Burra (Constituency)

The constituency of Burra first begun electing in 1890 for the County Council until 1974, when the County Council merged with the Town Council to form the Shetland Islands Council. The county was then incorporated with Trondra and remained so until the 2007 election.

The constituency of Burra has also included Trondra, Quarff and the island of Havera at various points since 1890..

Elected County Councillors

• 1890 - David Gray
• 1892 - Vacant
• 1893 - David Gray*
• 1895 - David Gray
• 1898 - Henry Henderson*
• 1898 - Charles Lennie
• 1901 - Charles Lennie
• 1904 - Charles Lennie
• 1907 - Charles Lennie
• 1909 - Robert Inkster*
• 1910 - Robert Inkster
• 1913 - Adam Jamieson
• 1919 - vacant (William Sinclair was elected to both Whiteness & Weisdale and this ward but chose to represent the latter)
• 1920 - George Anderson*
• 1922 - John Henderson
• 1925 - John Henderson
• 1928 - John Henderson
• 1929 - John Henderson
• 1932 - John Henderson
• 1935 - John Henderson
• 1938 - James Pottinger
• 1945 - James Pottinger
• 1949 - James Pottinger
• 1952 - James Pottinger
• 1955 - Robert Strachan
• 1958 - Robert Strachan
• 1959 - Alexander Bennet*
• 1961 - Alexander Bennet
• 1964 - George M. Nelson
• 1967 - George M. Nelson
• 1970 - vacant
• 1970 - Barbara Anderson*
• 1972 - William Cumming*
• 1973 - William Cumming
• 1974 - William Cumming
• 1978 - Arthur Williamson
• 1982 - William Cumming
• 1986 - William Cumming
• 1990 - George Pottinger
• 1994 - Charles Goodlad
• 1999 - Charles Goodlad
• 2003 - John Inkster

*By-election.

See Also

Constituencies of Shetland
Status	Constituencies
Active Constituencies	Lerwick North - Lerwick South - North Isles - Shetland North - Shetland West - Shetland Central - Shetland South
Former Shetland Islands Council Constituencies	Aithsting, Sandsting And Weisdale - Aithsting, Sandsting And Whiteness - Aithsting And Sandsting - Bressay - Burra - Cunningsburgh And Sandwick - Delting - Delting East - Delting North - Delting South - Delting West - Dunrossness - Dunrossness North - Dunrossness South - Gulberwick, Quarff And Cunningsburgh - Lerwick Breiwick - Lerwick Central - Lerwick Clickimin - Lerwick Harbour - Lerwick Harbour And Bressay - Lerwick Lower Sound - Lerwick North - Lerwick North Central - Lerwick Sound - Lerwick South Central - Lerwick Staney Hill - Lerwick Twageos - Lerwick Upper Sound - Lerwick Upper Sound, Gulberwick And Quarff - Lerwick West - Nesting - Nesting, Whiteness, Girlsta And Gott - Northmavine - Sandness And Walls - Sandwick - Scalloway - Unst - Whalsay And Skerries - Whiteness, Weisdale & Tingwall - Yell - Yell North And Fetlar - Yell South
Former County Council Constituencies	Aithsting - Bressay - Burra - Cunningsburgh - Delting North - Delting South - Dunrossness North - Dunrossness South - Fetlar - Gulberwick - Lerwick Central - Lerwick North - Lerwick South - Nesting And Lunnasting - Northmavine North - Northmavine South - Sandness - Sandsting - Sandwick - Tingwall - Unst North - Unst South - Walls - Whalsay And Skerries - Whiteness And Weisdale - Yell North - Yell South

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