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

References

  1. Stewart, James. "Shetland Islands Council Election May 1974". Shetland History Online. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  2. BBC Radio Shetland (13 July 1977). "Good Evening Shetland". Shetland Archives, BBCRS/5/1977/15/1.