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County Council Election May 1973

8 May 1973 · general

Aithsting

Turnout: 275 (86%)

Candidate Votes Result
Iain Caldwell 151 Elected
Robert Garrick 124 Not elected

Bressay

Turnout: 156 (78%)

Candidate Votes Result
James Irvine 122 Elected
Brenda Scott 34 Not elected

Burra

Candidate Result
William Cumming Unopposed

Cunningsburgh

Candidate Party Result
Joan McLeod Shetland Democratic Group Unopposed

Delting North

Candidate Party Result
Fraser Peterson Shetland Democratic Group Unopposed

Delting South

Candidate Party Result
Clem Robb Shetland Democratic Group Unopposed

Dunrossness North

Candidate Party Result
J. W. Leask Shetland Democratic Group Unopposed

Dunrossness South

Turnout: 237 (57%)

Candidate Votes Result
Raymond R. Bentley 150 Elected
Arthur M. Irvine 87 Not elected

Fetlar

Candidate Result
John Laurenson Unopposed

Gulberwick & Quarff now Gulberwick

Turnout: 88 (62%)

Candidate Votes Result
Arthur Irvine 45 Elected
Alistair Leask 43 Not elected

Nesting And Lunnasting now Nesting

Turnout: 218 (69%)

Candidate Votes Result
Andrew Riddell 149 Elected
William Hamilton 69 Not elected

Northmavine North

Turnout: 83 (27%)

Candidate Party Votes Result
Robert Balfour Shetland Democratic Group 46 Elected
Andrew Cromarty 37 Not elected

Northmavine South

Candidate Party Result
John Jamieson Shetland Democratic Group Unopposed

Sandness

Candidate Result
Peter John Garriock Unopposed

Sandsting

Candidate Result
Alexander I. Tulloch Unopposed

Sandwick

Candidate Party Result
Thomas Stove Shetland Democratic Group Unopposed

Tingwall

Turnout: 587 (59%)

Candidate Votes Result
Andrew B. Irvine 327 Elected
Martin Williamson 260 Not elected

Unst North

Turnout: 353 (72%)

Candidate Votes Result
William G. Thomson 249 Elected
Edward Thomason 104 Not elected

Unst South

Candidate Party Result
Alan Fraser Shetland Democratic Group Unopposed

Walls

Turnout: 244 (76%)

Candidate Votes Result
Williamina Tait 195 Elected
Peter A. Hick 49 Not elected

Whalsay And Skerries

Candidate Result
Frederick Dainty Unopposed

Whiteness And Weisdale

Turnout: 208 (73%)

Candidate Party Votes Result
John J. Johnson Shetland Democratic Group 77 Elected
John Rae 67 Not elected
George Morrison 64 Not elected

Yell North

Turnout: 195 (71%)

Candidate Votes Result
Sandy Cluness 156 Elected
Robert A. Manson 39 Not elected

Yell South

Candidate Result
Robert S. Gray Unopposed
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