County Council Election December 1938
Aithsting
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
| Andrew D. Clarke | Unopposed |
Bressay
| Candidate | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Norman Cameron | 71 | Elected |
| Rev. Campbell McKinnon | 33 | Not elected |
Burra and Quarff
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
| James Pottinger | Unopposed |
Cunningsburgh
| Candidate | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Angus Gunn | 74 | Elected |
| Magnus Manson | 72 | Not elected |
Delting North
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
| Joseph Pole | Unopposed |
Delting South
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
 Edward Percival Adie | Unopposed |
Dunrossness North
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
 John J. Goudie | Unopposed |
Dunrossness South
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
| George Leslie | Unopposed |
Fetlar
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
 John Campbell | Unopposed |
Gulberwick
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
| George Smith | Unopposed |
Nesting and Lunnasting
| Candidate | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 106 | Elected |
| John Sutherland | 89 | Not elected |
Northmavine North
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
 James Johnson | Unopposed |
Northmavine South
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
| Arthur Irvine | Unopposed |
Sandness
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
| James A. Jamieson | Unopposed |
Sandsting
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
| William Henry | Unopposed |
Sandwick
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
| William Thomson | Unopposed |
Tingwall
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
| Westwood Norman Hay | Unopposed |
Unst North
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
 John W. Robertson | Unopposed |
Unst South
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
| Andrew Irvine | Unopposed |
Walls
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
| John G. Williamson | Unopposed |
Whalsay and Skerries
| Candidate | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|
 Robert Ollason | 153 | Elected |
 James Hay | 121 | Not elected |
Whiteness and Weisdale
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
| Laurence Smith | Unopposed |
Yell North
| Candidate | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Smith | 104 | Elected |
| Charles S. Nicholson | 54 | Not elected |
Yell South
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
| Thomas R. Manson | Unopposed |