Shetland Islands Council Election May 1982
| Candidate | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|
 Alexander Tulloch | 247 | Elected |
| William Tait | 182 | Not elected |
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
| James C. Irvine | Unopposed |
| Candidate | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|
| William Cumming | 316 | Elected |
| Susan G. Morrow-Irvine | 104 | Not elected |
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
| Fraser Peterson | Unopposed |
| Candidate | Party | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Albert Hunter | Independent | Unopposed |
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
| William Tait | Unopposed |
| Candidate | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|
 Raymond Bentley | 142 | Elected |
| John? D. MacKenzie | 74 | Not elected |
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
| Joan McLeod | Unopposed |
| Candidate | Party | Result |
|---|---|---|
 Bill Smith | Labour | Unopposed |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Groat | 221 | Elected | |
| Robert Rae Tulloch | Shetland Ratepayers' Association | 194 | Not elected |
| Candidate | Party | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Benji Hunter | Independent | Unopposed |
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
| Henry Stewart | Unopposed |
| Candidate | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Cecil R. H. Eunson | 258 | Elected |
| Florence Grains | 205 | Not elected |
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
| Stewart Gray | Unopposed |
Lerwick Breiwick
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
| Leslie Eunson | Unopposed |
Lerwick Clickimin
| Candidate | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|
 Thomas M.Y. Manson | 121 | Elected |
| Cecil B. Eunson | 112 | Not elected |
| Ian Byrne | 109 | Not elected |
Lerwick Harbour
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
 Edward Thomason | Unopposed |
Lerwick Sound
| Candidate | Party | Result |
|---|---|---|
 John Graham | Shetland Movement | Unopposed |
Lerwick Twageos
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
 Alexander J. Cluness | Unopposed |
Northmavine
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Dowle | Labour | 222 | Elected |
| Gilbert J. Mowat | 127 | Not elected | |
| William J. Beattie | 49 | Not elected |
Sandness & Walls
| Candidate | Result |
|---|---|
| Gordon Walterson | Unopposed |
Scalloway
| Candidate | Party | Result |
|---|---|---|
| William A. Anderson | Non | Unopposed |
Unst
| Candidate | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Fraser | 157 | Elected |
| Karl M. Gray | 148 | Not elected |
| William Playfair | 77 | Not elected |
Yell North & Fetlar
| Candidate | Party | Result |
|---|---|---|
| David J. Johnson | Independent | Unopposed |