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The '''Lerwick Town Council''' was a governing body which existed in [[Lerwick]] from [[1818]] until [[1975]] when it merged with the [[Zetland County Council]].

==History==
[[Image:Voters1838.jpg|right|thumb|The list of voters present in the 1838 Lerwick Town Council election. There were 26 voters, compared to the +17,000 on recent electoral rolls.]]
The first election of the Lerwick Town Council occured on [[Lerwick Town Council Election April 1818|April 2, 1818]] and elected 11 members, with [[Arthur Edmondston]] internally elected as senior baillie, and George Linklater as junior baillie. Elections in the early days of the Lerwick Town Council were hardly 'democratic' by today's standards. Large groups of the electorate were unable to vote, such as women or young adults. This resulted in only a very small number of individuals voting. Furthermore, the specific results of the elections until [[1874]] were unreported, as the council minutes simply recorded the victors. 

The establishment of the Shetland Times newspaper aided sharing the results of the elections, as the figures were published. From [[1820]], the elections were consistantly held every 3 years on September until [[1874]], then from [[1876]] elections elections were held every single year until [[1973]]. Nationally, elections were suspended over World War 1 and 2, but by-elections were still allowed if a councillor had resigned or died.

When the Council had 11 members, the quorum for a meeting was 6 members, and the fine for missing a meeting was 1 shilling (around £3.90 in 2016 worth). 
==Election Results==
Jarl Media has a catalogue of every Town Council election from [[1818]] until [[1973]]. See below:

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'''By decade'''
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|1810-1819 || [[Lerwick Town Council Election April 1818|1818]]
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|1820-1829 || [[Lerwick Town Council Election September 1820|1820]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election September 1823|1823]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election September 1826|1826]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election September 1829|1829]]
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|1830-1839 || [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election April 1830|1830<sub>(by)</sub>]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election September 1832|1832]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election September 1835|1835]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election September 1838|1838]]
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|1840-1849 || [[Lerwick Town Council Election September 1841|1841]] - [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election May 1844|1844<sub>(by)</sub>]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election September 1844|1844]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election September 1847|1847]] - [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election 1848|1848<sub>(by)</sub>]] 
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|1850-1859 || [[Lerwick Town Council Election September 1850|1850]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election September 1853|1853]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election September 1856|1856]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election September 1859|1859]]
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|1860-1869 || [[Lerwick Town Council Election September 1862|1862]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election September 1865|1865]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election September 1868|1868]] - 
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|1870-1879 || [[Lerwick Town Council Election September 1871|1871]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election September 1874|1874]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1876|1876]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1877|1877]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1878|1878]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1879|1879]]
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|1880-1889 || [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1880|1880]] - [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election November 1880|1880<sub>(by)</sub>]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1881|1881]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1882|1882]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1883|1883]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1884|1884]] - [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election November 1884|1884<sub>(by)</sub>]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1885|1885]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1886|1886]] - [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election November 1886|1886<sub>(by)</sub>]] - [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election March 1887|1887<sub>(by)</sub>]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1887|1887]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1888|1888]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1889‎|1889]]
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|1890-1899 || [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1890|1890]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1891|1891]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1892|1892]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1893|1893]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1894|1894]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1895|1895]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1896|1896]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1897|1897]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1898|1898]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1899|1899]]
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|1900-1909 || [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1900|1900]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1901|1901]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1902|1902]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1903|1903]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1904|1904]] - [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election February 1905|1905<sub>(by)</sub>]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1905|1905]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1906|1906]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1907|1907]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1908|1908]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1909|1909]]
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|1910-1919 || [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1910|1910]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1911|1911]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1912|1912]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1913|1913]] - [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election April 1915|1915<sub>(by)</sub>]] - [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election August 1915|1915<sub>(by)</sub>]] - [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election August 1916|1916<sub>(by)</sub>]] - [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election September 1916|1916<sub>(by)</sub>]] - [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election December 1916|1916<sub>(by)</sub>]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1919|1919]]
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|1920-1929 || [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1920|1920]] - [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election June 1921|1921<sub>(by)</sub>]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1921|1921]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1922|1922]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1923|1923]] - [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election May 1924|1924<sub>(by)</sub>]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1924|1924]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1925|1925]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1926|1926]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1927|1927]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1928|1928]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1929|1929]]
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|1930-1939 || [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1930|1930]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1931|1931]] - [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election June 1932|1932<sub>(by)</sub>]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1932|1932]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1933|1933]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1934|1934]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1935|1935]] - [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election August 1936|1936<sub>(by)</sub>]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1936|1936]] - [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election November 1936|1936<sub>(by)</sub>]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1937|1937]] - [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election February 1938|1938<sub>(by)</sub>]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1938|1938]] 
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|1940-1949 || [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election August 1940|1940<sub>(by)</sub>]] - [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election January 1941|1941<sub>(by)</sub>]] - [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election July 1941|1941<sub>(by)</sub>]] - [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election October 1941|1941<sub>(by)</sub>]] - [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election April 1942|1942<sub>(by)</sub>]] - [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election February 1943|1943<sub>(by)</sub>]] - [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election November 1944|1944<sub>(by)</sub>]] - [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election February 1945|1945<sub>(by)</sub>]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1945|1945]] - [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election December 1945|1945<sub>(by)</sub>]] - [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election May 1946|1946<sub>(by)</sub>]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1946|1946]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1947|1947]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election May 1949|1949]] - [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election September 1949|1949<sub>(by)</sub>]]
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|1950-1959 || [[Lerwick Town Council Election May 1950|1950]] - [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election September 1950|1950<sub>(by)</sub>]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election May 1951|1951]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election May 1952|1952]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election May 1953|1953]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election May 1954|1954]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election May 1955|1955]] - [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election May 1955|1955<sub>(by)</sub>]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election May 1956|1956]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election May 1957|1957]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election May 1958|1958]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election May 1959|1959]]
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|1960-1969 || [[Lerwick Town Council Election May 1960|1960]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election May 1961|1961]] - [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election May 1961|1961<sub>(by)</sub>]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election May 1962|1962]] - [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election August 1962|1962<sub>(by)</sub>]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election May 1963|1963]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election May 1964|1964]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election May 1965|1965]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election May 1966|1966]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election May 1967|1967]] - [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election May 1967|1967<sub>(by)</sub>]] - [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election August 1967|1967<sub>(by)</sub>]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election May 1968|1968]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election May 1969|1969]]
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|1970-1975 || [[Lerwick Town Council Election May 1970|1970]] - [[Lerwick Town Council By-Election May 1970|1970<sub>(by)</sub>]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election May 1971|1971]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election May 1972|1972]] - [[Lerwick Town Council Election May 1973|1973]]
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