1994 Shetland Islands Council election

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1994 Shetland Islands Council election
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  1990 8 May 1994 (1994-05-08) 1999  

All 26 seats to Shetland Islands Council
14 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderLewis Shand Smith Tavish Scott
Party Independent Shetland Movement Liberal Democrats
Leader's seatLerwick TwageosLerwick Harbour and Bressay
Last election16 seats, 56.9%7 seats, 31.4%0 seats, 2.7%
Seats before1670
Seats won1662
Seat changeSteady2.svg0Decrease2.svg1Increase2.svg2
Popular vote2,575297221
Percentage77.8%9.0%6.7%
SwingIncrease2.svg20.9%Decrease2.svg22.4%Increase2.svg4.0%

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
LeaderBill SmithLeonard Groat
Party Labour Independent Labour
Leader's seatLerwick CentralLerwick North
Last election1 seats, 7.1%1 seat, 0.0%
Seats before11
Seats won11
Seat changeSteady2.svg0Steady2.svg0
Popular vote2160
Percentage6.5%0.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg0.6%0.0%

Council Convener before election

Edward Thomason
Shetland Movement

Council Convener after election

Lewis Shand Smith
Independent

The result of the election Shetland Islands Council 1994.svg
The result of the election

Elections to the Shetland Islands Council were held on 5 May 1994 as part of Scottish regional elections. The Shetland Movement lost one but maintained six seats, while the Liberal Democrats gained representation on the council for the first time. Only ten seats were contested.

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Aggregate results

Shetland Islands Council election, 1994 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 1600Steady2.svg05477.92,575Increase2.svg20.9
  Shetland Movement 601Decrease2.svg1248.1297Decrease2.svg22.4
  Liberal Democrats 220Increase2.svg286.0221Increase2.svg4.0
  Labour 100Steady2.svg045.9216Decrease2.svg0.6
  Independent Labour 100Steady2.svg040.00Steady2.svg0.0

Ward results

Aithsting and Sandsting
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Florence Grains (incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Burra and Trondra
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Charles Goodlad unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Delting East
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Mary Colligan (incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Delting West
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Drew Ratter 220 59.5%
Independent Andrea Manson (Incumbent)15040.5%
Majority7019.0%
Independent hold
Dunrossness North
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent William Tait (Incumbent) 241 82.5%
Independent Margaret Pickbourne5117.5%
Majority19065.0%
Independent hold
Dunrossness South
PartyCandidateVotes%
Shetland Movement Magnus Flaws (Incumbent) 258 82.4%
Independent John Johnston5517.6%
Majority20364.8%
Shetland Movement hold
Gulberwick, Quarff and Cunningsburgh
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Robert Black 354 60.6%
Independent Joan McLeod (Incumbent)14625.0%
Independent Maurice Mullay8414.4%
Majority20835.6%
Independent hold
Lerwick Breiwick
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Cecil Eunson (incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Lerwick Central
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Bill Smith (Incumbent) 216 75.5%
Independent Tommy Goudie7025.5%
Majority14650.0%
Labour hold
Lerwick Clickimin
PartyCandidateVotes%
Shetland Movement William Stove unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Shetland Movement gain from Independent
Lerwick Harbour and Bressay
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Tavish Scott 221 52.9%
Independent James Irvine (Incumbent)19747.1%
Majority245.8%
Liberal Democrats gain from Shetland Movement
Lerwick North
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Labour Leonard Groat (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent Labour hold
Lerwick Lower Sound
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Peter Malcolmson unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Liberal Democrats gain from Shetland Movement
Lerwick Staney Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Lindsay Smith unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Lerwick Twageos
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Lewis Shand Smith (Incumbent) 256 72.1%
Independent Ian Selbie9927.9%
Majority15744.2%
Independent hold
Lerwick Upper Sound
PartyCandidateVotes%
Shetland Movement Robert Johnson unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Shetland Movement hold
Nesting and Lunnasting
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Greta McElvogue (incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Northmavine
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Bill Manson (incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Sandness and Walls
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent James Gear (Incumbent) 189 59.4%
Independent Olive Watson12940.6%
Majority6018.8%
Independent hold
Sandwick
PartyCandidateVotes%
Shetland Movement James Smith unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Shetland Movement hold
Scalloway
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Iris Hawkins 241 50.4%
Independent David Nicolson11924.9%
Independent Ian Scott7916.5%
Shetland Movement William Anderson (Incumbent)398.2%
Majority12225.5%
Independent gain from Shetland Movement
Unst
PartyCandidateVotes%
Shetland Movement Joan Easten (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Shetland Movement gain from Independent
Whalsay and Skerries
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Loretta Hutchison unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Whiteness, Weisdale and Tingwall
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Jonathan Wills (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Yell North and Fetlar
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Brian Gregson 165 62.2%
Independent Leslie Angus7528.3%
Independent Alan Ogden259.4%
Majority14033.9%
Independent gain from Shetland Movement
Unst
PartyCandidateVotes%
Shetland Movement Peter Guy (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Shetland Movement gain from Independent

By-elections since 1994

1996 Yell South by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent John Nicolson 217 63.8%
Independent Sandy Cluness9427.6%
Independent Alan Ogden298.5%
Majority12336.2%
Independent gain from Shetland Movement

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