1982 Orkney Islands Council election

1982 Orkney Islands Council election

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All 24 seats to Orkney Islands Council 13 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Edwin Eunson Spencer Rosie Party Independents Orkney Movement Leader's seat Kirkwall Broadsands Kirkwall Weyland Last election 24 0 Seats won 23 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 3,114 135 Percentage 86.5% 3.8% Swing 13.5pp New
Council Convener before election Edwin Eunson Independent Council Convener after election Edwin Eunson Independent

The 1982 Orkney Islands Council election, the third election to Orkney Islands Council, was held on 4 May 1982 as part of the wider 1982 Scottish regional elections.

The election saw the Independents take all save one of the seats on the council as the pro-autonomy Orkney Movement contested its first election, winning one seat. Two other Orkney Movement members, Billy Dass and Chris Soames, were elected as independent candidates. ^[1]

Results

1982 Orkney Islands election ^[2]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	23	0	1	1		86.5	3,114	13.5
	Orkney Movement	1	1	0	1		3.8	135	New
	Labour	0	0	0	0	0.0	9.7	350	New

Ward results

Kirkwall St Magnus

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J. McRae (Incumbent)	156	66.7%
	Labour	R. Presland	77	32.9%
Majority			79	33.8%
	Independent hold

Kirkwall Weyland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Orkney Movement	Spencer Rosie	135	41.8%
	Independent	James Melrose (Incumbent)	102	31.6%
	Independent	James Hine	53	16.4%
	Labour	A. Bain	31	9.6%
Majority			33	10.2%
	Orkney Movement gain from Independent

Kirkwall Broadsands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Edwin Eunson (Incumbent)	221	73.4%
	Labour	J. Johnson	80	26.6%
Majority			141	46.8%
	Independent hold

Kirkwall St Olafs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J. Marwick (Incumbent)	240	78.9%
	Independent	G. Harcus	64	21.1%
Majority			176	57.8%
	Independent hold

Kirkwall Quoybanks

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	A. Stranger (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Kirkwall Papdale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Allan Taylor (Incumbent)	123	64.4%
	Independent	Alma Fotheringhame	68	35.6%
Majority			55	28.8%
	Independent hold

Stromness West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Ian Argo	227	73.7%
	Labour	E. Bevan	80	26.0%
Majority			147	47.7%
	Independent hold

Stromness Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Brenda Robertson (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Stromness North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	John Chalmers (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

St Ola

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	E. Harcus (Incumbent)	154	65.0%
	Labour	D. Holland	82	34.6%
Majority			72	30.4%
	Independent hold

Firth & Harray

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Eoin Scott (Incumbent)	256	61.7%
	Independent	R. Sabiston	159	38.3%
Majority			97	23.4%
	Independent hold

Orphir & Stenness

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Hugh Halcro-Johnston (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Sandwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J. Robertson (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

St Andrews & Deerness

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Jackie Tait (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Birsay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	John Brown (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Evie & Rendall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	George Stevenson (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Holm

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Alastair Scholes (Incumbent)	120	59.7%
	Independent	A. Heddle	81	40.3%
Majority			39	10.4%
	Independent hold

Ronaldsay South & Burray

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Billy Dass	288	51.6%
	Independent	Alex Annal (Incumbent)	270	48.4%
Majority			18	3.2%
	Independent hold

Hoy & Graemsay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	C. Rioch	179	49.6%
	Independent	Ewen Traill (Incumbent)	129	35.7%
	Independent	T. Thomson	52	14.4%
Majority			50	13.9%
	Independent hold

Ronaldsay North & Sanday

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J. Towrie (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Westray & Papa Westray

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J. Scott (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Eday & Stronsay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J. Groat (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Rousay & Egilsay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Chris Soames	76	44.2%
	Independent	I. Owen (Incumbent)	73	42.4%
	Independent	R. Clark	23	13.4%
Majority			3	1.8%
	Independent hold

Shapinsay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J. Sinclair (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

References

1. Tait, David (1990). Islands in the Stream: The Orkney Movement 1980-1990 – The First Decade. Unpublished BA dissertation, Robert Gordon Institute of Technology. p. 28.
2. Bochel, JM; Denver, DT. "Scottish Regional Elections, 1982" (PDF).