1970 Zetland County Council election

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1970 Zetland County Council election
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  1967 May 12, 1970 (1970-05-12) 1973  

24 of 33 seats on the Zetland County Council
17 seats needed for a majority
 First party
 
LeaderRobert Johnson
Party Independent
Leader's seatGulberwick and Quarff
Seats won24
Seat change-
Popular vote1,043
Percentage100.0%
Swing-

Council Convener before election

Robert Johnson
Independent

Council Convener after election

Robert Johnson
Independent

Elections to the Zetland County Council were held on 12 May 1970 as part of Scottish local elections. Elections were held in every part of Shetland except Lerwick to elect 24 landward members to the County Council, who would be joined by nine nominated members from the Lerwick Town Council. Only five of 24 seats were contested.

Contents

Incumbent Council Convener Robert Johnson was unanimously re-elected for a second term after the election but would only serve a further two months until his death in July, after which Edward Thomason was elected to the position. [1]

Election results

Zetland County Council Election Result 1970 [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 2400-100.0%100.0%1,042-

Ward results

Aithsting
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Robert Garrick (Incumbent) 161 56.5%
Independent Iain Caldwell12443.5%
Majority3713.0%
Independent hold
Bressay
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent James Irvine 79 47.0%
Independent John Scott (Incumbent)5633.3%
Independent Tom Black3319.6%
Majority2313.7%
Independent hold
Burra
PartyCandidateVotes%
No nominations
Cunningsburgh
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent John McLeod (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Delting North
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Fraser Peterson unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Delting South
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent William Robb unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Dunrossness North
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Iain Campbell (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Dunrossness South
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Raymond Bentley (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Fetlar
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent John Laurenson unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Gulberwick and Quarff
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Robert Johnson (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Nesting and Lunnasting
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent William Hamilton (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Northmavine North
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Andrew Cromarty (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Northmavine South
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Hugh Sutherland (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Sandness
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent George Morrison 68 82.9%
Independent Magnus Cheyne1417.1%
Majority3713.0%
Independent hold
Sandsting
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent A.I. Tulloch (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Sandwick
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Thomas Stove 199 70.1%
Independent George Jamieson5218.3%
Independent Peter Duncan3311.6%
Majority14751.8%
Independent hold
Tingwall
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Andrew Irvine (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Unst North
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Edward Thomason (Incumbent) 141 62.9%
Independent Alexander Lamb8337.1%
Majority5823.8%
Independent hold
Unst South
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Alan Fraser unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Walls
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Williamina Tait unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Whalsay and Skerries
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent James Pottinger unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Whiteness and Weisdale
PartyCandidateVotes%
No nominations
Yell North
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Hugh Williamson unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Yell South
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Robert Gray unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold

By-elections since 1970

1970 Burra by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Barbara Anderson unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
1970 Whiteness and Weisdale by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent John Rae unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
1970 Gulberwick and Quarff by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Arthur Irvine unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
1971 Dunrossness North by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent James Leask 55 78.6%
Independent Mary Fisher1521.4%
Majority4057.2%
Independent hold
1972 Northmavine South by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent John Jamieson unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
1972 Burra by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent William Cumming unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold

References

  1. "Minutes of a Special Meeting of the County Council of the County of Zetland". Zetland County Council with Convener's Committee (1970). 11 August 1970.
  2. Stewart, James. "County Council Election May 1970". Shetland History Online. Retrieved 2 February 2022.