Location of the ward [1]
Lerwick North and Bressay (previously called Lerwick North between 2007 and 2022), is one of the seven wards used to elect members of the Shetland Islands Council. It elects three Councillors.
Lerwick North and Bressay (previously called Lerwick North between 2007 and 2022), is one of the seven wards used to elect members of the Shetland Islands Council. It elects three Councillors.
| Election | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Alan Wishart | Sandy Cluness | Caroline Miller | |||||
| 2012 | Malcolm Bell | Michael Stout | ||||||
| 2017 | Stephen Leask | John Fraser | ||||||
| 2022 | Gary Robinson | Arwed Wenger | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Independent | Stephen Leask (incumbent) | 33.4 | 310 | |||||
| Independent | Gary Robinson | 32.4 | 301 | |||||
| Independent | Arwed Wenger | 14.7 | 136 | 164 | 189 | 220 | 312 | |
| Independent | Marie Williamson | 12.4 | 115 | 133 | 146 | 173 | ||
| Independent | Stephen Ferguson | 7.1 | 66 | 79 | 92 | |||
| Electorate: 2,410 Valid: 928 Spoilt: 13 Quota: 233 Turnout: 39.0% | ||||||||
2017 Shetland Islands Council election [4]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Independent | Malcolm Bell (incumbent) | 71.9 | 715 | |||
| Independent | Stephen Leask | 13.2 | 130 | 337.25 | ||
| Independent | John Fraser | 12.4 | 124 | 243.92 | 287.73 | |
| Conservative | Thomas Williamson | 2.6 | 26 | 54.68 | 68.93 | |
| Quota: | ||||||
2012 Shetland Islands Council election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Independent | Malcolm Bell | 55.93 | 684 | |||||||
| Independent | Michael Stout | 16.93 | 207 | 350.3 | ||||||
| Independent | Allan Wishart (incumbent) | 12.02 | 147 | 230.9 | 236.7 | 258.9 | 273.4 | 295.8 | 348.8 | |
| SNP | Danus Skene | 5.31 | 65 | 98.3 | 102.5 | 109.3 | 122.8 | 142.9 | ||
| Independent | Alex Wright | 3.76 | 46 | 74.3 | 86.4 | 88.2 | 105.1 | |||
| Independent | Caroline Miller (incumbent) | 2.86 | 35 | 51.1 | 53.3 | |||||
| Independent | Bill Adams | 2.29 | 28 | 64.1 | 75.8 | 83.3 | ||||
| Electorate: 2,453 Valid: 1,212 Spoilt: 11 Quota: 304 Turnout: 1,223 (49.86%) | ||||||||||
2007 Shetland Islands Council election
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Allan Wishart | 505 | 39.2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | Sandy Cluness | 264 | 20.5 | 2 | 3 | |
| Independent | Caroline Miller | 206 | 16.0 | 3 | 5 | |
| Independent | Bill Adams | 125 | 9.7 | |||
| Scottish Socialist | Kin Learmonth | 110 | 8.6 | |||
| Independent | Kathy Greaves | 79 | 6.1 | |||
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