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2007 Shetland Islands Council election
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2007 Scottish local government election
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2007 Scottish local elections
2007 Shetland Islands Council election Shetland parliamentary no 2003 Shetland Islands Council election 2003 2007 05 03 y 2012 Shetland Islands Council election 2012 All 22 seats to Shetland Islands Council 12 59.0% 17,108 Sandy Cluness Independent (politician) 17 seats, 76.2% Lerwick North 17 - 22 5 9,249 92.8% 16.6% Council Convener Sandy Cluness Independent (politician) Council Convener after election Sandy Cluness Independent (politician)
thumb|Results by ward.
Elections to Shetland Islands Council were held on 3 May 2007 the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using seven new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004. Each ward elected three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system, a form of proportional representation. The new wards replaced 22 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election. The council was one of only three in Scotland with a majority of elected members who were independents.MacMahon, Peter and Walker, Helen (18 May 2007) "Winds of change sweep Scots town halls". Edinburgh. The Scotsman. The other two independent run Councils are Orkney and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. Moray is run by a Conservative/Independent coalition."Political Groups" Shetland Islands Council. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
Election results
Shetland Islands local election result 2007
Independent (politician)
22
5
0
5
100.0
92.8
9,249
16.6
Scottish Liberal Democrats
0
0
5
5
0.0
3.0
300
20.8
Scottish Socialist Party
0
0
0
0
0.0
2.6
260
New
Scottish Conservative Party
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.6
159
New
Ward results
North Isles
North Isles – 3 seats
6
Independent (politician)
Josie Simpson (incumbent)
479
33.5
Independent (politician)
Laura Baisley
197
13.8
208
239
264
299
366
Independent (politician)
Robert Henderson
145
10.1
172
194
227
260
308
Independent (politician)
Brian Gregson (Incumbent)
145
10.1
160
177
199
238
280
Independent (politician)
Gordon Williamson
126
8.8
137
151
183
203
Independent (politician)
Laurence Odie
117
8.2
122
133
Independent (politician)
Laurence Robertson
113
7.9
131
149
159
Independent (politician)
Robert Thomson
107
7.5
119
Shetland North
Shetland North – 3 seats
6
Independent (politician)
Alastair Cooper
438
31.6
Independent (politician)
Addie Doull
215
15.5
243
248
263
299
350
Independent (politician)
Bill Manson (Incumbent)
214
15.5
235
242
253
267
298
Independent (politician)
Barbara Cheyne (Incumbent)
186
13.4
198
218
228
239
282
Independent (politician)
Kenny Hughson
135
9.8
144
149
159
178
Independent (politician)
Alan MacDonald
82
5.9
85
91
101
Independent (politician)
Daniel Robertson
68
4.9
73
77
Independent (politician)
Joan Easten
46
3.3
49
Shetland West
Shetland West – 3 seats
4
Independent (politician)
Frank Robertson (Incumbent)
384
31.6
Independent (politician)
Gary Robinson
289
23.8
316
Independent (politician)
Florence Grains (Incumbent)
245
20.1
265
268
327
Independent (politician)
Brian Anderson
174
14.3
183
186
222
Independent (politician)
Marion Hughson
124
10.2
134
138
Shetland Central
Shetland Central – 3 seats
5
Independent (politician)
Iris Hawkins (Incumbent)
330
27.2
Independent (politician)
Andrew Hughson
311
25.6
Independent (politician)
Betty Fullerton
257
21.2
265
267
276
295
Independent (politician)
Ian Scott
131
10.8
133
134
141
150
Independent (politician)
Geordie Pottinger
98
8.1
103
104
112
118
Independent (politician)
John Hunter
46
3.8
49
50
56
Independent (politician)
Jim Ivens
23
1.9
24
25
Independent (politician)
Scotty Dyble
19
1.6
19
19
Shetland South
Shetland South – 3 seats
4
Independent (politician)
Allison Duncan
501
31.6
Independent (politician)
Jim Budge
350
22.1
382
395
451
Independent (politician)
Rick Nickerson
286
28.0
301
310
364
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Gordon Mitchell (Incumbent)
225
14.2
239
271
302
Independent (politician)
John Hunter
148
9.3
165
175
Scottish Liberal Democrats
James Friedlander
75
4.7
78
Lerwick North
Lerwick North – 3 seats
5
Independent (politician)
Allan Wishart
505
39.2
Independent (politician)
Sandy Cluness (Incumbent)
264
20.5
312
340
Independent (politician)
Caroline Miller
206
16.0
245
270
277
312
Independent (politician)
Bill Adams
125
9.7
149
166
170
233
Scottish Socialist Party
Kin Learmonth
110
8.5
132
141
143
Independent (politician)
Kathy Greaves
79
6.1
95
Lerwick South
Lerwick South – 4 seats
8
Independent (politician)
Cecil Eunson (incumbent)
489
26.4
Independent (politician)
Gussie Angus
483
25.6
Independent (politician)
Cecil Smith
199
10.8
226
249
269
281
329
428
Scottish Conservative Party
Maurice Mullay
159
8.6
169
180
182
207
218
Scottish Socialist Party
Robbie Leith
150
8.1
164
174
181
195
222
233
242
Independent (politician)
Jim Henry (Incumbent)
127
6.9
146
169
172
201
235
268
285
Independent (politician)
Michael Peterson
116
6.3
129
137
149
164
Independent (politician)
Geoff Feather (Incumbent)
97
5.2
105
113
118
Independent (politician)
Lindsay Smith
40
2.2
46
52
By-elections since 2007 Elections
On 28 February 2008 Independent Dr Jonathan Wills won a by-election which arose following the death of Independent Councillor Cecil Eunson on 25 December 2007.
Lerwick South By-Election (28 February 2008) - 1 seathttp://www.alba.org.uk/localby/lerwicksouth.html Lerwick South (Shetland) 28 th February 2008 2012-01-28 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20080829195744/http://www.alba.org.uk/localby/lerwicksouth.html 29 August 2008
7
Independent (politician)
Dr Jonathan Wills
332
25.08
335
350
361
402
462
576
Independent (politician)
Peter Campbell
233
17.60
240
246
272
317
370
465
Independent (politician)
Lyle Williamson
228
17.22
229
234
245
286
337
Independent (politician)
Robbie Leith
183
13.82
188
204
216
228
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Maurice Mullay
169
12.76
171
177
199
Independent (politician)
Geoff Feather
87
6.57
91
96
Independent (politician)
Larry Deyell
63
4.76
66
Independent (politician)
Vic Thomas
29
2.19
Independent (politician)
7
3,382
1,324
7
663
1,331 (39.15%)
On 15 December 2011 Independent David Sandison won a by-election which arose following the resignation of Independent Councillor Iris Hawkins on 30 September 2011.
Shetland Central By-Election (15 December 2011) - 1 seathttp://www.kristoferkeane.co.uk/by-shetlandcentral.html www.kristoferkeane.co.uk – Scottish Elections :: Shetland Central By-Election 2011 2012-01-29 dead https://archive.today/20120803094148/http://www.kristoferkeane.co.uk/by-shetlandcentral.html 3 August 2012
2
Independent (politician)
David Sandison
332
48.4
352
Independent (politician)
Stephen Morgan
116
16.9
124
Independent (politician)
Ian Scott
107
15.6
115
Independent (politician)
Robert Williamson
75
10.9
81
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Clive Richardson
29
4.2
Independent (politician)
Scotty van der Tol
27
3.9
Independent (politician)
2
2,300
686
4
344
690 (30%)
References
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