Location of the ward [1]
Shetland South is one of the seven wards used to elect members of the Shetland Islands Council. It elects three Councillors.
Shetland South is one of the seven wards used to elect members of the Shetland Islands Council. It elects three Councillors.
| Election | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Alison Duncan | Jim Budge | Rick Nickerson | |||||
| 2012 | George Smith | Billy Fox | ||||||
| 2017 | Robbie McGregor | |||||||
| 2022 | Bryan Peterson | Alex Armitage (Greens) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Independent | Allison Duncan (incumbent) | 42.7 | 805 | ||||
| Independent | Bryan Peterson | 27.1 | 500 | ||||
| Scottish Green | Alex Armitage | 14.8 | 274 | 325 | 360 | 405 | |
| SNP | Robbie McGregor (incumbent) | 11.8 | 217 | 326 | 364 | 401 | |
| Independent | Stewart Douglas | 2.5 | 46 | 169 | 197 | ||
| Electorate: 3,348 Valid: 1,842 Spoilt: 14 Quota: 369 Turnout: 55.4% | |||||||
2017 Shetland Islands Council election [4]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Independent | Allison Duncan (incumbent) | uncontested | uncontested | |
| SNP | Robbie McGregor | uncontested | uncontested | |
| Independent | George Smith (incumbent) | uncontested | uncontested | |
| Quota: | ||||
2012 Shetland Islands Council election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ||||
| Independent | Alison Duncan (incumbent) | 45.15 | 685 | ||
| Independent | George Smith | 27.55 | 418 | ||
| Independent | Billy Fox | 22.21 | 337 | 498.8 | |
| Scottish Christian | Andrew Shearer | 4.48 | 68 | 110.6 | |
| Electorate: 2,679 Valid: 1,508 Spoilt: 9 Quota: 378 Turnout: 1,517 (56.63%) | |||||
2007 Shetland Islands Council election
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Alison Duncan | 501 | 31.6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | Jim Budge | 350 | 22.1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Independent | Rick Nickerson | 286 | 18.0 | 3 | 4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gordon Mitchell | 225 | 14.2 | |||
| Independent | John Hunter | 148 | 9.3 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | James Friedlander | 75 | 4.5 | |||
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