2007 Shetland Islands Council election
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All 22 seats to Shetland Islands Council 12 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 17,108 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 59.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to
Election results
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
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22 | 5 | 0 |  5
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100.0 | 92.8 | 9,249 | 16.6
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| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 5 |  5
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0.0 | 3.0 | 300 | 20.8
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| Scottish Socialist | 0 | 0 | 0 |  0
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0.0 | 2.6 | 260 | New | |
Conservative
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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0.0 | 1.6 | 159 | New | |
Ward results
North Isles
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Independent
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Josie Simpson (incumbent) | 33.5 | 479 | ||||||
Independent
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Laura Baisley | 13.8 | 197 | 208 | 239 | 264 | 299 | 366 | |
Independent
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Robert Henderson | 10.1 | 145 | 172 | 194 | 227 | 260 | 308 | |
Independent
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Brian Gregson (Incumbent) | 10.1 | 145 | 160 | 177 | 199 | 238 | 280 | |
Independent
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Gordon Williamson | 8.8 | 126 | 137 | 151 | 183 | 203 | ||
Independent
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Laurence Odie | 8.2 | 117 | 122 | 133 | ||||
Independent
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Laurence Robertson | 7.9 | 113 | 131 | 149 | 159 | |||
Independent
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Robert Thomson | 7.5 | 107 | 119 | |||||
Shetland North
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Independent
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Alastair Cooper | 31.6 | 438 | ||||||
Independent
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Addie Doull | 15.5 | 215 | 243 | 248 | 263 | 299 | 350 | |
Independent
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Bill Manson (Incumbent) | 15.5 | 214 | 235 | 242 | 253 | 267 | 298 | |
Independent
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Barbara Cheyne (Incumbent) | 13.4 | 186 | 198 | 218 | 228 | 239 | 282 | |
Independent
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Kenny Hughson | 9.8 | 135 | 144 | 149 | 159 | 178 | ||
Independent
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Alan MacDonald | 5.9 | 82 | 85 | 91 | 101 | |||
Independent
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Daniel Robertson | 4.9 | 68 | 73 | 77 | ||||
Independent
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Joan Easten | 3.3 | 46 | 49 | |||||
Shetland West
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Independent
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Frank Robertson (Incumbent) | 31.6 | 384 | ||||
Independent
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Gary Robinson | 23.8 | 289 | 316 | |||
Independent
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Florence Grains (Incumbent) | 20.1 | 245 | 265 | 268 | 327 | |
Independent
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Brian Anderson | 14.3 | 174 | 183 | 186 | 222 | |
Independent
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Marion Hughson | 10.2 | 124 | 134 | 138 | ||
Shetland West
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
Independent
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Iris Hawkins (Incumbent) | 27.2 | 330 | |||||
Independent
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Andrew Hughson | 25.6 | 311 | |||||
Independent
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Betty Fullerton | 21.2 | 257 | 265 | 267 | 276 | 295 | |
Independent
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Ian Scott | 10.8 | 131 | 133 | 134 | 141 | 150 | |
Independent
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Geordie Pottinger | 8.1 | 98 | 103 | 104 | 112 | 118 | |
Independent
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John Hunter | 3.8 | 46 | 49 | 50 | 56 | ||
Independent
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Jim Ivens | 1.9 | 23 | 24 | 25 | |||
Independent
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Scotty Dyble | 1.6 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |||
Shetland South
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Independent
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Allison Duncan | 31.6 | 501 | ||||
Independent
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Jim Budge | 22.1 | 350 | 382 | 395 | 451 | |
Independent
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Rick Nickerson | 28.0 | 286 | 301 | 310 | 364 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gordon Mitchell (Incumbent) | 14.2 | 225 | 239 | 271 | 302 | |
