# 2012 Shetland Islands Council election

Elections to Shetland Islands Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election was the second using the seven new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward elected three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 22 Councillors elected.
As in 2007 Independents took all of the 22 seats on the council. The Scottish National Party contested both Lerwick Wards for the first time in 2012 but only secured 1.9% of the vote. The council was again administered solely by Independents.

## Election results

Shetland Islands Local Election Result 2012 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Independent | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 96.9 | 9,326 | 4.1 |
| SNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 184 | New |
| Scottish Christian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 116 | New |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.

## Ward results
### North Isles

* 2007: 3xIndependent
* 2012: 3xIndependent
* 2007-2012 Change: No change
North Isles - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Independent | Robert Henderson (incumbent) | 30.85 | 430 | | | |
| | Independent | Steven Coutts | 23.74 | 331 | 358.9 | | |
| | Independent | Gary Cleaver | 21.59 | 301 | 308.5 | 312.7 | 377.2 |
| | Independent | Jim Johnston | 11.41 | 159 | 183.1 | 186.9 | 242.7 |
| | Independent | Alan Skinner | 11.33 | 158 | 176.2 | 179.5 | |
| Electorate: 2,278 Valid: 1,379 Spoilt: 15 Quota: 345 Turnout: 1,394 (61.19%) ||||||||

### Shetland North

* 2007: 3xIndependent
* 2012: 3xIndependent
* 2007-2012 Change: No change
Shetland North - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Independent | Andrea Manson | 30.79 | 444 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Alastair Cooper (incumbent) | 23.99 | 346 | 369.9 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Drew Ratter | 17.82 | 257 | 274 | 279.4 | 283.5 | 299.5 | 345.4 | 421.3 |
| | Independent | Davy Cooper | 11.93 | 172 | 182.3 | 184.3 | 191.2 | 209.9 | 257.9 | |
| | Independent | Jim Reyner | 8.25 | 119 | 129.9 | 130.8 | 141.4 | 153.9 | | |
| | Independent | Alan MacDonald | 4.09 | 59 | 65.7 | 66.7 | 72.7 | | | |
| | Independent | Colin Arnot | 2.50 | 36 | 40.4 | 40.8 | | | | |
| Electorate: 2,488 Valid: 1,433 Spoilt: 9 Quota: 359 Turnout: 1,442 (57.96%) |||||||||||

### Shetland West

* 2007: 3xIndependent
* 2012: 3xIndependent
* 2007-2012 Change: No change
Shetland West - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Independent | Theo Smith | 36.97 | 481 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Gary Robinson (incumbent) | 27.59 | 359 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Tom MacIntyre | 8.99 | 117 | 142.1 | 148.1 | 166.6 | 183.3 | 206.9 | |
| | Independent | Frank Robertson (incumbent) | 8.61 | 112 | 160.3 | 163.6 | 187.4 | 216.3 | 269.9 | 381.3 |
| | Independent | Ian Tinkler | 5.99 | 78 | 107 | 112.9 | 127.9 | 167.8 | | |
| | Independent | Andy Holt | 5.92 | 77 | 103.8 | 109.6 | 126.8 | | | |
| | Independent | Marion Hughson | 5.23 | 68 | 85.6 | 91.3 | | | | |
| Electorate: 2,033 Valid: 1,292 Spoilt: 9 Quota: 324 Turnout: 1,301 (63.99%) |||||||||||

### Shetland Central

* 2007: 3xIndependent
* 2012: 3xIndependent
* 2007-2012 Change: No change
Shetland Central - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Independent | Davie Sandison (incumbent) | 35.92 | 375 | | | | |
| | Independent | Vaila Wishart | 25.57 | 267 | | | | |
| | Independent | Ian Scott | 13.89 | 145 | 162.2 | 163.7 | 171.8 | 190.2 |
| | Independent | Mark Burgess | 13.70 | 143 | 193.9 | 196.8 | 221.1 | 259 |
| | Independent | John Hunter | 4.79 | 50 | 74.3 | 76.8 | 81.5 | |
| | Scottish Christian | Peter Jamieson | 4.60 | 48 | 52.7 | 53.1 | | |
| Electorate: 2,284 Valid: 1,028 Spoilt: 16 Quota: 258 Turnout: 1,044 (45.71%) |||||||||

### Shetland South

* 2007: 3xIndependent
* 2012: 3xIndependent
* 2007-2012 Change: No change
Shetland South - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | Independent | Alison Duncan (incumbent) | 45.15 | 685 | |
| | Independent | George Smith | 27.55 | 418 | |
| | Independent | Billy Fox | 22.21 | 337 | 498.8 |
| | Scottish Christian | Andrew Shearer | 4.48 | 68 | 110.6 |
| Electorate: 2,679 Valid: 1,508 Spoilt: 9 Quota: 378 Turnout: 1,517 (56.63%) ||||||

### Lerwick North

* 2007: 3xIndependent
* 2012: 3xIndependent
* 2007-2012: No change
Lerwick North - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Independent | Malcolm Bell | 55.93 | 684 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Michael Stout | 16.93 | 207 | 350.3 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Allan Wishart (incumbent) | 12.02 | 147 | 230.9 | 236.7 | 258.9 | 273.4 | 295.8 | 348.8 |
| | SNP | Danus Skene | 5.31 | 65 | 98.3 | 102.5 | 109.3 | 122.8 | 142.9 | |
| | Independent | Alex Wright | 3.76 | 46 | 74.3 | 86.4 | 88.2 | 105.1 | | |
| | Independent | Caroline Miller (incumbent) | 2.86 | 35 | 51.1 | 53.3 | | | | |
| | Independent | Bill Adams | 2.29 | 28 | 64.1 | 75.8 | 83.3 | | | |
| Electorate: 2,453 Valid: 1,212 Spoilt: 11 Quota: 304 Turnout: 1,223 (49.86%) |||||||||||

### Lerwick South

* 2007: 4xIndependent
* 2012: 4xIndependent
* 2007-2012: No change
Lerwick South - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Independent | Dr Jonathan Wills (incumbent) | 36.07 | 646 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Cecil Smith (incumbent) | 17.81 | 319 | 407.3 | | | | |
| | Independent | Peter Campbell | 14.46 | 259 | 310.4 | 329.9 | 349.9 | 388.9 | |
| | Independent | Amanda Westlake | 12.79 | 229 | 280.8 | 291.9 | 308.6 | 346.5 | 358.9 |
| | Independent | Robbie Leith | 8.04 | 144 | 184.9 | 188.1 | 204.6 | 241.4 | 248.9 |
| | SNP | Iain Morrison | 6.64 | 119 | 144.7 | 148.7 | 157.3 | | |
| | Independent | Jim Henry (incumbent) | 3.24 | 58 | 71.1 | 78.9 | | | |
| Electorate: 3,507 Valid: 1,774 Spoilt: 11 Quota: 355 Turnout: 1,791 (51.07%) ||||||||||

## Retiring Councillors

| Council Ward | Departing Councillor | Party |
| Shetland South | Gussie Angus | Independent |
| North Isles | Laura Baisley | Independent |
| Shetland Central | Jim Budge | Independent |
| Lerwick North | Sandy Cluness | Independent |
| Shetland North | Addie Doull | Independent |
| Lerwick Central | Betty Fullerton | Independent |
| Shetland West | Florence Grains | Independent |
| Shetland Central | Andrew Hughson | Independent |
| Shetland North | Bill Manson | Independent |
| Lerwick North | Rick Nickerson | Independent |
| North Isles | Josie Simpson | Independent |