The 1990 Orkney Islands Council election, the sixth election to Orkney Islands Council, was held on 3 May 1990 as part of the wider 1990 Scottish regional elections. The election saw the Independents take all save one of the seats on the council, securing them an overall majority.
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An editor has performed a search and found that sufficient sources exist to establish the subject s notability Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1990 Orkney Islands Council election news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message The 1990 Orkney Islands Council election the sixth election to Orkney Islands Council was held on 3 May 1990 as part of the wider 1990 Scottish regional elections The election saw the Independents take all save one of the seats on the council securing them an overall majority 1990 Orkney Islands Council election 1986 May 3 1990 1990 05 03 1994 All 24 seats to Orkney Islands Council12 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Leader Edwin Eunson Spencer Rosie Party Independents Orkney Movement Leader s seat Kirkwall Broadsands Kirkwall Weyland Last election 23 1 Seats won 23 1 Seat change 0 0 Popular vote 5 791 31 Percentage 97 6 0 5 Swing 5 4pp 5 7ppThe result of the electionCouncil Convener before election Edwin Eunson Independent Council Convener after election Jackie Tait Independent Contents 1 Results 2 Ward Results 3 Notes 4 ReferencesResults edit1990 Orkney Islands election 1 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes Independent 23 0 0 nbsp 0 97 6 5 791 nbsp 5 4 Orkney Movement 1 0 0 nbsp 0 0 5 31 nbsp 5 7 Scottish Green 0 0 0 nbsp 0 0 0 1 8 109 NewWard Results editKirkwall St Magnus Party Candidate Votes Independent Ian MacDonald Incumbent 318 82 4 Independent A Wylie 68 17 6 Majority 250 64 8 Independent hold Kirkwall Weyland Party Candidate Votes Orkney Movement Spencer Rosie Incumbent unopposed unopposed Majority unopposed unopposed Orkney Movement hold Kirkwall Broadsands Party Candidate Votes Independent J MacDonald 161 42 4 Independent Alasdair Thom 124 33 1 Independent J McRae 89 23 7 Majority 37 9 8 Independent hold Kirkwall St Olaf s Party Candidate Votes Independent A Croy 229 59 3 Independent J Marwick Incumbent 157 40 7 Majority 72 18 6 Independent hold Kirkwall Quoybanks Party Candidate Votes Independent Jack Ridgway Incumbent 264 68 8 Independent D Craigie 120 31 3 Majority 144 39 6 Independent hold Kirkwall Papdale Party Candidate Votes Independent T Taylor Incumbent 192 63 8 Scottish Green L Cheer 109 36 2 Majority 144 27 6 Independent hold Stromness South Party Candidate Votes Independent F Matheson 168 53 5 Independent Ian Argo Incumbent 146 46 5 Majority 144 7 0 Independent hold Stromness Central Party Candidate Votes Independent Brenda Robertson Incumbent unopposed unopposed Majority unopposed unopposed Independent hold Stromness North Party Candidate Votes Independent M Crichton Incumbent unopposed unopposed Majority unopposed unopposed Independent hold St Ola Party Candidate Votes Independent I Clyde 202 43 7 Independent A Peace 129 27 9 Independent J McDonald 85 18 4 Independent A Walls 46 10 0 Majority 73 15 8 Independent hold Firth amp Harray Party Candidate Votes Independent K Hutchison 255 44 0 Independent R Sabiston 179 30 9 Independent Eoin Scott Incumbent 146 25 2 Majority 76 13 1 Independent hold Orphir amp Stenness Party Candidate Votes Independent Hugh Halcro Johnston Incumbent 191 47 0 Independent R Crichton 188 46 3 Independent K Bews 26 6 4 Majority 3 0 7 Independent hold Sandwick Party Candidate Votes Independent George Wylie Incumbent unopposed unopposed Majority unopposed unopposed Independent hold St Andrews amp Deerness Party Candidate Votes Independent Jackie Tait Incumbent 194 56 7 Independent J Foubister 146 42 7 Majority 48 14 0 Independent hold Birsay Party Candidate Votes Independent John Brown Incumbent unopposed unopposed Majority unopposed unopposed Independent hold Evie amp Rendall Party Candidate Votes Independent Jimmy Moar 162 57 4 Independent George Stevenson Incumbent 116 41 1 Majority 46 16 3 Independent hold Holm Party Candidate Votes Independent Alastair Scholes Incumbent unopposed unopposed Majority unopposed unopposed Independent hold Ronaldsay South amp Burray Party Candidate Votes Independent C Annal 314 52 9 Independent Billy Dass Incumbent 278 46 8 Majority 36 6 1 Independent hold Hoy amp Graemsay Party Candidate Votes Independent M Trickett Incumbent 188 53 3 Independent A Reid 119 33 7 Independent T Thomson 45 12 7 Majority 69 19 6 Independent hold Ronaldsay North amp Sanday Party Candidate Votes Independent Howie Firth 199 54 5 Independent J Alexander 101 27 7 Independent E Sinclair 64 17 5 Majority 98 26 8 Independent hold Westray amp Papa Westray Party Candidate Votes Independent J Scott Incumbent 133 51 8 Independent J Rendall 124 48 2 Majority 9 3 6 Independent hold Eday amp Stronsay Party Candidate Votes Independent R Heard Incumbent unopposed unopposed Majority unopposed unopposed Independent hold Rousay amp Egilsay Party Candidate Votes Independent B Mainland 66 42 0 Independent Chris Soames Incumbent 59 37 6 Orkney Movement Margaret Flaws 31 19 7 Majority 7 4 4 Independent hold Shapinsay Party Candidate Votes Independent J Sinclair Incumbent unopposed unopposed Majority unopposed unopposed Independent holdNotes editReferences edit Bochel JM Denver DT Scottish Regional Elections 1990 PDF The Elections Centre Retrieved 21 April 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1990 Orkney Islands Council election amp oldid 1183689409, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
