County Council Election May 1970

Aithsting

Turnout: 285 (76%)

Bressay

Turnout: 168 (81%)

Candidate	Votes	Result
James Irvine	79	Elected
John Scott	56	Not elected
Tom Black	33	Not elected

Burra

There was no nomination for this county, see Burra County Council By-Election August 1970.

Cunningsburgh

Delting North

Delting South

Dunrossness North

Dunrossness South

Candidate	Result
Raymond R. Bentley	Unopposed

Fetlar

Gulberwick & Quarff now Gulberwick

Candidate	Result
Robert A. Johnson	Unopposed

Nesting And Lunnasting now Nesting

Northmavine North

Northmavine South

Sandness

Electorate: 164 · Turnout: 82 (50%)

Sandsting

Candidate	Result
Alexander I. Tulloch	Unopposed

Sandwick

Turnout: 284 (48%)

Candidate	Votes	Result
Thomas Stove	199	Elected
George R. Jamieson	52	Not elected
Peter Duncan	33	Not elected

Tingwall

Unst North

Turnout: 224 (44%)

Candidate	Votes	Result
Edward Thomason	141	Elected
Alexander D. Lamb	83	Not elected

Unst South

Walls

Whalsay And Skerries

Whiteness And Weisdale

There was no nomination for this county, see Whiteness And Weisdale County Council By-Election August 1970.

Yell North

Yell South