Location of the ward [1]
North Isles is one of the seven wards used to elect members of the Shetland Islands Council. It elects three Councillors.
North Isles is one of the seven wards used to elect members of the Shetland Islands Council. It elects three Councillors.
| Election | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Josie Simpson | Laura Baisley | Robert Henderson | |||||
| 2012 | Steven Coutts | Gary Cleaver | ||||||
| 2017 | Duncan Simpson | Ryan Thomson | Alec Priest | |||||
| 2022 | Duncan Anderson | Robert Thomson | ||||||
2022 Shetland Islands Council election [2]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Independent | Duncan Anderson (incumbent) | Uncontested | Uncontested | |
| No label | Ryan Thomson (incumbent) | Uncontested | Uncontested | |
| Quota: | ||||
2017 Shetland Islands Council election [3]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ||||
| Independent | Duncan Simpson | 31.2 | 453 | ||
| Independent | Ryan Thomson | 26.3 | 372 | ||
| Independent | Alec Priest | 23.1 | 327 | 375.08 | |
| Independent | Cecil Hughson | 13.1 | 185 | 210.57 | |
| Independent | Lynsay Cunningham | 5.4 | 76 | 81.68 | |
| Valid: 1413 Spoilt: 16 Quota: 354 Turnout: 63.7% | |||||
2012 Shetland Islands Council election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Independent | Robert Henderson (incumbent) | 30.85 | 430 | ||||
| Independent | Steven Coutts | 23.74 | 331 | 358.9 | |||
| Independent | Gary Cleaver | 21.59 | 301 | 308.5 | 312.7 | 377.2 | |
| Independent | Jim Johnston | 11.41 | 159 | 183.1 | 186.9 | 242.7 | |
| Independent | Alan Skinner | 11.33 | 158 | 176.2 | 179.5 | ||
| Electorate: 2,278 Valid: 1,379 Spoilt: 15 Quota: 345 Turnout: 1,394 (61.19%) | |||||||
2007 Shetland Islands Council election
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Josie Simpson | 479 | 33.5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | Laura Baisley | 197 | 13.8 | 2 | 6 | |
| Independent | Robert Henderson | 145 | 10.1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Independent | Brian Gregson | 145 | 10.1 | |||
| Independent | Gordon Williamson | 126 | 8.8 | |||
| Independent | Laurence Odie | 117 | 8.2 | |||
| Independent | Laurence Robertson | 113 | 7.9 | |||
| Independent | Robert Thomson | 107 | 7.5 | |||
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