View source for Shetland Islands Council Election May 1982

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The '''[[1982]] [[Shetland Islands Council]] Election''' occurred on Tuesday 4 May.

==Results==
===[[Aithsting And Sandsting (Constituency)|Aithsting &amp; Sandsting]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: 429 (68.2%)<br />

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'''Elected?'''
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|[[Alexander Tulloch]] || || 247 || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|William Tait || || 182 || [[Image:cross.gif]] 
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===[[Bressay (Constituency)|Bressay]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: 195 (76%)<br />

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'''Elected?'''
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|[[James C. Irvine]] || || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]]
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===[[Burra (Constituency)|Burra &amp; Trondra]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: 420 (65.0%)<br />

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|[[William Cumming]] ||  || 316 || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|Susan G. Morrow-Irvine ||  || 104 || [[Image:cross.gif]] 
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===[[Delting North (Constituency)|Delting North]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: <br />

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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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'''Elected?'''
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|[[James Hunter (iv)|Albert Hunter]] || Independent || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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===[[Dunrossness North (Constituency)|Dunrossness North]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: <br />

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|[[William Tait]] || || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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===[[Dunrossness South (Constituency)|Dunrossness South]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: 216 (52.4%)<br />

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'''Elected?'''
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|[[Raymond Bentley]] ||  || 142 || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|John? D. MacKenzie || || 74 || [[Image:cross.gif]] 
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===[[Gulberwick, Quarff And Cunningsburgh (Constituency)|Gulberwick, Quarff &amp; Cunningsburgh]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: (63%)<br />

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|[[Joan McLeod]] ||  || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|}

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

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'''Elected?'''
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|[[Leslie Eunson]]  || || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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===[[Lerwick Central (Constituency)|Lerwick Central]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: N/A<br />

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|[[Bill Smith]] || Labour || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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===[[Lerwick Clickimin (Constituency)|Lerwick Clickimin]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: 291 (39%)<br />

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|[[Thomas Manson (ii)|Thomas M.Y. Manson]] ||  || 121 || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|[[Cecil B. Eunson]] ||  || 112 || [[Image:cross.gif]] 
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|[[Ian Byrne]] || || 109 || [[Image:cross.gif]] 

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

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|[[Edward Thomason]] ||  || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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===[[Lerwick North (Constituency)|Lerwick North]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: 405 (42.5%)<br />

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'''Elected?'''
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|[[Leonard Groat]] ||  || 221 || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|Robert Rae Tulloch || Shetland Ratepayers' Association || 194 || [[Image:cross.gif]] 
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===[[Lerwick Sound (Constituency)|Lerwick Sound]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: N/A<br />

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'''Elected?'''
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|[[John Graham]] || Shetland Movement || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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===[[Lerwick Twageos (Constituency)|Lerwick Twageos]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: <br />

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|[[Alexander J. Cluness]] ||  || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|}

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

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'''Elected?'''
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|[[Benji Hunter]] || Independent || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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===[[Northmavine (Constituency)|Northmavine]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: 398 (63.8%)<br />

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|[[Christopher Dowle]] || Labour || 222 || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|Gilbert J. Mowat || || 127  || [[Image:cross.gif]] 
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|William J. Beattie || || 49 || [[Image:cross.gif]] 
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===[[Sandness And Walls (Constituency)|Sandness &amp; Walls]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: 421 (73%)<br />

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'''Elected?'''
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|[[Gordon Walterson]] ||  || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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===[[Sandwick (Constituency)|Sandwic]]k===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: 349 (55%)<br />

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|[[Malcolm Bray]] ||  || ''coming soon'' || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|[[Peter Watts]] || || ''coming soon'' || [[Image:cross.gif]] 
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===[[Scalloway (Constituency)|Scalloway]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: N/A<br />

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'''Elected?'''
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|[[William A. Anderson]] || Non || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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===[[Unst (Constituency)|Unst]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: 382 (62.7%)<br />

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'''Elected?'''
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|[[Alan Fraser]] ||  || 157 || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|Karl M. Gray ||  || 148 || [[Image:cross.gif]] 
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|[[William Playfair]] || || 77 || [[Image:cross.gif]] 
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|}

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

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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 &amp; Tingwall]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: 447 (58%)<br />

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'''Elected?'''
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|[[Cecil R. H. Eunson]] || || 258 || [[Image:tick.gif]]
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|[[Florence Grains]] || || 205 || [[Image:cross.gif]]
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===[[Yell North And Fetlar (Constituency)|Yell North &amp; Fetlar]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: N/A<br />

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|[[David J. Johnson]] || Independent || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]]
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===[[Yell South (Constituency)|Yell South]]===
Electorate: <br />
Turnout: <br />

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'''Elected?'''
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|[[Robert Gray|Stewart Gray]] ||  || Unopposed || [[Image:tick.gif]]
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==See Also==
{{ElectionResults}}
[[Category:Shetland Islands Council]]