1970 Zetland County Council election

Elections to the Zetland County Council were held on 12 May 1970 as part of Scottish local elections. Elections were held in every part of Shetland except Lerwick to elect 24 landward members to the County Council, who would be joined by nine nominated members from the Lerwick Town Council. Only five of 24 seats were contested.

1970 Zetland County Council election
May 12, 1970 (1970-05-12)
24 of 33 seats on the Zetland County Council
17 seats needed for a majority
  First party
 
Leader Robert Johnson
Party Independent
Leader's seat Gulberwick and Quarff
Seats won 24
Seat change -
Popular vote 1,043
Percentage 100.0%
Swing -
Council Convener before election

Robert Johnson
Independent

 Council Convener after election

Robert Johnson
Independent

Incumbent Council Convener Robert Johnson was unanimously re-elected for a second term after the election but would only serve a further two months until his death in July, after which Edward Thomason was elected to the position.[1]

Election results
Zetland County Council Election Result 1970[2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 24 0 0 - 100.0% 100.0% 1,042 -

Ward Results
Aithsting
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Robert Garrick (Incumbent) 161 56.5%
Independent Iain Caldwell 124 43.5%
Majority 37 13.0%
Independent hold
Bressay
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent James Irvine 79 47.0%
Independent John Scott (Incumbent) 56 33.3%
Independent Tom Black 33 19.6%
Majority 23 13.7%
Independent hold
Burra
Party Candidate Votes %
No nominations
Cunningsburgh
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent John McLeod (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Delting North
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Fraser Peterson unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Delting South
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent William Robb unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Dunrossness North
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Iain Campbell (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Dunrossness South
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Raymond Bentley (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Fetlar
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent John Laurenson unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Gulberwick and Quarff
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Robert Johnson (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Nesting and Lunnasting
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent William Hamilton (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Northmavine North
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Andrew Cromarty (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Northmavine South
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Hugh Sutherland (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Sandness
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent George Morrison 68 82.9%
Independent Magnus Cheyne 14 17.1%
Majority 37 13.0%
Independent hold
Sandsting
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent A.I. Tulloch (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Sandwick
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Thomas Stove 199 70.1%
Independent George Jamieson 52 18.3%
Independent Peter Duncan 33 11.6
Majority 147 51.8%
Independent hold
Tingwall
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Andrew Irvine (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Unst North
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Edward Thomason (Incumbent) 141 62.9%
Independent Alexander Lamb 83 37.1%
Majority 58 23.8%
Independent hold
Unst South
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Alan Fraser unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Walls
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Williamina Tait unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Whalsay and Skerries
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent James Pottinger unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Whiteness and Weisdale
Party Candidate Votes %
No nominations
Yell North
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Hugh Williamson unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Yell South
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Robert Gray unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold

By-elections since 1970
1970 Burra by-election
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Barbara Anderson unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
1970 Whiteness and Weisdale by-election
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent John Rae unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
1970 Gulberwick and Quarff by-election
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Arthur Irvine unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
1971 Dunrossness North by-election
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent James Leask 55 78.6%
Independent Mary Fisher 15 21.4%
Majority 40 57.2%
Independent hold
1972 Northmavine South by-election
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent John Jamieson unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
1972 Burra by-election
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent William Cumming unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold

References
  1. "Minutes of a Special Meeting of the County Council of the County of Zetland". Zetland County Council with Convener's Committee (1970). 11 August 1970.
  2. Stewart, James. "County Council Election May 1970". Shetland History Online. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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