1986 Shetland Islands Council election

1986 Scottish local government election

1986 Shetland Islands Council election

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| <- 1982 | May 4, 1986 (1986-05-04) | 1990 ->

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All 25 seats to Shetland Islands Council
13 seats needed for a majority
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Leader  |  | Edward Thomason  |
Party  | Independent | Shetland Movement | Labour
Leader's seat  |  | Lerwick Harbour  |
Last election  | 23 | 0 | 2
Seats won  | 16 | 5  | 4
Seat change  | 7 | 5  | 2
Popular vote  | 4,015 | 819  | 997
Percentage  | 66.9% | 13.6%  | 16.6%
Swing  | 20.9% | N/A | 10.1%

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| Council Convener before election

A.I. Tulloch
Independent

| Council Convener after election

Edward Thomason
Shetland Movement

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Results by electoral district.

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

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Shetland Islands Council election, 1986[2] Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| 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

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Aithsting and Sandsting  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Florence Grains  | 211  | 51.2%
| Independent | Harold Leask  | 201  | 48.8%
Majority  | 10  | 2.4%
| Independent hold
Bressay  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | James Irvine (Incumbent)  | 135  | 69.2%
| Independent Liberal | Roy Whitehead  | 60  | 30.8%
Majority  | 75  | 38.4%
| Independent hold
Burra and Trondra  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Shetland Movement | William Cumming (Incumbent)  | unopposed  | unopposed
Majority  | unopposed  | unopposed
| Shetland Movement gain from Independent
Delting North  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Andrea Manson (Incumbent)  | 319  | 68.0%
| Labour | Fred Amphlett  | 150  | 32.0%
Majority  | 169  | 36.0%
| Independent hold
Delting South  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Albert Hunter (Incumbent)  | unopposed  | unopposed
Majority  | unopposed  | unopposed
| Independent hold
Dunrossness North  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | William Tait (Incumbent)  | 288  | 85.0%
| Independent | Annette Mitchell  | 51  | 15.0%
Majority  | 237  | 60.0%
| Independent hold
Dunrossness South  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Magnus Flaws  | 195  | 78.0%
| Independent | Raymond Bentley (Incumbent)  | 55  | 22.0%
Majority  | 140  | 56.0%
| Independent hold
Gulberwick, Quarff and Cunningsburgh  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Joan McLeod (Incumbent)  | 240  | 55.3%
| Independent | David Nicolson  | 194  | 44.7%
Majority  | 46  | 10.6%
| Independent hold
Lerwick Breiwick  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Cecil Eunson  | 203  | 60.6%
| Independent | Dorothy Stables  | 107  | 31.9%
| Independent | Robert Tait  | 25  | 7.5%
Majority  | 96  | 28.7%
| Independent hold
Lerwick Central  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Bill Smith (Incumbent)  | unopposed  | unopposed
Majority  | unopposed  | unopposed
| Labour hold
Lerwick Clickimin  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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
Lerwick Harbour  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Shetland Movement | Edward Thomason (Incumbent)  | unopposed  | unopposed
Majority  | unopposed  | unopposed
| Shetland Movement gain from Independent
Lerwick North  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Leonard Groat (Incumbent)  | 328  | 55.9%
| Independent | Michael Thomson  | 259  | 44.1%
Majority  | 69  | 11.8%
| Labour hold
Lerwick Sound  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Shetland Movement | John Graham (Incumbent)  | unopposed  | unopposed
Majority  | unopposed  | unopposed
| Shetland Movement gain from Independent
Lerwick Twageos  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | James J. Paton  | 281  | 70.6%
| Shetland Movement | Sandy Cluness (Incumbent)  | 117  | 29.4%
Majority  | 164  | 41.2%
| Labour gain from Independent
Nesting and Lunnasting  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Benji Hunter (Incumbent)  | unopposed  | unopposed
Majority  | unopposed  | unopposed
| Independent hold
Northmavine  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Labour | Chris Dowle (Incumbent)  | 238  | 76.3%
| Independent | William Beattie  | 74  | 23.7%
Majority  | 164  | 52.6%
| Labour hold
Sandness and Walls  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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
Sandwick  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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
Scalloway  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | William Anderson (Incumbent)  | unopposed  | unopposed
Majority  | unopposed  | unopposed
| Independent hold
Unst  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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
Whalsay & Skerries  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Henry Stewart (Incumbent)  | unopposed  | unopposed
Majority  | unopposed  | unopposed
| Independent hold
Whiteness, Weisdale and Tingwall  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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
Yell North and Fetlar  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | David Johnson (Incumbent)  | unopposed  | unopposed
Majority  | unopposed  | unopposed
| Independent hold
Yell South  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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

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1987 Sandwick by-election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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
1988 Lerwick Twageos by-election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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]

1. ^ Stewart, James. "Alexander Tulloch". Shetland History Online.
2. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

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