Shetland Islands Council Election May 2007

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Contents 1 Electoral Wards 1.1 Lerwick North 1.1.1 Statistics 1.2 Lerwick South 1.2.1 Statistics 1.3 North Isles 1.3.1 Statistics 1.4 Shetland North 1.4.1 Statistics 1.5 Shetland West 1.5.1 Statistics 1.6 Shetland Central 1.6.1 Statistics 1.7 Shetland South 1.7.1 Statistics 2 See Also

Shetland's Local Government Elections of 2007 were held on Thursday May 3 2007. Official candidates were announced on April 11 2007, in all 50 individuals came forward for the 23 vacancies.

Electoral Wards

For this election Shetland was split into seven "Wards"

Lerwick North

A three-seat ward.

Candidate	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Elected?
Bill Adams	125	155	196	108	43	26
Sandy Cluness	264	227	127	66	28	44
Kathy Greaves	79	130	164	84	49	40
Kevin Learmonth	110	122	95	60	65	60
Caroline Miller	206	225	167	66	39	28
Allan Wishart	505	233	107	45	29	32

Statistics

• Allan Wishart elected at the first stage.
• Sandy Cluness elected at the third stage.
• Caroline Miller elected at the sixth stage.
• Valid votes: 1,289
• Rejected as void: 9
• Votes needed to be elected: 323
• Turnout: 51.28%

Lerwick South

A four-seat ward.

Candidate	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Elected?
Gussie Angus	473	384	206	101	31	9	6	8	12
Cecil Eunson	489	324	202	94	37	14	13	10	7
Geoff Feather	97	103	114	112	39	32	43	22	19
Jim Henry	127	185	207	142	62	32	18	19	4
Robbie Leith	150	113	104	105	34	24	21	32	38
Maurice Mullay	159	129	127	117	46	18	20	21	25
Michael Peterson	116	121	134	116	38	36	33	29	26
Cecil Smith	199	239	248	165	56	46	18	11	7
Lindsay Smith	40	64	74	106	30	32	30	34	39

Statistics

• Cecil Eunson elected at the first stage.
• Gussie Angus elected at the first stage.
• Cecil Smith elected at the seventh stage.
• Jim Henry elected at the ninth stage.
• Valid votes: 1,850
• Rejected as void: 30
• Votes needed to be elected: 371
• Turnout: 55.33%

North Isles

A three-seat ward.

Candidate	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	Elected?
Laura Baisley	197	175	146	64	42	34	27	25
Brian Gregson	145	171	124	74	38	29	33	36
Robert Henderson	145	198	146	66	47	28	23	27
Laurence Odie	117	119	142	84	39	29	34	18
Laurence Robertson	113	137	125	66	30	44	34	44
Josie Simpson	479	212	177	88	30	25	19	16
Robert Thompson	107	136	145	79	57	38	31	12
Gordon Williamson	126	151	148	60	38	33	28	33

Statistics

• Josie Simpson elected at the first stage.
• Laura Baisley elected at the sixth stage.
• Robert Henderson elected at the eighth stage.
• Valid votes: 1,429
• Rejected as void: 13
• Votes needed to be elected: 358
• Turnout: 64.06%

Shetland North

A three-seat ward.

Candidate	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	Elected?
Barbara Cheyne	186	147	166	103	47	23	23	32
Alastair Cooper	438	268	129	61	20	18	27	12
Addie Doull	215	277	205	98	35	34	11	11
Joan Easten	46	67	51	38	46	41	54	53
Kenneth Hughson	135	127	169	99	61	27	31	13
Alan Macdonald	82	83	80	51	49	51	39	31
Bill Manson	214	197	193	77	30	31	16	29
Daniel Robertson	68	71	110	65	56	41	45	57

Statistics

• Alastair Cooper elected at the first stage.
• Addie Doull elected at the sixth stage.
• Bill Manson elected at the eighth stage.
• Valid votes: 1,384
• Rejected as void: 19
• Votes needed to be elected: 347
• Turnout: 58.39%

Shetland West

A three-seat ward.

Candidate	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	Elected?
Brian Anderson	174	154	155	98	132
Florence Grains	245	210	169	103	96
Marion Hughson	124	178	221	131	106
Frank Robertson	384	297	156	84	48
Gary Robinson	289	249	217	103	57

Statistics

• Frank Robertson elected at the first stage.
• Gary Robinson elected at the second stage.
• Florence Grains elected at the fourth stage.
• Valid votes: 1,216
• Rejected as void: 11
• Votes needed to be elected: 305
• Turnout: 63.87%

Shetland Central

A three-seat ward.

Candidate	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	Elected?
Scotty Dyble	19	24	51	27	17	17	32	43
Betty Fullerton	257	206	155	42	12	16	11	18
Iris Hawkins	330	246	162	52	17	10	8	6
Andrew J. Hughson	311	238	135	47	21	8	10	5
John Hunter	46	98	127	79	28	28	10	4
Jim Ivens	23	50	65	24	30	35	23	19
Geordie Pottinger	98	144	123	69	29	18	19	8
Ian Scott	131	82	90	55	29	18	18	19

Statistics

• Iris Hawkins elected at the first stage.
• Andrew J Hughson elected at the first stage.
• Betty Fullerton elected at the seventh stage.
• Valid votes: 1,215
• Rejected as void: 15
• Votes needed to be elected: 304
• Turnout: 55.88%

Shetland South

A three-seat ward.

Candidate	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Elected?
Jim Budge	350	363	217	84	41	31
Allison Duncan	501	265	210	91	41	42
Jim Friedlander	75	103	104	78	97	147
John Hunter	148	179	209	128	100	42
Gordon Mitchell	225	254	195	127	53	61
Rick Nickerson	286	218	205	116	71	50

Statistics

• Allison Duncan elected at the first stage.
• Jim Budge elected at the fourth stage.
• Rick Nickerson elected at the sixth stage.
• Valid votes: 1,585
• Rejected as void: 22
• Votes needed to be elected: 397
• Turnout: 63.67%

See Also

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