County Council Election May 1955

Aithsting

Bressay

Burra and Quarff now Burra

Electorate: 568 · Turnout: 380 (66.9%)

Cunningsburgh

Delting North

Delting South

There was no nomination for this county, see Delting South County Council By-Election July 1955.

Dunrossness North

Dunrossness South

Fetlar

Candidate	Result
Charles Brown	Unopposed

Gulberwick

Electorate: 210 · Turnout: 143 (68.1%)

Nesting And Lunnasting now Nesting

Electorate: 404 · Turnout: 230 (56.9%)

Northmavine North

Northmavine South

Electorate: 371 · Turnout: 152 (40.9%)

Candidate	Votes	Result
Robert Balfour	81	Elected
Charles Charleson	71	Not elected

Sandness

Sandsting

Electorate: 429 · Turnout: 213 (49.6%)

Candidate	Votes	Result
Alexander I. Tulloch	168	Elected
Simon Garriock	45	Not elected

Sandwick

There was no nomination for this county, see Sandwick County Council By-Election July 1955.

Tingwall

Unst North

There was no nomination for this county, see Unst North County Council By-Election July 1955.

Unst South

Walls

Whalsay And Skerries

Candidate	Result
Magnus Shearer	Unopposed

Whiteness And Weisdale

Candidate	Result
Anthony Anderson	Unopposed

Yell North

Electorate: 383 · Turnout: 181 (47.3%)

Candidate	Votes	Result
Amanda Youngman	119	Elected
John Stewart	62	Not elected

Yell South

Electorate: 685 · Turnout: 181 (26.4%)

Candidate	Votes	Result
John R. Tulloch	103	Elected
Charles G. Johnson	78	Not elected