1999 Shetland Islands Council election

1999 Scottish local government election April 2022 June 2019 1999 Shetland Islands Council election Shetland parliamentary no 1994 Shetland Islands Council election 1994 1999 05 06 y 2003 Shetland Islands Council election 2003 All 22 seats to Shetland Islands Council 12 Lewis Shand Smith Independent (politician) 16 seats, 77.8% Lerwick Breiwick (defeated) 16 - 12 4 3,817 64.1% 13.7% John Nicolson Scottish Liberal Democrats 2 seats, 6.7% Yell 2 9 7 1,828 30.7% 24.0% Willie Tait Independent Liberal 0 seats, 0.0% Sandwick, Levenwick and Bigton 0 1 200 1 3.4% New Council Convener Lewis Shand Smith Independent (politician) Council Convener after election Tom Stove Independent (politician) thumb|Results by ward. Elections to the Shetland Islands Council were held on 6 May 1999 as part of Scottish local elections. The Liberal Democrats won 9 seats, the party's best result in a Shetland Islands Council election. Nine seats were uncontested. Aggregate results Shetland Islands Council election, 1999p.91 Independent (politician) 12 0 4 4 54.55 64.1 3,817 13.7 Scottish Liberal Democrats 9 7 0 7 40.91 30.7 1,828 24.0 Independent Liberal 1 1 0 1 4.55 3.4 200 New Independent Labour 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.9 112 1.9 Ward results Aithsting and Sandsting Independent (politician) Florence Grains (incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) Burra and Trondra Independent (politician) Alistair Goodlad 268 60.9% Scottish Liberal Democrats John Allen Halcrow 172 39.1% 96 21.8% Independent (politician) Cunningsburgh and Sandwick Independent (politician) Thomas Stove 282 56.1% Independent (politician) Charles Simpson 141 28.0% Independent (politician) James Smith 80 15.9% 141 28.1% Independent (politician) Shetland Movement Delting East and Lunnasting Independent (politician) Mary Colligan (incumbent) 242 54.5% Independent (politician) Andrew Fraser 109 24.5% Independent (politician) Joan Easten 93 20.9% 133 30.0% Independent (politician) Delting West Independent (politician) Drew Ratter (incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) Dunrossness Independent (politician) Gordon Mitchell 268 54.7% Independent (politician) Magnus Flaws (incumbent) 222 45.3% 46 9.4% Independent (politician) Lerwick Breiwick Independent (politician) Cecil Eunson 231 51.8% Independent (politician) Lewis Shand Smith (incumbent) 215 48.2% 16 3.6% Independent (politician) Lerwick Clickimin Independent (politician) William Stove (incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) Lerwick Harbour & Bressay Scottish Liberal Democrats Robert Black 224 45.3% Scottish Liberal Democrats Caroline Miller 187 37.9% Scottish Liberal Democrats Roy Whitehead 83 15.8% 37 7.4% Scottish Liberal Democrats Lerwick North Scottish Liberal Democrats Robert Anderson 229 67.2% Independent Labour Leonard Groat (incumbent) 112 32.8% 117 34.4% Scottish Liberal Democrats Independent Labour Lerwick North Central Scottish Liberal Democrats Sandy Cluness 276 65.2% Independent (politician) Greta McElvogue (incumbent) 97 22.9% Independent (politician) J. Wiseman 50 11.8% 179 42.3% Scottish Liberal Democrats Independent (politician) Lerwick Sound Scottish Liberal Democrats Christine Begg unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Scottish Liberal Democrats Shetland Movement Lerwick South Central Scottish Liberal Democrats Leslie Angus unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Scottish Liberal Democrats Independent (politician) Lerwick Upper Sound, Gulberwick and Quarff Scottish Liberal Democrats Peter Malcolmson (incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Scottish Liberal Democrats Nesting, Whiteness, Girlsta and Gott Independent (politician) James Irvine unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) Northmavine, Muckle Roe and Busta Independent (politician) Bill Manson (incumbent) 251 54.0% Independent (politician) Brenda Wilcox 214 46.0% 37 8.0% Independent (politician) Sandwick, Levenwick and Bigton Independent Liberal Democrat William Tait (incumbent) 200 37.3% Scottish Liberal Democrats Cecil Hughson 118 22.0% Independent (politician) Peter Watts 118 22.0% Independent (politician) Rosemary Inkster 100 18.7% 82 15.3% Independent Liberal Democrat Independent (politician) Scalloway Independent (politician) Iris Hawkins (incumbent) 261 49.7% Independent (politician) John Burgess 170 32.4% Independent (politician) Ian Scott 94 17.9% 91 17.3% Independent (politician) Unst and Fetlar Scottish Liberal Democrats Mark Ritch 254 57.3% Independent (politician) Brian Gregson 189 42.7% 65 14.6% Scottish Liberal Democrats Shetland Movement Walls, Sandness and Clousta Scottish Liberal Democrats Frank Robertson 285 70.0% Independent (politician) James Gear 122 30.0% 173 40.0% Scottish Liberal Democrats Independent (politician) Whalsay and Skerries Independent (politician) Loretta Hutchison (incumbent) unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Independent (politician) Yell Scottish Liberal Democrats John Nicolson unopposed unopposed unopposed unopposed Scottish Liberal Democrats Independent (politician) By-elections since 1999 2002 Whalsay and Skerries by-election Independent (politician) Josie Simpson 292 58.9% Independent (politician) Kathleen Stewart 204 41.1% 88 17.8% Independent (politician) References 1999 Category:1999 Scottish local elections Category:Long stubs with short prose