1994 Shetland Islands Council election

Elections to the Shetland Islands Council were held on 5 May 1994 as part of Scottish regional elections. The Shetland Movement maintained six seats, while the Liberal Democrats gained representation on the council for the first time. Only ten seats were contested.

1994 Shetland Islands Council election
8 May 1994 (1994-05-08)
All 26 seats to Shetland Islands Council
14 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Lewis Shand Smith Tavish Scott
Party Independent Shetland Movement Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Lerwick Twageos Lerwick Harbour and Bressay
Last election 16 seats, 56.9% 7 seats, 31.4% 0 seats, 2.7%
Seats before 16 7 0
Seats won 16 6 2
Seat change - Decrease1 Increase2
Popular vote 2,575 297 221
Percentage 77.8% 9.0% 6.7%
Swing Increase20.9 Decrease22.4 Increase4.0
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Bill Smith Leonard Groat
Party Labour Independent Labour
Leader's seat Lerwick Central Lerwick North
Last election 1 seats, 7.1% 1 seat, 0.0%
Seats before 1 1
Seats won 1 1
Seat change - -
Popular vote 216 0
Percentage 6.5% 0.0%
Swing Decrease0.6 -
Council Convener before election

Edward Thomason
Shetland Movement

 Council Convener after election

Lewis Shand Smith
Independent

The result of the election

Aggregate results
Shetland Islands Council election, 1994[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 16 0 0 54 77.9 2,575 Increase20.9
  Shetland Movement 6 0 1 Decrease1 24 8.1 297 Decrease22.4
  Liberal Democrats 2 2 0 Increase2 8 6.0 221 Increase4.0
  Labour 1 0 0 0 4 5.9 216 Decrease0.6
  Independent Labour 1 0 0 Steady 4 0.0 0 Steady

Ward results
Aithsting and Sandsting
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Florence Grains (incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Burra and Trondra
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Charles Goodlad unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Delting East
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Mary Colligan (incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Delting West
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Drew Ratter 220 59.5%
Independent Andrea Manson (Incumbent) 150 40.5%
Majority 70 19.0%
Independent hold
Dunrossness North
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent William Tait (Incumbent) 241 82.5%
Independent Margaret Pickbourne 51 17.5%
Majority 190 65.0%
Independent hold
Dunrossness South
Party Candidate Votes %
Shetland Movement Magnus Flaws (Incumbent) 258 82.4%
Independent John Johnston 55 17.6%
Majority 203 64.8%
Shetland Movement hold
Gulberwick, Quarff and Cunningsburgh
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Robert Black 354 60.6%
Independent Joan McLeod (Incumbent) 146 25.0%
Independent Maurice Mullay 84 14.4%
Majority 208 35.6%
Independent hold
Lerwick Breiwick
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Cecil Eunson (incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Lerwick Central
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Bill Smith (Incumbent) 216 75.5%
Independent Tommy Goudie 70 25.5%
Majority 146 50.0%
Labour hold
Lerwick Clickimin
Party Candidate Votes %
Shetland Movement William Stove unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Shetland Movement gain from Independent
Lerwick Harbour and Bressay
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Tavish Scott 221 52.9%
Independent James Irvine (Incumbent) 197 47.1%
Majority 24 5.8%
Liberal Democrats gain from Shetland Movement
Lerwick North
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Labour Leonard Groat (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent Labour hold
Lerwick Lower Sound
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Peter Malcolmson unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Liberal Democrats gain from Shetland Movement
Lerwick Staney Hill
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Lindsay Smith unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Lerwick Twageos
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Lewis Shand Smith (Incumbent) 256 72.1%
Independent Ian Selbie 99 27.9%
Majority 157 44.2%
Independent hold
Lerwick Upper Sound
Party Candidate Votes %
Shetland Movement Robert Johnson unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Shetland Movement hold
Nesting and Lunnasting
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Greta McElvogue (incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Northmavine
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Bill Manson (incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Sandness and Walls
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent James Gear (Incumbent) 189 59.4%
Independent Olive Watson 129 40.6%
Majority 60 18.8%
Independent hold
Sandwick
Party Candidate Votes %
Shetland Movement James Smith unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Shetland Movement hold
Scalloway
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Iris Hawkins 241 50.4%
Independent David Nicolson 119 24.9%
Independent Ian Scott 79 16.5%
Shetland Movement William Anderson (Incumbent) 39 8.2%
Majority 122 25.5%
Independent gain from Shetland Movement
Unst
Party Candidate Votes %
Shetland Movement Joan Easten (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Shetland Movement gain from Independent
Whalsay and Skerries
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Loretta Hutchison unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Whiteness, Weisdale and Tingwall
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Jonathan Wills (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Yell North and Fetlar
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Brian Gregson 165 62.2%
Independent Leslie Angus 75 28.3%
Independent Alan Ogden 25 9.4%
Majority 140 33.9%
Independent gain from Shetland Movement
Unst
Party Candidate Votes %
Shetland Movement Peter Guy (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Shetland Movement gain from Independent

By-elections since 1994
1996 Yell South by-election
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent John Nicolson 217 63.8%
Independent Sandy Cluness 94 27.6%
Independent Alan Ogden 29 8.5%
Majority 123 36.2%
Independent gain from Shetland Movement

References
  1. Bochel, H. M.; Denver, D. T. (1994). "The Scottish Regional Elections 1994: Results and Statistics" (PDF). University of Dundee. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 September 2020 – via The Elections Centre, Plymouth University.
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