View source for Shetland Islands Council Election May 1978

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The '''[[1978]] [[Shetland Islands Council]] Election''' occurred on Tuesday 2 May.

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

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'''Candidate'''
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'''Votes'''
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'''Elected?'''
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|[[Alexander I. Tulloch]] || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|}

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

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'''Candidate'''
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'''Votes'''
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'''Elected?'''
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|[[James C. Irvine]] || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]]
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|}

===[[Burra_(Constituency)|Burra And Trondra]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: 336 (55%)<br />

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'''Candidate'''
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'''Votes'''
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'''Elected?'''
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|[[Arthur Williamson]] || 174 || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|[[William Cumming]] || 162 || [[Image:cross.gif]] 
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|}

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

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'''Candidate'''
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'''Votes'''
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'''Elected?'''
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|[[Fraser Peterson]] || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|}

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

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'''Candidate'''
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'''Votes'''
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'''Elected?'''
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|[[James Hunter (iv)|James Hunter]] || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|}

===[[Dunrossness North_(Constituency)|Dunrossness North]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: 259 (49%)<br />

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'''Votes'''
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'''Elected?'''
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|[[William Tait]] || 166 || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|[[Prophet Smith]] || 93 || [[Image:cross.gif]] 
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===[[Dunrossness South_(Constituency)|Dunrossness South]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: N/A<br />

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'''Candidate'''
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'''Votes'''
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'''Elected?'''
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|[[Raymond Bentley]] || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|}

===[[Gulberwick, Quarff And Cunningsburgh_(Constituency)|Gulberwick, Quarff And Cunningsburgh]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: N/A<br />

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'''Candidate'''
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'''Votes'''
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'''Elected?'''
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|[[Joan McLeod]] || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|}

===[[Lerwick Breiwick_(Constituency)|Lerwick Breiwick]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: 363 (46%)<br />

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'''Votes'''
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'''Elected?'''

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|[[John Butler]] || Shetland Labour Party || 194 || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|[[Harry Gray]] || || 169 || [[Image:cross.gif]] 
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|}

===[[Lerwick Central_(Constituency)|Lerwick Central]]===
Electorate: 364<br />
Turnout: 51%<br />

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'''Party'''
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'''Votes'''
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'''Elected?'''
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|[[Bill Smith]] || Labour || 273 || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|James Wiseman || || 73 || [[Image:cross.gif]] 
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===[[Lerwick Clickimin_(Constituency)|Lerwick Clickimin]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: <br />

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'''Candidate'''
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'''Votes'''
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'''Elected?'''
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|[[Ian Byrne]] || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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===[[Lerwick Harbour (Constituency)|Lerwick Harbour]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: 296 (48%)<br />
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'''Candidate'''
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'''Votes'''
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'''Elected?'''
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|[[Edward Thomason]] || 241 || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|William C. Christie || 55 || [[Image:cross.gif]] 
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===[[Lerwick North_(Constituency)|Lerwick North]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: N/A<br />

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'''Candidate'''
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'''Votes'''
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'''Elected?'''
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|[[Alexander Morrison]] || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|}

===[[Lerwick Sound_(Constituency)|Lerwick Sound]]===
Electorate: 746<br />
Turnout: 373 (50%)<br />

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'''Candidate'''
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'''Votes'''
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'''Elected?'''
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|[[Lindsay Smith]] || || 141 || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|Robert Brandie || || 98 || [[Image:cross.gif]] 
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|James Gair || || 61 || [[Image:cross.gif]] 
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|Donald Briers || || 38 || [[Image:cross.gif]] 
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|[[Donald Sutherland]] || Independent/Progressive || 33 || [[Image:cross.gif]] 
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===[[Lerwick Twageos_(Constituency)|Lerwick Twageos]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: 390 (53.5%)<br />

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'''Votes'''
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'''Elected?'''
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|[[Alexander Cluness|Sandy Cluness]] || 289 || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|[[James Paton (i)|James Paton]] || 157 || [[Image:cross.gif]] 
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|}

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

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'''Candidate'''
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'''Votes'''
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'''Elected?'''
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|[[Peter Hunter]] || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|}

===[[Northmavine_(Constituency)|Northmavine]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: 395 (68%)<br />

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'''Votes'''
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'''Elected?'''
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|[[Christopher Dowle]] || 317 || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|[[John Jamieson]] || 78 || [[Image:cross.gif]] 
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===[[Sandness And Walls_(Constituency)|Sandness And Walls]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: 397 (68.7%)<br />

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'''Candidate'''
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'''Votes'''
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'''Elected?'''
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|[[Gordon Walterson]] || 228 || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|[[Williamina Tait]] || 169 || [[Image:cross.gif]] 
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===[[Sandwick_(Constituency)|Sandwick]]===
Electorate: 576<br />
Turnout: 288 (50%)<br />

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'''Votes'''
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'''Elected?'''
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|[[Peter Watts]] || 163 || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|[[Thomas M. Y. Manson]] || 125 || [[Image:cross.gif]] 
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|}

===[[Scalloway_(Constituency)|Scalloway]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: 431 (53.7%)<br />

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'''Votes'''
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'''Elected?'''
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|[[Jemima Walterson]] || 263 || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|[[Andrew B. Irvine]] || 123 || [[Image:cross.gif]] 
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|James A. Watt || 29 || [[Image:cross.gif]] 
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===[[Unst_(Constituency)|Unst]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: 357 (57%)<br />

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'''Candidate'''
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'''Votes'''
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'''Elected?'''
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|[[William Playfair]] || 181 || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|[[Alan Fraser]] || 176 || [[Image:cross.gif]] 
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|}

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

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'''Candidate'''
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'''Votes'''
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'''Elected?'''
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|[[Henry Stewart]] || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|}

===[[Whiteness, Weisdale And Tingwall_(Constituency)|Whiteness, Weisdale And Tingwall]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: 420 (63.6%)<br />

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'''Candidate'''
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'''Votes'''
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'''Elected?'''
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|[[Florence Grains]] || 169 || [[Image:tick.gif]]
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|Alexander Arthur || 154 || [[Image:cross.gif]]
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|[[John Rae]] || 97 || [[Image:cross.gif]]
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|}

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

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'''Candidate'''
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'''Votes'''
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'''Elected?'''
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|[[David Johnson]] || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]]
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|}

===[[Yell South_(Constituency)|Yell South]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: 291 (48%)<br />

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'''Votes'''
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'''Elected?'''
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|[[Robert Gray|Stewart Gray]] || 146 || [[Image:tick.gif]]
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|Frank Odie || 145 || [[Image:cross.gif]]
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|}

==See Also==
{{ElectionResults}}
[[Category:Shetland Islands Council]]