1982 Shetland Islands Area Council election

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1982 Shetland Islands Council election
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  1978 May 4, 1982 (1982-05-04) 1986  

All 25 seats to Shetland Islands Council
13 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
LeaderA.I. Tulloch
Party Independent Labour
Leader's seatAithsting and Sandsting
Last election223
Seats won232
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote2,991222
Percentage87.8%6.5%
SwingIncrease2.svg6.7%Decrease2.svg12.4%

Council Convener before election

A.I. Tulloch
Independent

Council Convener after election

A.I. Tulloch
Independent

Results by electoral district. Shetland Islands Council election, 1982.svg
Results by electoral district.

An election to Shetland Islands Council was held on 6 May 1982 as part of the 1982 Scottish regional elections and yielded a swing to candidates supportive of Home Rule for the islands. Whilst no candidates appeared on the ballot as members of the Shetland Movement (all Shetland candidates were independents), the Shetland Movement did publish a list of candidates supportive of Shetland Home Rule. Ultimately of the 25 members of the Shetland council, 14 were supporters of the movement. [1]

Contents

Supporters of island autonomy similarly contested council elections in neighboring Orkney. [2]

The councils for the Shetland Islands, Orkney, and the Western Isles operated as combined authorities, meaning that instead of having both regional and district governance, the Islands had a single level combined of governance. These councils were elected at the same time as Scottish regional councils.

Aggregate results

Shetland Islands Council election, 1982
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 2310Increase2.svg192.087.82,991Increase2.svg6.7
  Labour 201Decrease2.svg18.06.5222Decrease2.svg12.4
  Ratepayers 00000.05.7194New

Ward results

1st, Lerwick Sound
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent John GrahamUnopposed
2nd, Lerwick–Clickimin
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Thomas M. Y. Manson 121 35.4%
Independent Cecil B. Eunson11232.7%
Independent Ian Byrne (Incumbent)10931.9%
Majority92.7%
Turnout
Independent hold
3rd, Lerwick–North
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Leonard G. Groat 221 52.0%
Ratepayers Robert Tulloch (Incumbent)19448.0%
Majority174.0%
Turnout
Independent gain from Ratepayers
4th, Lerwick Central
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Bill Smith (Incumbent)Unopposed
5th, Lerwick Harbour
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Edward Thomason (Incumbent)Unopposed
6th, Lerwick Twageos
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Sandy Clunes (Incumbent)Unopposed
7th, Lerwick Breiwick
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Leslie EunsonUnopposed
8th, Unst
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Alan B. Fraser 157 41.1%
Independent Karl M. Gray14838.7%
Independent William Playfair (Incumbent)7720.2%
Majority92.4%
Turnout
Independent hold
9th, Yell North
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent David Johnson (Incumbent)Unopposed
10th, Yell South
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Stewart Gray (Incumbent)Unopposed
11th, Northmavine
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Christopher D. Dowle (Incumbent) 222 55.8%
Independent Gilbert J. Mowat12731.9%
Independent William J. Beattie4912.3%
Majority9523.9%
Turnout
Labour gain from Independent
12th, Delting North
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Fraser PatersonUnopposed
13th, Delting South
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Albert Hunter (Incumbent)Unopposed
14th, Nesting and Lunnasting
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Benji Hunter (Incumbent)Unopposed
15th, Bressay
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent James Irvine (Incumbent)Unopposed
16th, Scalloway
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent William AndersonUnopposed
17th, Whiteness, Weisdale and Tingwall
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Cecil R. H. Eunson 258 55.7%
Independent Florence B. Grains (Incumbent)20544.3%
Majority5311.4%
Turnout
18th, Whalsay and Skerries
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Henry Stewart (Incumbent)Unopposed
19th, Sandsting and Aithsting
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Alexander Tulloch (Incumbent) 247 57.6%
Independent William Tait18242.4%
Majority6515.2%
Turnout
20th, Sandness and Walls
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Gordon Walterson (Incumbent)Unopposed
21st, Cunningsburgh
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Joan MacleodUnopposed
22nd, Burra and Trondra
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent William A. Cumming 316 75.2%
Independent Susan G. Morrow-Irvine10424.8%
Majority21250.4%
Turnout
23rd, Sandwick
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Malcolm S. Bray 198 57.9%
Independent Peter Watts14442.1%
Majority5415.8%
Turnout
24th, Dunrossness North
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent William Tait (Incumbent)Unopposed
25th, Dunrossness South
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Raymond R. Bentley (Incumbent) 142 65.7%
Independent John F. D. MacKenzie7434.3%
Majority6831.4%
Turnout

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By-elections since 1982

1982 Delting North by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Roberta ClubbUnopposed
Labour gain from Independent
1983 Delting North by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Andrea Manson 337 76.8%
Labour Paul Thorn10223.2%
Majority23553.6%
Turnout
Independent gain from Labour

References

  1. "Shetland home rulers returned". The Glasgow Herald. 8 May 1982. p. 12.
  2. Lynch, Peter (2001). Scottish Government and Politics: An Introduction. ISBN   9780748612871.
  3. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  4. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".