1990_Shetland_Islands_Council_election
1990 Shetland Islands Council election
Fifth election to Shetland Islands Council
An election to the Shetland Islands Council was held on 3 May 1990 as part of regional elections. Independents maintained control of the 25 seat council. The Shetland Movement gained two seats, bringing their total to seven. The Scottish National Party and Liberal Democrats also ran candidates for the first time.
Quick Facts All 25 seats to Shetland Islands Council 13 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
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Former Labour councillor Leonard Groat stood on an Independent Labour ticket in protest against his party's support for the closure of Montfield Hospital in Lerwick.[1]
More information Party, Seats ...
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Independent | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 56.9 | 1,962 | 10.0 | |
Shetland Movement | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 31.4 | 1,083 | 17.8 | |
Independent Labour | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | New | |
Labour | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7.1 | 246 | 9.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 94 | New | |
SNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 65 | New | |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Florence Grains (incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | James Irvine (incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | George Pottinger | 213 | 55.2% | |
Shetland Movement | William Cumming (incumbent) | 173 | 44.8% | |
Majority | 40 | 10.4% | ||
Independent gain from Shetland Movement | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Andrea Manson (incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Mary Colligan | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | William Tait (incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Shetland Movement | Magnus Flaws (incumbent) | 225 | 79.8% | |
Independent | John Johnston | 57 | 20.2% | |
Majority | 168 | 59.6% | ||
Shetland Movement gain from Independent | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Joan McLeod (incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Cecil Eunson (Incumbent) | 241 | 79.8% | |
Labour | Robert Adair | 61 | 20.2% | |
Majority | 180 | 59.6% | ||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Bill Smith (Incumbent) | 185 | 66.3% | |
Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Crossan | 94 | 36.7% | |
Majority | 91 | 29.6% | ||
Labour hold | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Robert Johnson | 122 | 36.9% | |
Shetland Movement | William Playfair | 108 | 32.6% | |
Independent | Ian Byrne | 101 | 30.5% | |
Majority | 14 | 4.3% | ||
Independent gain from Shetland Movement | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Shetland Movement | Edward Thomason (incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Shetland Movement hold | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent Labour | Leonard Groat | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent Labour gain from Labour | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Shetland Movement | John Graham (Incumbent) | 308 | 87.5% | |
Independent | Ian Selbie | 44 | 12.5% | |
Majority | 264 | 75.0% | ||
Shetland Movement hold | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Lewis Shand Smith | 179 | 43.6% | |
Independent | Michael Johnston (Incumbent) | 174 | 42.3% | |
Independent | William Henderson | 58 | 14.1% | |
Majority | 5 | 1.3% | ||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Greta McElvogue | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | James Manson | 144 | 50.3% | |
Independent | Bill Manson | 142 | 49.7% | |
Majority | 2 | 0.6% | ||
Independent gain from Labour | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | James Gear | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Shetland Movement | James Smith (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Shetland Movement | William Anderson (Incumbent) | 183 | 65.8% | |
Anti-Poll Tax | Ian Scott | 95 | 34.2% | |
Majority | 88 | 31.6% | ||
Shetland Movement gain from Independent | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Joan Easten | 200 | 64.9% | |
Independent | Elizabeth Nicolson (Incumbent) | 108 | 35.1% | |
Majority | 92 | 29.8% | ||
Independent hold | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Henry Stewart (incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Alex Arthur (incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Shetland Movement | Andrew Williamson | 86 | 36.6% | |
Independent | Philip Turner | 73 | 31.1% | |
SNP | Derrick Tulloch | 65 | 27.7% | |
Independent | Derek Rushton | 7 | 3.0% | |
Independent | Philip Anderson | 4 | 1.7% | |
Majority | 13 | 5.5% | ||
Shetland Movement gain from Independent | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Shetland Movement | Robert Gray | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Shetland Movement gain from Independent | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Bill Manson | 207 | 62.2% | |
Independent | Thomas Balfour | 115 | 34.5% | |
Independent | James Paterson | 11 | 3.3% | |
Majority | 92 | 27.7% | ||
Independent hold | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Peter Guy | 208 | 70.0% | |
Independent | Alan Ogden | 89 | 30.0% | |
Majority | 119 | 40.0% | ||
Independent gain from Shetland Movement | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Hazel Simpson | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Jonathan Wills | 388 | 73.8% | |
Independent | A.M. Leslie | 77 | 14.6% | |
Independent | J.W. Johnson | 61 | 11.6% | |
Majority | 311 | 59.2% | ||
Independent hold | ||||
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- Hamilton, Peter. "A hard place to stand up and be counted". Shetland News.
- Bochel, JM; Denver, DT. "Scottish Regional Elections, 1990" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 April 2020.