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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1994 Shetland Islands Council election news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Elections to the Shetland Islands Council were held on 5 May 1994 as part of Scottish regional elections The Shetland Movement maintained six seats while the Liberal Democrats gained representation on the council for the first time Only ten seats were contested 1994 Shetland Islands Council election 1990 8 May 1994 1994 05 08 1999 All 26 seats to Shetland Islands Council14 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Third party Leader Lewis Shand Smith Tavish ScottParty Independent Shetland Movement Liberal DemocratsLeader s seat Lerwick Twageos Lerwick Harbour and BressayLast election 16 seats 56 9 7 seats 31 4 0 seats 2 7 Seats before 16 7 0Seats won 16 6 2Seat change 1 2Popular vote 2 575 297 221Percentage 77 8 9 0 6 7 Swing 20 9 22 4 4 0 Fourth party Fifth party Leader Bill Smith Leonard GroatParty Labour Independent LabourLeader s seat Lerwick Central Lerwick NorthLast election 1 seats 7 1 1 seat 0 0 Seats before 1 1Seats won 1 1Seat change Popular vote 216 0Percentage 6 5 0 0 Swing 0 6 Council Convener before electionEdward ThomasonShetland Movement Council Convener after election Lewis Shand SmithIndependentThe result of the election Contents 1 Aggregate results 2 Ward results 3 By elections since 1994 4 ReferencesAggregate results EditShetland Islands Council election 1994 1 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes Independent 16 0 0 54 77 9 2 575 20 9 Shetland Movement 6 0 1 1 24 8 1 297 22 4 Liberal Democrats 2 2 0 2 8 6 0 221 4 0 Labour 1 0 0 0 4 5 9 216 0 6 Independent Labour 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 Ward results EditAithsting and Sandsting Party Candidate Votes Independent Florence Grains incumbent unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedIndependent holdBurra and Trondra Party Candidate Votes Independent Charles Goodlad unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedIndependent holdDelting East Party Candidate Votes Independent Mary Colligan incumbent unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedIndependent holdDelting West Party Candidate Votes Independent Drew Ratter 220 59 5 Independent Andrea Manson Incumbent 150 40 5 Majority 70 19 0 Independent holdDunrossness North Party Candidate Votes Independent William Tait Incumbent 241 82 5 Independent Margaret Pickbourne 51 17 5 Majority 190 65 0 Independent holdDunrossness South Party Candidate Votes Shetland Movement Magnus Flaws Incumbent 258 82 4 Independent John Johnston 55 17 6 Majority 203 64 8 Shetland Movement holdGulberwick Quarff and Cunningsburgh Party Candidate Votes Independent Robert Black 354 60 6 Independent Joan McLeod Incumbent 146 25 0 Independent Maurice Mullay 84 14 4 Majority 208 35 6 Independent holdLerwick Breiwick Party Candidate Votes Independent Cecil Eunson incumbent unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedIndependent holdLerwick Central Party Candidate Votes Labour Bill Smith Incumbent 216 75 5 Independent Tommy Goudie 70 25 5 Majority 146 50 0 Labour holdLerwick Clickimin Party Candidate Votes Shetland Movement William Stove unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedShetland Movement gain from IndependentLerwick Harbour and Bressay Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Tavish Scott 221 52 9 Independent James Irvine Incumbent 197 47 1 Majority 24 5 8 Liberal Democrats gain from Shetland MovementLerwick North Party Candidate Votes Independent Labour Leonard Groat Incumbent unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedIndependent Labour holdLerwick Lower Sound Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Peter Malcolmson unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedLiberal Democrats gain from Shetland MovementLerwick Staney Hill Party Candidate Votes Independent Lindsay Smith unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedIndependent holdLerwick Twageos Party Candidate Votes Independent Lewis Shand Smith Incumbent 256 72 1 Independent Ian Selbie 99 27 9 Majority 157 44 2 Independent holdLerwick Upper Sound Party Candidate Votes Shetland Movement Robert Johnson unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedShetland Movement holdNesting and Lunnasting Party Candidate Votes Independent Greta McElvogue incumbent unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedIndependent holdNorthmavine Party Candidate Votes Independent Bill Manson incumbent unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedIndependent holdSandness and Walls Party Candidate Votes Independent James Gear Incumbent 189 59 4 Independent Olive Watson 129 40 6 Majority 60 18 8 Independent holdSandwick Party Candidate Votes Shetland Movement James Smith unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedShetland Movement holdScalloway Party Candidate Votes Independent Iris Hawkins 241 50 4 Independent David Nicolson 119 24 9 Independent Ian Scott 79 16 5 Shetland Movement William Anderson Incumbent 39 8 2 Majority 122 25 5 Independent gain from Shetland MovementUnst Party Candidate Votes Shetland Movement Joan Easten Incumbent unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedShetland Movement gain from IndependentWhalsay and Skerries Party Candidate Votes Independent Loretta Hutchison unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedIndependent holdWhiteness Weisdale and Tingwall Party Candidate Votes Independent Jonathan Wills Incumbent unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedIndependent holdYell North and Fetlar Party Candidate Votes Independent Brian Gregson 165 62 2 Independent Leslie Angus 75 28 3 Independent Alan Ogden 25 9 4 Majority 140 33 9 Independent gain from Shetland MovementUnst Party Candidate Votes Shetland Movement Peter Guy Incumbent unopposed unopposedMajority unopposed unopposedShetland Movement gain from IndependentBy elections since 1994 Edit1996 Yell South by election Party Candidate Votes Independent John Nicolson 217 63 8 Independent Sandy Cluness 94 27 6 Independent Alan Ogden 29 8 5 Majority 123 36 2 Independent gain from Shetland MovementReferences Edit Bochel H M Denver D T 1994 The Scottish Regional Elections 1994 Results and Statistics PDF University of Dundee Archived PDF from the original on 11 September 2020 via The Elections Centre Plymouth University Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1994 Shetland Islands Council election amp oldid 1161066524, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
