County Council Election May 1949
Aithsting
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
| John S. Sutherland | Unopposed |
Bressay
| Candidate | Party | Result |
|---|---|---|
| James Smith | Labour | Unopposed |
Burra and Quarff
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
| James Pottinger | Unopposed |
Cunningsburgh
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Halcrow | Labour | 110 | Elected |
| William Johnson | 88 | Not elected |
Delting North
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
 James Hay | Unopposed |
Delting South
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
 Edward Percival Adie | Unopposed |
Dunrossness North
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
| Robert H. W. Bruce | Unopposed |
Dunrossness South
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Bairnson | 73 | Elected | |
| Andrew H. Gilbertson | Labour | 52 | Not elected |
Fetlar
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
 Charles Brown | Unopposed |
Gulberwick
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Williamson | Labour | 63 | Elected |
| Charles E. Mitchell | 55 | Not elected |
Nesting And Lunnasting
| Candidate | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|
| John R. B. Pearson | 131 | Elected |
| Prophet Smith | 100 | Not elected |
Northmavine North
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
| David Walker | Unopposed |
Northmavine South
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
 Charles Charleson | Labout |
Sandness
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
| Robert J. H. Ganson | Unopposed |
Sandsting
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
| Simon Garriock | Unopposed |
Sandwick
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
| William Thomson | Unopposed |
Tingwall
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
| George Ross | Unopposed |
Unst North
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence Bruce | Labour | 101 | Elected |
 John W. Robertson | 68 | Not elected |
Unst South
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
| James L. Matches | Unopposed |
Walls
| Candidate | Party | Result |
|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | Labour | Unopposed |
Whalsay And Skerries
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
 Magnus Shearer | Unopposed |
Whiteness And Weisdale
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
 Anthony Anderson | Unopposed |
Yell North
| Candidate | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|
| John S. Ratter | 165 | Elected |
| Andrew Sutherland | 115 | Not elected |
Yell South
| Candidate | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|
| George K. Spence | 224 | Elected |
| John Williamson | 188 | Not elected |