1974 Shetland Islands Council election

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1974 Shetland Islands Council election
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  1973 May 7, 1974 (1974-05-07) 1978  

All 22 seats to Shetland Islands Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
LeaderA.I. Tulloch
Party Independent Labour
Leader's seatAithsting and Sandsting
Seats won184
Popular vote3,781430
Percentage89.8%10.2%

Council Convener after election

A.I. Tulloch
Independent

Elections to the Shetland Islands Council were held on 7 May 1974 as part of Scottish local elections. This was the first election for the all-purpose Shetland Islands Council, as established by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, combining the Lerwick Town Council and the Zetland County Council. The Council operated as a shadow authority until May 1975, when it assumed full responsibilities for local government in Shetland. 11 seats were uncontested.

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Aggregate results

Shetland Islands Council election, 1974 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 18N/AN/AN/A84.089.83,781N/A
  Labour 4N/AN/AN/A6.010.2430N/A

Ward results

Aithsting and Sandsting
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent A.I. Tulloch 291 55.3%
Independent Robert Garrick23544.7%
Majority5610.6%
Bressay
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent James Irvine unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Burra and Trondra
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent William Cumming 225 78.1%
Independent Victor Church6321.9%
Majority16256.2%
Delting
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Fraser Peterson 232 66.7%
Independent Clem Robb11633.3%
Majority11633.4%
Dunrossness
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent James Leask 258 55.4%
Independent Raymond Bentley20844.6%
Majority5010.8%
Gulberwick, Quarff and Cunningsburgh
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Joan McLeod 248 69.7%
Independent Angus Smith10830.3%
Majority13039.4%
Lerwick Breiwick
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour John Butler 141 39.1%
Independent Harry Gray12534.6%
Independent Ronald Cumming9526.6%
Majority164.5%
Lerwick Central
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Eric Gray 219 59.5%
Independent Robert Wishart14940.5%
Majority7019.0%
Lerwick North
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Alex Morrison unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Lerwick Sound
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent William Peterson unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Lerwick Twageos
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour James Paton 289 58.7%
Independent George Blance20341.3%
Majority8617.4%
Lerwick West
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Bill Smith unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Nesting
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Edward Thomason unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Northmavine
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent John Jamieson unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Sandness and Walls
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Williamina Tait 206 65.4%
Independent Peter Garrick10934.6%
Majority9730.8%
Sandwick
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Thomas Stove unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Scalloway
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Andrew Irvine unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Unst
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Alan Fraser 225 56.7%
Independent William Thomson17243.3%
Majority5313.4%
Whalsay and Skerries
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Frederick Dainty unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Whiteness, Weisdale and Tingwall
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent John Johnson 164 55.8%
Independent John Rae8127.6%
Independent George Morrison4916.7%
Majority8328.2%
Yell North and Fetlar
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent David Johnson unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Yell South
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Stewart Gray unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed

By-elections since 1974

1976 Lerwick Sound by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Ian Byrne unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
1977 Dunrossness by-election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Prophet Smith 143 34.5%
Independent Ray Bentley12329.7%
Independent Alan Whitfield9322.5%
Independent Williamina Flaws5513.3%
Majority204.8%
Independent hold

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