Shetland Islands Council Election May 1986

The 1986 Shetland Islands Council Election occurred on Tuesday 4 May.

Results

Aithsting And Sandsting

Electorate:
Turnout: 412 (68%)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected?
Florence Grains	Independent	211
Harold Leask	Independent	201

Bressay

Electorate:
Turnout: 195 (76%)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected?
James C. Irvine	Independent	135
Roy Whitehead	Independent Liberal	60

Burra And Trondra

Electorate:
Turnout: N/A

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected?
William Cumming	Shetland Movement	Unopposed

Delting North

Electorate:
Turnout: 469 (49%)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected?
Andrea Manson	Independent	319
Fred Amphlett	Labour	150

Delting South

Electorate:
Turnout: N/A

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected?
James Hunter	Independent	Unopposed

Dunrossness North

Electorate:
Turnout: 339 (62%)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected?
William Tait	Independent	288
Annette Mitchell	Independent	51

Dunrossness South

Electorate:
Turnout: 250 (61%)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected?
Magnus Flaws	Independent	195
Raymond Bentley	Independent	55

Gulberwick, Quarff And Cunningsburgh

Electorate:
Turnout: 434 (63%)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected?
Joan McLeod	Independent	240
David Nicolson	Independent	194

Lerwick Breiwick

Electorate:
Turnout: 335 (49%)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected?
Cecil B. Eunson	Independent	203
Dorothy Stables	Independent	107
Robert Tait	Independent	25

Lerwick Central

Electorate:
Turnout: N/A

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected?
Bill Smith	Labour	Unopposed

Lerwick Clickimin

Electorate:
Turnout: 291 (39%)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected?
Thomas M. Y. Manson	Shetland Movement	216
Ian Byrne	Independent	75

Lerwick Harbour

Electorate:
Turnout: N/A

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected?
Edward Thomason	Shetland Movement	Unopposed

Lerwick North

Electorate:
Turnout: 587 (59%)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected?
Leonard Groat	Labour	328
Michael Thomson	Independent	259

Lerwick Sound

Electorate:
Turnout: N/A

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected?
John G. Graham	Shetland Movement	Unopposed

Lerwick Twageos

Electorate:
Turnout: 398 (57%)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected?
James Paton	Labour	281
Alexander J. Cluness	Shetland Movement	117

Nesting And Lunnasting

Electorate:
Turnout: N/A

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected?
Peter Hunter	Independent	Unopposed

Northmavine

Electorate:
Turnout: 311

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected?
Christopher Dowle	Labour	238
William J. Beattie	Independent	74

Sandness And Walls

Electorate:
Turnout: 421 (73%)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected?
James W. Nicolson	Independent	179
Gordon Walterson	Shetland Movement	163
Chris Young	Independent	79

Sandwick

Electorate:
Turnout: 349 (55%)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected?
Malcolm Bray	Shetland Movement	165
Peter Watts	Independent	124
Graham Jamieson	Independent	60

Scalloway

Electorate:
Turnout: N/A

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected?
William A. Anderson	coming soon	Unopposed

Unst

Electorate:
Turnout: 437 (61%)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected?
Liz Nicolson	Independent	186
Tom Ellis	Shetland Movement	158
John W. Ritch	Independent	48
Alan Fraser	Independent	45

Whalsay And Skerries

Electorate:
Turnout: N/A

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected?
Henry Stewart	Independent	Unopposed

Whiteness, Weisdale And Tingwall

Electorate:
Turnout: 447 (58%)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected?
Alex Arthur	Independent	194
Cecil R. H. Eunson	Independent	172
Charles Johnson	Independent	81

Yell North And Fetlar

Electorate:
Turnout: N/A

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected?
David Johnson	Independent	Unopposed

Yell South

Electorate:
Turnout: 347 (58%)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Elected?
Stuart Gray	Independent	152
Robert Johnson	Independent	114
Daniel Spence	Independent	81

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