1970 Zetland County Council election
1970 Scottish local government election
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Elections to the Zetland County Council were held on 12 May 1970 as part of Scottish local elections. Elections were held in every part of Shetland except Lerwick to elect 24 landward members to the County Council, who would be joined by nine nominated members from the Lerwick Town Council. Only five of 24 seats were contested.
Incumbent Council Convener Robert Johnson was unanimously re-elected for a second term after the election but would only serve a further two months until his death in July, after which Edward Thomason was elected to the position.[1]
Election results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 24 | 0 | 0 | - | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,042 | - |
Ward Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Robert Garrick (Incumbent) | 161 | 56.5% | |
Independent | Iain Caldwell | 124 | 43.5% | |
Majority | 37 | 13.0% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | James Irvine | 79 | 47.0% | |
Independent | John Scott (Incumbent) | 56 | 33.3% | |
Independent | Tom Black | 33 | 19.6% | |
Majority | 23 | 13.7% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
No nominations |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John McLeod (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Fraser Peterson | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Robb | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Iain Campbell (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Raymond Bentley (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Laurenson | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Robert Johnson (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Hamilton (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Andrew Cromarty (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Hugh Sutherland (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | George Morrison | 68 | 82.9% | |
Independent | Magnus Cheyne | 14 | 17.1% | |
Majority | 37 | 13.0% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | A.I. Tulloch (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Thomas Stove | 199 | 70.1% | |
Independent | George Jamieson | 52 | 18.3% | |
Independent | Peter Duncan | 33 | 11.6% | |
Majority | 147 | 51.8% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Andrew Irvine (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Edward Thomason (Incumbent) | 141 | 62.9% | |
Independent | Alexander Lamb | 83 | 37.1% | |
Majority | 58 | 23.8% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Alan Fraser | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Williamina Tait | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | James Pottinger | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
No nominations |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Hugh Williamson | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Robert Gray | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
By-elections since 1970
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Barbara Anderson | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Rae | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Arthur Irvine | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | James Leask | 55 | 78.6% | |
Independent | Mary Fisher | 15 | 21.4% | |
Majority | 40 | 57.2% | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Jamieson | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Cumming | unopposed | unopposed | |
Majority | unopposed | unopposed | ||
Independent hold |