Nesting (Constituency)

The constituency of Nesting 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. Following this it remained the constituency of Nesting And Lunnasting until 1999.

Elected County Councillors

• 1890 - Robert Hunter Bell
• 1892 - William Levie
• 1895 - John Small
• 1898 - John Small
• 1901 - John Small
• 1904 - John Small
• 1907 - John Small
• 1910 - James A. Loggie
• 1913 - James A. Loggie
• 1914 - John Pearson*
• 1919 - James Hunter
• 1920 - Robert Hunter*
• 1922 - Robert D. Ganson
• 1925 - Robert D. Ganson
• 1928 - Magnus Gray
• 1929 - Magnus Gray
• 1932 - Thomas J. Anderson
• 1935 - William Sutherland
• 1938 - James Anderson
• 1945 - Adam Thomson
• 1948 - John R. B. Pearson*
• 1949 - John R. B. Pearson
• 1952 - Prophet Smith
• 1955 - William R. T. Hamilton
• 1958 - William R. T. Hamilton
• 1961 - William R. T. Hamilton
• 1964 - William R. T. Hamilton
• 1967 - William R. T. Hamilton
• 1970 - William R. T. Hamilton
• 1973 - Andrew Riddell
• 1974 - Edward Thomason
• 1978 - Peter B. A. Hunter
• 1982 - Peter B. A. Hunter
• 1986 - Peter B. A. Hunter
• 1990 - Greta McElvogue
• 1994 - Greta McElvogue

*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

Shetland Election Results
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