Fifth election to Shetland Islands Council
Results by electoral district. An election to the Shetland Islands Council was held on 3 May 1990 as part of regional elections. Independents maintained control of the 25 seat council. The Shetland Movement gained two seats, bringing their total to seven. The Scottish National Party and Liberal Democrats also ran candidates for the first time.
Former Labour councillor Leonard Groat stood on an Independent Labour ticket in protest against his party's support for the closure of Montfield Hospital in Lerwick.[1]
Aggregate results Shetland Islands Council election, 1990[2] Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Independent 16 0 0 0 72 56.9 1,962 10.0 Shetland Movement 7 2 0 2 24 31.4 1,083 17.8 Independent Labour 1 1 0 1 4 0.0 0 New Labour 1 0 4 3 1 7.1 246 9.5 Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.7 94 New SNP 0 0 0 0 0 1.9 65 New
Ward Results Aithsting and Sandsting Party Candidate Votes % Independent Florence Grains (incumbent) unopposed unopposed Majority unopposed unopposed Independent hold
Bressay Party Candidate Votes % Independent James Irvine (incumbent ) unopposed unopposed Majority unopposed unopposed Independent hold
Delting North Party Candidate Votes % Independent Andrea Manson (incumbent ) unopposed unopposed Majority unopposed unopposed Independent hold
Delting South Party Candidate Votes % Independent Mary Colligan unopposed unopposed Majority unopposed unopposed Independent hold
Dunrossness North Party Candidate Votes % Independent William Tait (incumbent ) unopposed unopposed Majority unopposed unopposed Independent hold
Gulberwick, Quarff and Cunningsburgh Party Candidate Votes % Independent Joan McLeod (incumbent ) unopposed unopposed Majority unopposed unopposed Independent hold
Lerwick Breiwick Party Candidate Votes % Independent Cecil Eunson (Incumbent ) 241 79.8% Labour Robert Adair 61 20.2% Majority 180 59.6% Independent hold
Lerwick Central Party Candidate Votes % Labour Bill Smith (Incumbent ) 185 66.3% Liberal Democrats Kenneth Crossan 94 36.7% Majority 91 29.6% Labour hold
Lerwick Clickimin Party Candidate Votes % Independent Robert Johnson 122 36.9% Shetland Movement William Playfair 108 32.6% Independent Ian Byrne 101 30.5% Majority 14 4.3% Independent gain from Shetland Movement
Lerwick Twageos Party Candidate Votes % Independent Lewis Shand Smith 179 43.6% Independent Michael Johnston (Incumbent ) 174 42.3% Independent William Henderson 58 14.1% Majority 5 1.3% Independent hold
Nesting and Lunnasting Party Candidate Votes % Independent Greta McElvogue unopposed unopposed Majority unopposed unopposed Independent hold
Northmavine Party Candidate Votes % Independent James Manson 144 50.3% Independent Bill Manson 142 49.7% Majority 2 0.6% Independent gain from Labour
Sandness and Walls Party Candidate Votes % Independent James Gear unopposed unopposed Majority unopposed unopposed Independent hold
Unst Party Candidate Votes % Independent Joan Easten 200 64.9% Independent Elizabeth Nicolson (Incumbent ) 108 35.1% Majority 92 29.8% Independent hold
Whalsay and 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 (incumbent ) unopposed unopposed Majority unopposed unopposed Independent hold
Yell North and Fetlar Party Candidate Votes % Shetland Movement Andrew Williamson 86 36.6% Independent Philip Turner 73 31.1% SNP Derrick Tulloch 65 27.7% Independent Derek Rushton 7 3.0% Independent Philip Anderson 4 1.7% Majority 13 5.5% Shetland Movement gain from Independent
By-elections since 1990 1991 Northmavine by-election Party Candidate Votes % Independent Bill Manson 207 62.2% Independent Thomas Balfour 115 34.5% Independent James Paterson 11 3.3% Majority 92 27.7% Independent hold
1993 Yell South by-election Party Candidate Votes % Independent Peter Guy 208 70.0% Independent Alan Ogden 89 30.0% Majority 119 40.0% Independent gain from Shetland Movement
1993 Whalsay and Skerries by-election Party Candidate Votes % Independent Hazel Simpson unopposed unopposed Majority unopposed unopposed Independent hold
1993 Whiteness, Weisdale and Tingwall by-election Party Candidate Votes % Independent Jonathan Wills 388 73.8% Independent A.M. Leslie 77 14.6% Independent J.W. Johnson 61 11.6% Majority 311 59.2% Independent hold
Notes ^ Candidate was elected unopposed
References ^ Hamilton, Peter. "A hard place to stand up and be counted". Shetland News . ^ Bochel, JM; Denver, DT. "Scottish Regional Elections, 1990" (PDF) . The Elections Centre . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .