Lerwick Town Council Election September 1874
From Shetland History Online
The 1874 Lerwick Town Council Election occurred on 3 September.
The councillors were split on the interpretation of the the procedures and as such two votes were held in two different rooms of the County Halls. The second set of Councillors ended up being the selected councillors.
Results
1st Council Group
Electorate:
Turnout: N/A;
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
Arthur J. Hay | Appointed as Senior Bailie | |
John Robertson Snr | Appointed as Junior Bailie | |
Andrew Jamieson | 35 | |
Laurence Stove | 35 | |
Alfred Stove | 30 | |
John Leisk | 29 | |
William Duncan | 27 | |
William Robertson Jr | 27 | |
Christopher Sandison | 26 | |
Robert Scott | 22 | |
Robert Stout | 22 | |
Charles Robertson | 15 | |
Daniel Brown | 15 | |
Laurence Halcrow | 10 | |
Hugh Linklater | 9 | |
William Irvine | 8 | |
Charles W. Aitken | 8 | |
Dr. Thomas Laurence Harrison | 4 |
2st Council Group
Electorate:
Turnout: N/A;
Candidate |
Votes |
Elected? |
William Sievwright | Appointed as Senior Bailie | |
George Reid Tait | Appointed as Junior Bailie | |
Laurence G. Stove | 19 | |
Alfred S. Stove | 18 | |
William Robertson Jr | 18 | |
Andrew B. Jamieson | 18 | |
John Leslie | 17 | |
John Leisk | 14 | |
William Duncan | 12 | |
Christopher Sandison | 12 | |
Robert Stout | 7 |