-
|[[Robert A. Johnson]] || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
|-
|}

===[[Nesting (Constituency)|Nesting And Lunnasting]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: N/A<br />

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'''Candidate'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Votes'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Elected?'''
|-
|[[William R. T. Hamilton]] || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
|-
|}

===[[Northmavine North (Constituency)|Northmavine North]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: N/A<br />

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|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Candidate'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Votes'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Elected?'''
|-
|[[Andrew Cromarty]] || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
|-
|}

===[[Northmavine South (Constituency)|Northmavine South]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: N/A<br />

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'''Candidate'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Votes'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Elected?'''
|-
|[[Hugh Sutherland]] || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
|-
|}

===[[Sandness (Constituency)|Sandness]]===
Electorate: 164<br />
Turnout: 82 (50%)<br />
Rejected ballots: 2

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'''Candidate'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Votes'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Elected?'''
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|[[George W. Morrison]] || 68 || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|Magnus Cheyne || 14 || [[Image:cross.gif]] 
|-
|}

===[[Sandsting_(Constituency)|Sandsting]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: N/A<br />

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'''Candidate'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Votes'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Elected?'''
|-
|[[Alexander I. Tulloch]] || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
|-
|}

===[[Sandwick (Constituency)|Sandwick]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: 284 (48%)<br />
Rejected ballots: 3

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'''Candidate'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Votes'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Elected?'''
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|[[Thomas Stove]] || 199 || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|George R. Jamieson || 52 || [[Image:cross.gif]] 
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|Peter Duncan || 33 || [[Image:cross.gif]] 
|-
|}

===[[Tingwall (Constituency)|Tingwall]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: N/A<br />

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|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Candidate'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Votes'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Elected?'''
|-
|[[Andrew B. Irvine]] || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
|-
|}

===[[Unst North (Constituency)|Unst North]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: 224 (44%)<br />

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'''Candidate'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Votes'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Elected?'''
|-
|[[Edward Thomason]] || 141 || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|Alexander D. Lamb || 83 || [[Image:cross.gif]] 
|-
|}

===[[Unst South (Constituency)|Unst South]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: <br />

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'''Candidate'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Votes'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Elected?'''
|-
|[[Alan Fraser]] || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
|-
|}

===[[Walls (Constituency)|Walls]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: N/A<br />

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|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Candidate'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Votes'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Elected?'''
|-
|[[Williamina P. Tait]] || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
|-
|}

===[[Whalsay And Skerries (Constituency)|Whalsay And Skerries]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: N/A<br />

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|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Candidate'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Votes'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Elected?'''
|-
|[[James Pottinger (ii)|James Pottinger]] || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
|-
|}

===[[Whiteness And Weisdale (Constituency)|Whiteness And Weisdale]]===
There was no nomination for this county, see [[Whiteness And Weisdale County Council By-Election August 1970]].

===[[Yell North (Constituency)|Yell North]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: N/A<br />

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|-
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Candidate'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Votes'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Elected?'''
|-
|[[Hugh Williamson]] || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]]
|-
|}

===[[Yell South (Constituency)|Yell South]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: N/A<br />

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|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Candidate'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Votes'''
|style="background: #8da7d6;"|
'''Elected?'''
|-
|[[Robert S. Gray]] || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]]
|-
|}

==See Also==
{{ElectionResults}}
[[Category:Zetland County Council]]
[[Category:Zetland County Council elections]]