Difference between revisions of "County Council Election February 1890"
(→Sandsting and Aithsting North) |
(→Sandsting and Aithsting South) |
||
| Line 306: | Line 306: | ||
|[[James McCullie]] || 44 (Election voided) || [[Image:cross.gif]] | |[[James McCullie]] || 44 (Election voided) || [[Image:cross.gif]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | |Archibald | + | |[[Archibald Garriock]] || 2 (Election voided) || [[Image:cross.gif]] |
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
Revision as of 09:34, 26 July 2021
| Next election | ||
|---|---|---|
| N/A | 1890 | 1892 > |
The 1890 County Council Election occurred on Tuesday 4 February, with 27 seats contested between 40 candidates. Four seats received no nomination.
This was the first instance of a County Council election in Shetland, and it remained in existence until 1974, when it merged with the Lerwick Town Council (which had been holding elections since 1818) to form the Shetland Islands Council.
Results
Bressay
Electorate: 126 (107 men, 19 women)
Turnout: 86 (68.3%)
|
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
| James Meiklejohn | 69 | 
|
| J. Mitchell | 17 | 
|
Burra, Quarff and Havera
Electorate: 50 (23 men, 27 women)
Turnout: N/A
|
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
| Reverend David Gray | Unopposed |
|
Cunningsburgh
Electorate: 103 (87 men, 16 women)
Turnout: N/A
|
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
| Reverend George Clark | Unopposed |
|
Delting North
Electorate: 101 (81 men, 20 women)
Turnout: 14 (13.9%)
|
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
| Charles Hoseason | 9 |
|
| William Pole | 5 |
|
Delting South
Electorate: 76 (60 men, 18 women)
Turnout: N/A
|
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
| Thomas Gifford | Unopposed |
|
Dunrossness North
Electorate: 73 (66 men, 7 women)
Turnout: N/A
|
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
| Robert Henderson | Unopposed |
|
Dunrossness South
Electorate: 139 (122 men, 17 women)
Turnout: 87 (62.3%)
|
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
| John Bruce | 48 |
|
| Sinclair Mail | 39 |
|
Dunrossness South includes Fair Isle, however no islanders voted at the polling booth in Virkie, it was reported.
Fetlar
Electorate: 10 (10 men, 1 women)
Turnout: N/A
No candidate was nominated for the seat, see Fetlar County Council By-Election May 1890.
Gulberwick
Electorate: 147 (125 men, 22 women)
Turnout: N/A
|
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
| Alfred S. Stove | Unopposed |
|
Lerwick Central
Electorate: 348 (204 men, 140 women)
Turnout: N/A
|
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
| John Robertson Jr | Unopposed |
|
Lerwick North
Electorate: 426 (295 men, 131 women)
Turnout: N/A
|
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
| John B. Anderson | Unopposed |
|
Lerwick South
Electorate: 122 (69 men, 53 women)
Turnout: N/A
|
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
| Arthur Laurenson | Unopposed |
|
Nesting And Lunnasting
Electorate: 83 (77 men, 6 women)
Turnout: 16 (19.7%)
|
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
| Robert Hunter Bell | 16 |
|
| John Spence | Withdrew |
|
Northmavine East
Electorate: 199 (169 men, 30 women)
Turnout: 118 (59.3%)
|
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
| Alexander C. Hay | 43 |
|
| James G. Laurenson | 38 |
|
| George Sinclair | 32 |
|
| Thomas Hawick | 5 |
|
Northmavine West
Electorate: 138 (117 men, 21 women)
Turnout: N/A
|
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
| Thomas Anderson | Unopposed |
|
Sandsting and Aithsting North
Electorate: 204 (157 men, 47 women)
Turnout: 25 (12.3%)
|
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
| James Anderson | 23 (election voided) |
|
| William Hay Umphray | 2 (election voided) |
|
See 1890 Aithsting by-election
Sandsting and Aithsting South
Electorate: 111 (82 men, 29 women)
Turnout: 46 (44.4%%)
|
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
| James McCullie | 44 (Election voided) |
|
| Archibald Garriock | 2 (Election voided) |
|
See 1890 Sandsting by-election.
Sandwick
Electorate: 202 (174 men, 28 women)
Turnout: 122 (60.4%)
|
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
| Sinclair T. Duncan | 106 |
|
| George H. Bruce | 16 |
|
Tingwall
Electorate: 264 (183 men, 81 women)
Turnout: 180 (68.2%)
|
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
| Arthur J. Hay | 102 |
|
| Robert Inkster | 78 |
|
| Joseph Irvine | Withdrew |
|
Unst North
Electorate: 147 (112 men, 35 women)
Turnout: 113 (76.9%)
|
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
| James H. Sutherland | 57 |
|
| Charles Sandison | 56 |
|
| Zachary Hamilton | Withdrew |
|
Unst South
Electorate: 162 (138 men, 24 women)
Turnout: N/A
|
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
| Alexander Sandison | Unopposed |
|
Walls North
Electorate: 68 (50 men, 18 women)
Turnout: N/A
No candidate was nominated for the seat, see Sandness County Council by-election 1890.
Walls South
Electorate: 140 (105 men, 35 women)
Turnout: N/A
No candidate was nominated for the seat, see 1890 Walls County Council by-election.
Whalsay And Skerries
Electorate: 82 (77 men, 5 women)
Turnout: 14 (17.1%)
|
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
| William Arthur Bruce | 9 |
|
| James G Laurenson | 5 (withdrew) |
|
Whiteness And Weisdale
Electorate: 126 (86 men, 30 women)
Turnout: 66 (52.9%)
|
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
| John Robertson | 52 |
|
| Joseph Irvine | 14 |
|
| Arthur Hay | (withdrew) |
|
Yell North
Electorate: 62 (55 men, 7 women)
Turnout: N/A
|
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
| Zachary Hamilton | Unopposed |
|
Yell South & Mid
Electorate: 64 (54 men, 10 women)
Turnout: N/A
|
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
| John Love | Unopposed |
|
