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Revision as of 10:58, 16 October 2016
The 1949 County Council Election occurred on Tuesday 9 May. This was the first County Council election under the new election date, which moved from November to May.
Results
Aithsting
Electorate:
Turnout: N/A
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
John S. Sutherland | Unopposed |
Bressay
Electorate:
Turnout: N/A
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Elected? |
James Smith | Labour | Unopposed |
Burra and Quarff
Electorate:
Turnout: N/A
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
James Pottinger | Unopposed |
Cunningsburgh
Electorate: 321
Turnout: 198 (61.7%)
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Elected? |
Adam Halcrow | Labour | 110 | |
William Johnson | 88 |
Delting North
Electorate:
Turnout: N/A
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
James Hay | Unopposed |
Delting South
Electorate:
Turnout:
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
Edward Percival Adie | Unopposed |
Dunrossness North
Electorate:
Turnout:
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
Robert H. W. Bruce | Unopposed |
Dunrossness South
Electorate: 497
Turnout: 125 (25.2%)
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Elected? |
James Bairnson | 73 | ||
Andrew H. Gilbertson | Labour | 52 |
Fetlar
Electorate:
Turnout: N/A
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
Charles Brown | Unopposed |
Gulberwick
Electorate: 192
Turnout: 118 (61.5%)
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Elected? |
John Williamson | Labour | 63 | |
Charles E. Mitchell | 55 |
Nesting And Lunnasting
Electorate: 647
Turnout: 231 (35.7%)
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
John R. B. Pearson | 131 | |
Prophet Smith | 100 |
Northmavine North
Electorate:
Turnout: N/A
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Elected? |
Charles W. Charleson | Labour | Unopposed |
Northmavine South
Electorate:
Turnout: N/A
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
David Walker | Unopposed |
Sandness
Electorate:
Turnout: N/A
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
Robert J. H. Ganson | Unopposed |
Sandsting
Electorate:
Turnout: N/A
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
Simon Garriock | Unopposed |
Sandwick
Electorate:
Turnout: N/A
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
William Thomson | Unopposed |
Tingwall
Electorate:
Turnout: N/A
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
George Ross | Unopposed |
Unst North
Electorate: 527
Turnout: 169 (32.1%)
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Elected? |
Laurence Bruce | Labour | 101 | |
John W. Robertson | 68 |
Unst South
Electorate:
Turnout:
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
James L. Matches | Unopposed |
Walls
Electorate:
Turnout: N/A
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Elected? |
James Anderson | Labour | Unopposed |
Whalsay And Skerries
Electorate:
Turnout: N/A
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
Magnus Shearer | Unopposed |
Whiteness And Weisdale
Electorate:
Turnout: N/A
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
Anthony Anderson | Unopposed |
Yell North
Electorate: 422
Turnout: 280 (66.4%)
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
John S. Ratter | 165 | |
Andrew Sutherland | 115 |
Yell South
Electorate: 735
Turnout: 413 (56.2%)
Rejected ballots: 1
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
George K. Spence | 224 | |
John Williamson | 188 |