Shetland Political History

James Aitken

James Aitken

Born	3 April 1895, South Voe
Died	2 August 1956, Lerwick
Provost	Lerwick Town Council 1946–1950
Elections	3 (3 won)
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James John Aitken was a Lerwick Town Councillor.

Political Career

Political career of James Aitken
Year	Election	Council	Votes	Result
1937	Lerwick Town Council Election November 1937	Lerwick Town Council	925	Elected
1946	Lerwick Town Council Election November 1946	Lerwick Town Council	1,221	Elected
1950	Lerwick Town Council Election May 1950	Lerwick Town Council	898	Elected

Provosts

Preceded by

Magnus Shearer

Provost
for Lerwick Town Council
1946–1950

Succeeded by

Robert A. Anderson

Provosts of the Lerwick Town Council

Arthur Edmondston (1818–1823) · Charles Ogilvy Snr (1823–1827) · William Spence (1827–1832) · Charles Ogilvy Jr (1832–1844) · Joseph Leask (1844–1847) · William Sievwright Snr (1847–1856) · Charles Duncan (1856–1862) · Joseph Leask (1862–1865) · Charles Duncan (1865–1874) · William Sievwright Jr (1874–1876) · Thomas Cameron (1876–1883) · John Robertson (1883–1890) · Charles Robertson (1890–1895) · John Leisk (1895–1904) · James Goudie (1904–1907) · Arthur Porteous (1907–1910) · Arthur Laing (1910–1913) · Robert Stout (1913–1915) · Peter Goodlad (1915–1920) · Robert D. Ganson (1920–1924) · James Laing (1924–1927) · John Sinclair (1927–1930) · William Sinclair (1930–1933) · Robert Ollason (1933–1936) · James A. Smith (1936–1941) · Magnus Shearer (1941–1946) · James Aitken (1946–1950) · Robert A. Anderson (1950–1953) · George Burgess (1953–1956) · William Conochie (1956–1959) · Robert Blance (1959–1962) · Harry Gray (1962–1965) · Andrew Nicolson (1965–1967) · Eric Gray (1967–1971) · Bill Smith (1971–1974) · James Taylor (1974–1975)