1986 Shetland Islands Area 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 Shetland 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 7 5 2
Popular vote 4,015 819 997
Percentage 66.9 13.6% 16.6
Swing 20.9 13.6 10.1
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 7 64.0 66.9 4,015 20.9
  Shetland Movement 5 5 0 5 20.0 13.6 819 13.6
  Labour 4 2 0 2 16.0 16.6 997 10.1
  Independent Progressive 0 0 0 0.0 1.8 107 1.8
  Independent Liberal 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 60 1.0

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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