County Council Election May 1952
The 1952 County Council Election occurred on Tuesday 5 May.
Results
Aithsting
Electorate: 461
Turnout: 239 (51.8%)
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
John S. Sutherland | 126 | |
John T. Henry | 113 |
Bressay
Electorate:
Turnout: N/A
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
James Smith | Unopposed |
Burra & Quarff
Electorate: 568
Turnout: 380 (66.9%)
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
James Pottinger | Unopposed |
Cunningsburgh
Electorate:
Turnout: N/A
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
Adam Halcrow | Unopposed |
Delting North
Electorate:
Turnout: N/A
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
Donald G. Sutherland | Unopposed |
Delting South
Electorate:
Turnout: N/A
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
Basil Neven-Spence | Unopposed |
Dunrossness North
Electorate:
Turnout:
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
Thomas Henderson | Unopposed |
Dunrossness South
Electorate: 443
Turnout: 280 (63.2%)
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
Magnus R. Flaws | 176 | |
James Bairnson | 63 | |
Andrew H. Gilbertson | 41 |
Fetlar
Electorate:
Turnout: N/A
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
Charles Brown | Unopposed |
Gulberwick
Electorate: 210
Turnout: 143 (68.1%)
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
James J. Nicolson | Unopposed |
Nesting & Lunnasting
Electorate:
Turnout:
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
Prophet Smith | Unopposed |
Northmavine North
Electorate:
Turnout: N/A
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
Joseph Peterson | Unopposed |
Northmavine South
Electorate:
Turnout:
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
Charles W. Charleson | Unopposed |
Sandness
Electorate:
Turnout: N/A
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
Robert Ganson | Unopposed |
Sandsting
Electorate: 429
Turnout: 213 (49.6%)
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
Simon Garriock | Unopposed |
Sandwick
Electorate:
Turnout:
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
William Thomson | Unopposed |
Tingwall
Electorate:
Turnout: N/A
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
George K. Spence | Unopposed |
Unst North
Electorate: 500
Turnout: 204 (40.8%)
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
John Priest | 130 | |
Laurence Edmondston | 74 |
Unst South
Electorate:
Turnout: N/A
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
James L. Matches | Unopposed |
Walls
Electorate: 429
Turnout: 141 (32.9%)
Rejected ballots: 3
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
Peter Henry | 93 | |
James Anderson | 45 |
Whalsay & Skerries
Electorate:
Turnout: N/A
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
Magnus Shearer | Unopposed |
Whiteness & Weisdale
Electorate:
Turnout: N/A
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
Anthony Anderson | Unopposed |
Yell North
Electorate:
Turnout:
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
John Stewart | Unopposed |
Yell South
There was no nomination received for this county, see Yell South County Council By-Election July 1952.