Independent
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John Hunter | 9.3 | 148 | 165 | 175 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | James Friedlander | 4.7 | 75 | 78 | |||
Lerwick North
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
Independent
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Allan Wishart | 39.2 | 505 | |||||
Independent
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Sandy Cluness (Incumbent) | 20.5 | 264 | 312 | 340 | |||
Independent
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Caroline Miller | 16.0 | 206 | 245 | 270 | 277 | 312 | |
Independent
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Bill Adams | 9.7 | 125 | 149 | 166 | 170 | 233 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Kin Learmonth | 8.5 | 110 | 132 | 141 | 143 | ||
Independent
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Kathy Greaves | 6.1 | 79 | 95 | ||||
Lerwick South
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
Independent
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Cecil Eunson (incumbent) | 26.4 | 489 | ||||||||
Independent
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Gussie Angus | 25.6 | 483 | ||||||||
Independent
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Cecil Smith | 10.8 | 199 | 226 | 249 | 269 | 281 | 329 | 428 | ||
Conservative
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Maurice Mullay | 8.6 | 159 | 169 | 180 | 182 | 207 | 218 | |||
| Scottish Socialist | Robbie Leith | 8.1 | 150 | 164 | 174 | 181 | 195 | 222 | 233 | 242 | |
Independent
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Jim Henry (Incumbent) | 6.9 | 127 | 146 | 169 | 172 | 201 | 235 | 268 | 285 | |
Independent
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Michael Peterson | 6.3 | 116 | 129 | 137 | 149 | 164 | ||||
Independent
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Geoff Feather (Incumbent) | 5.2 | 97 | 105 | 113 | 118 | |||||
Independent
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Lindsay Smith | 2.2 | 40 | 46 | 52 | ||||||
By-elections since 2007 Elections
- On 28 February 2008 Independent Dr Jonathan Wills won a by-election which arose following the death of Independent Councillor Cecil Eunson on 25 December 2007.
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Independent
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Dr Jonathan Wills | 25.08 | 332 | 335 | 350 | 361 | 402 | 462 | 576 | |
Independent
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Peter Campbell | 17.60 | 233 | 240 | 246 | 272 | 317 | 370 | 465 | |
Independent
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Lyle Williamson | 17.22 | 228 | 229 | 234 | 245 | 286 | 337 | ||
Independent
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Robbie Leith | 13.82 | 183 | 188 | 204 | 216 | 228 | |||
Conservative
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Maurice Mullay | 12.76 | 169 | 171 | 177 | 199 | ||||
Independent
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Geoff Feather | 6.57 | 87 | 91 | 96 | |||||
Independent
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Larry Deyell | 4.76 | 63 | 66 | ||||||
Independent
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Vic Thomas | 2.19 | 29 | |||||||
Independent hold
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Swing | |||||||||
| Electorate: 3,382 Valid: 1,324 Spoilt: 7 Quota: 663 Turnout: 1,331 (39.15%) | ||||||||||
- On 15 December 2011 Independent David Sandison won a by-election which arose following the resignation of Independent Councillor Iris Hawkins on 30 September 2011.
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ||||
Independent
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David Sandison | 48.4 | 332 | 352 | |
Independent
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Stephen Morgan | 16.9 | 116 | 124 | |
Independent
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Ian Scott | 15.6 | 107 | 115 | |
Independent
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Robert Williamson | 10.9 | 75 | 81 | |
Conservative
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Clive Richardson | 4.2 | 29 | ||
Independent
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Scotty van der Tol | 3.9 | 27 | ||
Independent hold
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Swing | ||||
| Electorate: 2,300 Valid: 686 Spoilt: 4 Quota: 344 Turnout: 690 (30%) | |||||
References
- ^ MacMahon, Peter and Walker, Helen (18 May 2007) "Winds of change sweep Scots town halls". Edinburgh. The Scotsman. The other two independent run Councils are Orkney and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. Moray is run by a Conservative/Independent coalition.
- ^ "Political Groups" Shetland Islands Council. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ^ "Lerwick South (Shetland) 28 th February 2008". Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ^ "www.kristoferkeane.co.uk – Scottish Elections :: Shetland Central By-Election 2011". Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
