1990 Shetland Islands Council election

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1990 Shetland Islands Council election
Flag of Shetland.svg
  1986 May 3, 1990 (1990-05-03) 1994  

All 25 seats to Shetland Islands Council
13 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderEdward ThomasonBill Smith
Party Independent Shetland Movement Labour
Leader's seatLerwick HarbourLerwick Central
Last election1655
Seats won1671
Seat changeSteady2.svg0Increase2.svg2Decrease2.svg3
Popular vote1,9621,083246
Percentage56.9%31.4%7.1%
SwingDecrease2.svg10.0%Increase2.svg17.8%Decrease2.svg9.5%

 Fourth party
 
LeaderLeonard Groat
Party Independent Labour
Leader's seatLerwick North
Last election0
Seats won1
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1
Popular vote0
Percentage0.0 [lower-alpha 1]
SwingNew

Shetland Islands Council 1990.svg
The result of the election

Council Convener before election

Edward Thomason
Shetland Movement

Council Convener after election

Edward Thomason
Shetland Movement

Results by electoral district. Shetland Islands Council election, 1990.svg
Results by electoral district.

An election to the Shetland Islands Council was held on 3 May 1990 as part of regional elections. Independents maintained control of the 25 seat council. The Shetland Movement gained two seats, bringing their total to seven. The Scottish National Party and Liberal Democrats also ran candidates for the first time.

Contents

Former Labour councillor Leonard Groat stood on an Independent Labour ticket in protest against his party's support for the closure of Montfield Hospital in Lerwick. [1]

Aggregate results

Shetland Islands Council election, 1990 [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 1600Steady2.svg07256.91,962Decrease2.svg10.0
  Shetland Movement 720Increase2.svg22431.41,083Increase2.svg17.8
  Independent Labour 110Increase2.svg140.00New
  Labour 104Decrease2.svg317.1246Decrease2.svg9.5
  Liberal Democrats 000Steady2.svg00.02.794New
  SNP 000Steady2.svg001.965New

Ward Results

Aithsting and Sandsting
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Florence Grains (incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Bressay
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent James Irvine (incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Burra & Trondra
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent George Pottinger 213 55.2%
Shetland Movement William Cumming (incumbent)17344.8%
Majority4010.4%
Independent gain from Shetland Movement
Delting North
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Andrea Manson (incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Delting South
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Mary Colligan unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Dunrossness North
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent William Tait (incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Dunrossness South
PartyCandidateVotes%
Shetland Movement Magnus Flaws (incumbent) 225 79.8%
Independent John Johnston5720.2%
Majority16859.6%
Shetland Movement gain from Independent
Gulberwick, Quarff and Cunningsburgh
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Joan McLeod (incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Lerwick Breiwick
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Cecil Eunson (Incumbent) 241 79.8%
Labour Robert Adair6120.2%
Majority18059.6%
Independent hold
Lerwick Central
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Bill Smith (Incumbent) 185 66.3%
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Crossan9436.7%
Majority9129.6%
Labour hold
Lerwick Clickimin
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Robert Johnson 122 36.9%
Shetland Movement William Playfair10832.6%
Independent Ian Byrne10130.5%
Majority144.3%
Independent gain from Shetland Movement
Lerwick Harbour
PartyCandidateVotes%
Shetland Movement Edward Thomason (incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Shetland Movement hold
Lerwick North
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Labour Leonard Groat unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent Labour gain from Labour
Lerwick Sound
PartyCandidateVotes%
Shetland Movement John Graham (Incumbent) 308 87.5%
Independent Ian Selbie4412.5%
Majority26475.0%
Shetland Movement hold
Lerwick Twageos
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Lewis Shand Smith 179 43.6%
Independent Michael Johnston (Incumbent)17442.3%
Independent William Henderson5814.1%
Majority51.3%
Independent hold
Nesting and Lunnasting
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Greta McElvogue unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Northmavine
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent James Manson 144 50.3%
Independent Bill Manson14249.7%
Majority20.6%
Independent gain from Labour
Sandness and Walls
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent James Gear unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Sandwick
PartyCandidateVotes%
Shetland Movement James Smith (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Shetland Movement gain from Independent
Scalloway
PartyCandidateVotes%
Shetland Movement William Anderson (Incumbent) 183 65.8%
Anti-Poll TaxIan Scott9534.2%
Majority8831.6%
Shetland Movement gain from Independent
Unst
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Joan Easten 200 64.9%
Independent Elizabeth Nicolson (Incumbent)10835.1%
Majority9229.8%
Independent hold
Whalsay and Skerries
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Henry Stewart (incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Whiteness, Weisdale and Tingwall
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Alex Arthur (incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
Yell North and Fetlar
PartyCandidateVotes%
Shetland Movement Andrew Williamson 86 36.6%
Independent Philip Turner7331.1%
SNP Derrick Tulloch6527.7%
Independent Derek Rushton73.0%
Independent Philip Anderson41.7%
Majority135.5%
Shetland Movement gain from Independent
Yell South
PartyCandidateVotes%
Shetland Movement Robert Gray unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Shetland Movement gain from Independent

By-elections since 1990

1991 Northmavine by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Bill Manson 207 62.2%
Independent Thomas Balfour11534.5%
Independent James Paterson113.3%
Majority9227.7%
Independent hold
1993 Yell South by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Peter Guy 208 70.0%
Independent Alan Ogden8930.0%
Majority11940.0%
Independent gain from Shetland Movement
1993 Whalsay and Skerries by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Hazel Simpson unopposed unopposed
Majorityunopposedunopposed
Independent hold
1993 Whiteness, Weisdale and Tingwall by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Jonathan Wills 388 73.8%
Independent A.M. Leslie7714.6%
Independent J.W. Johnson6111.6%
Majority31159.2%
Independent hold

Notes

  1. Candidate was elected unopposed

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