1994 Shetland Islands Council election

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1994 Shetland Islands Council election

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All 26 seats to Shetland Islands Council 14 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Lewis Shand Smith Tavish Scott Party Independent Shetland Movement Liberal Democrats Leader's seat Lerwick Twageos Lerwick Harbour and Bressay Last election 16 seats, 56.9% 7 seats, 31.4% 0 seats, 2.7% Seats before 16 7 0 Seats won 16 6 2 Seat change 0 1 2 Popular vote 2,575 297 221 Percentage 77.8% 9.0% 6.7% Swing 20.9% 22.4% 4.0%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Bill Smith Leonard Groat Party Labour Independent Labour Leader's seat Lerwick Central Lerwick North Last election 1 seats, 7.1% 1 seat, 0.0% Seats before 1 1 Seats won 1 1 Seat change 0 0 Popular vote 216 0 Percentage 6.5% 0.0% Swing 0.6% 0.0%
Council Convener before election Edward Thomason Shetland Movement Council Convener after election Lewis Shand Smith Independent

Elections to the Shetland Islands Council were held on 5 May 1994 as part of Scottish regional elections. The Shetland Movement lost one but maintained six seats, while the Liberal Democrats gained representation on the council for the first time. Only ten seats were contested.

Aggregate results

Shetland Islands Council election, 1994^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	16	0	0	0	54	77.9	2,575	20.9
	Shetland Movement	6	0	1	1	24	8.1	297	22.4
	Liberal Democrats	2	2	0	2	8	6.0	221	4.0
	Labour	1	0	0	0	4	5.9	216	0.6
	Independent Labour	1	0	0	0	4	0.0	0	0.0

Ward results

By-elections since 1994

References