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1986 Shetland Islands Council election
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An election to Shetland Islands Council was held on 8 May 1986 as part of the Scottish regional elections. The election saw Labour gain another two seats on the Shetland Islands Council, and also saw the Shetland Movement contest the election on a party political platform for the first time. The outgoing three-term Convener, A.I. Tulloch, died just one day before the election.[1]
Aggregate results
[edit]| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 16 | 0 | 6 |  7
|
64.0 | 66.9 | 4,015 | 20.9
| |
| Shetland Movement | 5 | 5 | 0 |  5
|
20.0 | 13.6 | 819 | N/A | |
| Labour | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2
|
16.0 | 16.6 | 997 | 10.1
| |
| Independent Progressive | 0 | 0 | 0 |  0
|
0.0 | 1.8 | 107 | New | |
| Independent Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
|
0.0 | 1.0 | 60 | New | |
Ward Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Florence Grains | 211 | 51.2% | |
| Independent | Harold Leask | 201 | 48.8% | |
| Majority | 10 | 2.4% | ||
| Independent hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | James Irvine (Incumbent) | 135 | 69.2% | |
| Independent Liberal | Roy Whitehead | 60 | 30.8% | |
| Majority | 75 | 38.4% | ||
| Independent hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shetland Movement | William Cumming (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
| Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
| Shetland Movement gain from Independent | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Andrea Manson (Incumbent) | 319 | 68.0% | |
| Labour | Fred Amphlett | 150 | 32.0% | |
| Majority | 169 | 36.0% | ||
| Independent hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Albert Hunter (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
| Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
| Independent hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William Tait (Incumbent) | 288 | 85.0% | |
| Independent | Annette Mitchell | 51 | 15.0% | |
| Majority | 237 | 60.0% | ||
| Independent hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Magnus Flaws | 195 | 78.0% | |
| Independent | Raymond Bentley (Incumbent) | 55 | 22.0% | |
| Majority | 140 | 56.0% | ||
| Independent hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Joan McLeod (Incumbent) | 240 | 55.3% | |
| Independent | David Nicolson | 194 | 44.7% | |
| Majority | 46 | 10.6% | ||
| Independent hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Cecil Eunson | 203 | 60.6% | |
| Independent | Dorothy Stables | 107 | 31.9% | |
| Independent | Robert Tait | 25 | 7.5% | |
| Majority | 96 | 28.7% | ||
| Independent hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bill Smith (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
| Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
| Labour hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shetland Movement | T.M.Y. Manson (Incumbent) | 216 | 74.2% | |
| Independent | Ian Byrne | 75 | 25.8% | |
| Majority | 141 | 48.4% | ||
| Shetland Movement gain from Independent | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shetland Movement | Edward Thomason (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
| Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
| Shetland Movement gain from Independent | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Leonard Groat (Incumbent) | 328 | 55.9% | |
| Independent | Michael Thomson | 259 | 44.1% | |
| Majority | 69 | 11.8% | ||
| Labour hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shetland Movement | John Graham (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
| Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
| Shetland Movement gain from Independent | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James J. Paton | 281 | 70.6% | |
| Shetland Movement | Sandy Cluness (Incumbent) | 117 | 29.4% | |
| Majority | 164 | 41.2% | ||
| Labour gain from Independent | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Benji Hunter (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
| Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
| Independent hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Chris Dowle (Incumbent) | 238 | 76.3% | |
| Independent | William Beattie | 74 | 23.7% | |
| Majority | 164 | 52.6% | ||
| Labour hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | James Nicolson | 179 | 42.5% | |
| Shetland Movement | Gordon Walterson (Incumbent) | 163 | 38.7% | |
| Independent | Chris Young | 79 | 18.8% | |
| Majority | 16 | 3.8% | ||
| Independent hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shetland Movement | Malcolm Bray (Incumbent) | 165 | 47.3% | |
| Independent | Peter Watts | 124 | 35.5% | |
| Independent | Graham Jamieson | 60 | 17.2% | |
| Majority | 41 | 11.8% | ||
| Shetland Movement gain from Independent | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William Anderson (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
| Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
| Independent hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Elizabeth Nicolson | 186 | 42.6% | |
| Shetland Movement | Tom Ellis | 158 | 36.2% | |
| Independent | John Ritch | 48 | 11.0% | |
| Independent | Alan Fraser (Incumbent) | 45 | 10.3% | |
| Majority | 28 | 6.4% | ||
| Independent hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Henry Stewart (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
| Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
| Independent hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Alex Arthur | 194 | 43.4% | |
| Independent | Cecil Eunson (Incumbent) | 172 | 38.5% | |
| Independent | Charles Johnson | 81 | 18.1% | |
| Majority | 22 | 4.9% | ||
| Independent hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David Johnson (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
| Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
| Independent hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Stewart Gray (Incumbent) | 152 | 43.8% | |
| Independent | Robert Johnson | 114 | 32.9% | |
| Independent | Daniel Spence | 81 | 23.3% | |
| Majority | 38 | 10.9% | ||
| Independent hold | ||||
By-elections since 1986
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | James Smith | 147 | 36.8% | |
| Independent | Eddie Barclay | 136 | 34.0% | |
| Independent | Graham Jamieson | 117 | 29.3% | |
| Majority | 11 | 2.8% | ||
| Independent gain from Shetland Movement | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Michael Johnston | 246 | 70.1% | |
| Labour | Robert Adair | 66 | 18.8% | |
| Independent | Ian Selbie | 39 | 11.1% | |
| Majority | 11 | 2.8% | ||
| Independent gain from Labour | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ Stewart, James. "Alexander Tulloch". Shetland History Online.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
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