1986 Shetland Islands Council election

An election to Shetland Islands Council was held on 8 May 1986 as part of the regional elections. The election saw Labour gain another two seats on the Shetland Islands Council, and also saw the Shetland Movement contest the election on a party political platform for the first time. The outgoing three-term Convener, A.I. Tulloch, died just one day before the election.[1]

1986 Shetland Islands Council election
May 4, 1986 (1986-05-04)
All 25 seats to Shetland Islands Council
13 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Edward Thomason
Party Independent Shetland Movement Labour
Leader's seat Lerwick Harbour
Last election 23 0 2
Seats won 16 5 4
Seat change Decrease7 Increase5 Increase2
Popular vote 4,015 819 997
Percentage 66.9 13.6 16.6
Swing Decrease20.9 Increase13.6 Increase10.1
Council Convener before election

A.I. Tulloch
Independent

 Council Convener after election

Edward Thomason
Shetland Movement

Results by electoral district.

Aggregate results
Shetland Islands Council election, 1986[2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 16 0 6 Decrease7 64.0 66.9 4,015 Decrease20.9
  Shetland Movement 5 5 0 Increase5 20.0 13.6 819 Increase13.6
  Labour 4 2 0 Increase2 16.0 16.6 997 Increase10.1
  Independent Progressive 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.8 107 Increase1.8
  Independent Liberal 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.0 60 Increase1.0

Ward Results
Aithsting and Sandsting
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Florence Grains 211 51.2%
Independent Harold Leask 201 48.8%
Majority 10 2.4%
Independent hold
Bressay
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent James Irvine (Incumbent) 135 69.2%
Independent Liberal Roy Whitehead 60 30.8%
Majority 75 38.4%
Independent hold
Burra and Trondra
Party Candidate Votes %
Shetland Movement William Cumming (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Shetland Movement gain from Independent
Delting North
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Andrea Manson (Incumbent) 319 68.0%
Labour Fred Amphlett 150 32.0%
Majority 169 36.0%
Independent hold
Delting South
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Albert Hunter (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Dunrossness North
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent William Tait (Incumbent) 288 85.0%
Independent Annette Mitchell 51 15.0%
Majority 237 60.0%
Independent hold
Dunrossness South
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Magnus Flaws 195 78.0%
Independent Raymond Bentley (Incumbent) 55 22.0%
Majority 140 56.0%
Independent hold
Gulberwick, Quarff and Cunningsburgh
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Joan McLeod (Incumbent) 240 55.3%
Independent David Nicolson 194 44.7%
Majority 46 10.6%
Independent hold
Lerwick Breiwick
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Cecil Eunson 203 60.6%
Independent Dorothy Stables 107 31.9%
Independent Robert Tait 25 7.5%
Majority 96 28.7%
Independent hold
Lerwick Central
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Bill Smith (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Labour hold
Lerwick Clickimin
Party Candidate Votes %
Shetland Movement T.M.Y. Manson (Incumbent) 216 74.2%
Independent Ian Byrne 75 25.8%
Majority 141 48.4%
Shetland Movement gain from Independent
Lerwick Harbour
Party Candidate Votes %
Shetland Movement Edward Thomason (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Shetland Movement gain from Independent
Lerwick North
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Leonard Groat (Incumbent) 328 55.9%
Independent Michael Thomson 259 44.1%
Majority 69 11.8%
Labour hold
Lerwick Sound
Party Candidate Votes %
Shetland Movement John Graham (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Shetland Movement gain from Independent
Lerwick Twageos
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour James J. Paton 281 70.6%
Shetland Movement Sandy Cluness (Incumbent) 117 29.4%
Majority 164 41.2%
Labour gain from Independent
Nesting and Lunnasting
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Benji Hunter (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Northmavine
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Chris Dowle (Incumbent) 238 76.3%
Independent William Beattie 74 23.7%
Majority 164 52.6%
Labour hold
Sandness and Walls
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent James Nicolson 179 42.5%
Shetland Movement Gordon Walterson (Incumbent) 163 38.7%
Independent Chris Young 79 18.8%
Majority 16 3.8%
Independent hold
Sandwick
Party Candidate Votes %
Shetland Movement Malcolm Bray (Incumbent) 165 47.3%
Independent Peter Watts 124 35.5%
Independent Graham Jamieson 60 17.2%
Majority 41 11.8%
Shetland Movement gain from Independent
Scalloway
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent William Anderson (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Unst
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Elizabeth Nicolson 186 42.6%
Shetland Movement Tom Ellis 158 36.2%
Independent John Ritch 48 11.0%
Independent Alan Fraser (Incumbent) 45 10.3%
Majority 28 6.4%
Independent hold
Whalsay & Skerries
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Henry Stewart (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Whiteness, Weisdale and Tingwall
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Alex Arthur 194 43.4%
Independent Cecil Eunson (Incumbent) 172 38.5%
Independent Charles Johnson 81 18.1%
Majority 22 4.9%
Independent hold
Yell North and Fetlar
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent David Johnson (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Yell South
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Stewart Gray (Incumbent) 152 43.8%
Independent Robert Johnson 114 32.9%
Independent Daniel Spence 81 23.3%
Majority 38 10.9%
Independent hold

By-elections since 1986
1987 Sandwick by-election
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent James Smith 147 36.8%
Independent Eddie Barclay 136 34.0%
Independent Graham Jamieson 117 29.3%
Majority 11 2.8%
Independent gain from Shetland Movement
1988 Lerwick Twageos by-election
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Michael Johnston 246 70.1%
Labour Robert Adair 66 18.8%
Independent Ian Selbie 39 11.1%
Majority 11 2.8%
Independent gain from Labour

References
  1. Stewart, James. "Alexander Tulloch". Shetland History Online.
  2. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
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