Shetland Islands Council Election May 1974

The 1974 Shetland Islands Council Election occurred on Tuesday 7 May. Following the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the County Council and Town Council were merged to form the Shetland Islands Council. The County Council continued to fuction until August 1975.

Results

Aithsting And Sandsting

Electorate:
Turnout: 526 (75%)
Rejected ballots: 1

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
Alexander I. Tulloch	291
Robert Garrick	235

Bressay

Electorate:
Turnout: N/A

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
James C. Irvine	Unopposed

Burra And Trondra

Electorate:
Turnout: 288 (56.8%)

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
William Cumming	225
Victor F. W. Church	63

Delting

Electorate:
Turnout: 346 (64.2%)

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
Fraser Peterson	232
William C. Robb	116

Dunrossness

Electorate:
Turnout: 466 (66%)

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
James W. Leask	258
Raymond R. Bentley	208

Gulberwick, Quarff And Cunningsburgh

Electorate:
Turnout: 356 (72.6%)
Rejected ballots: 3

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
Joan McLeod	248
Angus A. Smith	108

Lerwick Breiwick

Electorate:
Turnout: 361 (38.5%)
Rejected ballots: 1

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
John Butler	141
Harry Gray	125
Ronald P. Cumming	95

Lerwick Central

Electorate: 736
Turnout: 368 (50%)

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
Eric Gray	219
Robert Wishart	149

Lerwick North

Electorate:
Turnout: N/A

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
Alexander Morrison	Unopposed

Lerwick Sound

Electorate:
Turnout: N/A

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
William Peterson	Unopposed

Lerwick Twageos

Electorate:
Turnout: 492 (61%)
Rejected ballots: 4

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
James J. Paton	289
George W. Blance	203

Lerwick West

Electorate:
Turnout: N/A

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
William A. Smith	Unopposed

Nesting

Electorate:
Turnout: N/A

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
Edward Thomason	Unopposed

Northmavine

Electorate:
Turnout: N/A

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
John Jamieson	Unopposed

Sandness And Walls

Electorate:
Turnout: 315 (67.6%)
Rejected ballots: 2

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
Williamina P. Tait	206
Peter J. Garrick	109

Sandwick

Electorate:
Turnout: N/A

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
Thomas W. Stove	Unopposed

Scalloway

Electorate:
Turnout: N/A

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
Andrew B. Irvine	Unopposed

Unst

Electorate:
Turnout: 397 (60%)

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
Alan B. Fraser	225
William Thomson	172

Whalsay And Skerries

Electorate:
Turnout: N/A

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
Frederick Dainty	Unopposed

Whiteness, Weisdale And Tingwall

Electorate:
Turnout: 294 (57.6%)

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
John James Johnson	164
John G. Rae	81
George W. Morrison	49

Yell North And Fetlar

Electorate:
Turnout: N/A

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
David J. Johnson	Unopposed

Yell South

Electorate:
Turnout: N/A

Candidate	Votes	Elected?
Robert S. Gray	Unopposed

See Also

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