County Council Election May 1955

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The 1955 County Council Election occurred on Tuesday 5 May.

Results

Aithsting

Electorate:
Turnout: N/A

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
Frederick B. Tait	Unopposed

Bressay

Electorate:
Turnout: N/A

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
Prophet Smith	Unopposed

Burra and Quarff

Electorate: 568
Turnout: 380 (66.9%)

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
Robert Strachan	215
James Pottinger	165

Cunningsburgh

Electorate:
Turnout: N/A

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
Grace M. T. Halcrow	Unopposed

Delting North

Electorate:
Turnout: N/A

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
John S. Sutherland	Unopposed

Delting South

There was no nomination for this county, see Delting South County Council By-Election July 1955.

Dunrossness North

Electorate:
Turnout:

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
Tom Henderson	Unopposed

Dunrossness South

Electorate:
Turnout: N/A

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
James J. Gordon	Unopposed

Fetlar

Electorate:
Turnout: N/A

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
Charles Brown	Unopposed

Gulberwick

Electorate: 210
Turnout: 143 (68.1%)

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
John W. Irvine	97
James R. Gair	46

Nesting And Lunnasting

Electorate: 404
Turnout: 230 (56.9%)

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
William R. T. Hamilton	117
John R. Smith	113

Northmavine North

Electorate:
Turnout: N/A

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
Hamish A. S. Brydone	Unopposed

Northmavine South

Electorate: 371
Turnout: 152 (40.9%)

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
Robert Balfour	81
Charles Charleson	71

Sandness

Electorate:
Turnout: N/A

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
Robert J. H. Ganson	Unopposed

Sandsting

Electorate: 429
Turnout: 213 (49.6%)

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
Alexander I. Tulloch	168
Simon Garriock	45

Sandwick

There was no nomination for this county, see Sandwick County Council By-Election July 1955.

Tingwall

Electorate:
Turnout: N/A

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
George K. Spence	Unopposed

Unst North

There was no nomination for this county, see Unst North County Council By-Election July 1955.

Unst South

Electorate:
Turnout: N/A

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
James L. Matches	Unopposed

Walls

Electorate:
Turnout: N/A

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
Peter Henry	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: 383
Turnout: 181 (47.3%)

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
Amanda Youngman	119
John Stewart	62

Yell South

Electorate: 685
Turnout: 181 (26.4%)

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
John R. Tulloch	103
C. G. Johnson	78

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