1974 Scottish local government election
1974 Shetland Islands Council election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Shetland.svg/50px-Flag_of_Shetland.svg.png)
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All 22 seats to Shetland Islands Council 12 seats needed for a majority |
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| First party | Second party | | | | Leader | A.I. Tulloch | | Party | Independent | Labour | Leader's seat | Aithsting and Sandsting | | Seats won | 18 | 4 | Popular vote | 3,781 | 430 | Percentage | 89.8% | 10.2% | |
| Council Convener after election A.I. Tulloch Independent | |
Elections to the Shetland Islands Council were held on 7 May 1974 as part of Scottish local elections. This was the first election for the all-purpose Shetland Islands Council, as established by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, combining the Lerwick Town Council and the Zetland County Council. The Council operated as a shadow authority until May 1975, when it assumed full responsibilities for local government in Shetland. 11 seats were uncontested.
Aggregate results
Shetland Islands Council election, 1974[1] Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Independent | 18 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 84.0 | 89.8 | 3,781 | N/A |
| Labour | 4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6.0 | 10.2 | 430 | N/A |
Ward results
Aithsting and Sandsting Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | A.I. Tulloch | 291 | 55.3% |
| Independent | Robert Garrick | 235 | 44.7% |
Majority | 56 | 10.6% |
Bressay Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | James Irvine | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
Burra and Trondra Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | William Cumming | 225 | 78.1% |
| Independent | Victor Church | 63 | 21.9% |
Majority | 162 | 56.2% |
Delting Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Fraser Peterson | 232 | 66.7% |
| Independent | Clem Robb | 116 | 33.3% |
Majority | 116 | 33.4% |
Dunrossness Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | James Leask | 258 | 55.4% |
| Independent | Raymond Bentley | 208 | 44.6% |
Majority | 50 | 10.8% |
Gulberwick, Quarff and Cunningsburgh Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Joan McLeod | 248 | 69.7% |
| Independent | Angus Smith | 108 | 30.3% |
Majority | 130 | 39.4% |
Lerwick Breiwick Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | John Butler | 141 | 39.1% |
| Independent | Harry Gray | 125 | 34.6% |
| Independent | Ronald Cumming | 95 | 26.6% |
Majority | 16 | 4.5% |
Lerwick Central Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Eric Gray | 219 | 59.5% |
| Independent | Robert Wishart | 149 | 40.5% |
Majority | 70 | 19.0% |
Lerwick North Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Alex Morrison | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
Lerwick Sound Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | William Peterson | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
Lerwick Twageos Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | James Paton | 289 | 58.7% |
| Independent | George Blance | 203 | 41.3% |
Majority | 86 | 17.4% |
Lerwick West Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Bill Smith | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
Nesting Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Edward Thomason | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
Northmavine Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | John Jamieson | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
Sandness and Walls Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Williamina Tait | 206 | 65.4% |
| Independent | Peter Garrick | 109 | 34.6% |
Majority | 97 | 30.8% |
Sandwick Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Thomas Stove | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
Scalloway Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Andrew Irvine | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
Unst Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Alan Fraser | 225 | 56.7% |
| Independent | William Thomson | 172 | 43.3% |
Majority | 53 | 13.4% |
Whalsay and Skerries Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Frederick Dainty | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
Whiteness, Weisdale and Tingwall Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | John Johnson | 164 | 55.8% |
| Independent | John Rae | 81 | 27.6% |
| Independent | George Morrison | 49 | 16.7% |
Majority | 83 | 28.2% |
Yell North and Fetlar Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | David Johnson | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
Yell South Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Stewart Gray | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
By-elections since 1974
1976 Lerwick Sound by-election Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Ian Byrne | unopposed | unopposed |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| Independent hold |
1977 Dunrossness by-election[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Prophet Smith | 143 | 34.5% |
| Independent | Ray Bentley | 123 | 29.7% |
| Independent | Alan Whitfield | 93 | 22.5% |
| Independent | Williamina Flaws | 55 | 13.3% |
Majority | 20 | 4.8% |
| Independent hold |
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References
- ^ Stewart, James. "Shetland Islands Council Election May 1974". Shetland History Online. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ BBC Radio Shetland (13 July 1977). "Good Evening Shetland". Shetland Archives, BBCRS/5/1977/15/1.
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