1967 Zetland County Council election

1967 Zetland County Council election
May 9, 1967 (1967-05-09)
24 of 33 seats on the Zetland County Council
17 seats needed for a majority
  First party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 24
Seat change -
Popular vote 0
Percentage -
Swing -
Elected Council Convener

TBD

Elections to the Zetland County Council were held on 9 May 1967 as part of the 1967 Scottish local elections. Elections were held in every ward except for those in Lerwick to elect 24 landward members to the county council, who would be joined by nine nominated members from the Lerwick Town Council. None of the landward seats were contested.[1]

Election results

Zetland County Council Election Results [1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 24 0 0 - - - 0 -

Ward results

Aithsting
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Robert Garrick (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Bressay
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent John Scott (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Burra
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent George Nelson unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent win (new seat)
Cunningsburgh
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Joan McLeod (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Delting North
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Andrew Tulloch (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Delting South
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Hugh Sutherland unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Dunrossness North
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Iain Campbell unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Dunrossness South
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Raymond Bentley (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Fetlar
Party Candidate Votes %
No nominations
Gulberwick & Quarff
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Robert Johnson unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent win (new seat)
Nesting and Lunnasting
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent William Hamilton (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Northmavine North
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Andrew Cromarty (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Northmavine South
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Robert Balfour (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Sandness
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Robert Ganson (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Sandsting
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Alexander Tulloch (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Sandwick
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent James Halcrow (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Tingwall
Party Candidate Votes %
No nominations
Unst North
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Edward Thomason (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Unst South
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Peter Hunter (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Walls
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Harry Drever (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Whalsay & Skerries
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent James Pottinger (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Whiteness & Weisdale
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Anthony Anderson (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Yell North
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Hugh Williamson unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
Yell South
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Robert Gray (Incumbent) unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold

By-elections since 1967

1967 Fetlar by-election
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Arthur Johnson unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold
1967 Tingwall by-election
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Andrew Irvine unopposed unopposed
Majority unopposed unopposed
Independent hold

References

  1. ^ a b "County Council Election May 1967 - Shetland History Online". shetlandhistory.com.
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