# Lerwick South (ward)

Lerwick South is one of the seven wards used to elect members of the Shetland Islands Council. It elects four Councillors.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Cecil Eunson | | Gussie Angus | Cecil Smith | Jim Henry |
| 2008 by- | Jonathan Willis | | | Gussie Angus | Cecil Smith | Jim Henry |
| 2012 | Jonathan Willis | Peter Campbell | Amanda Westlake | | Cecil Smith |
| 2017 | Beatrice Wishart | Peter Campbell | Amanda Westlake | | Cecil Smith |
| 2019 by- | Stephen Flaws | Peter Campbell | Amanda Westlake | | Cecil Smith |
| 2022 | John Fraser | Neil Pearson | Dennis Leask | | Cecil Smith |

## Election results
### 2022 election

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 | Dennis Leask | 22.5 | 302 | | | | | |
| | Independent | John Fraser | 19.5 | 262 | 268 | 289 | | | |
| | Independent | Cecil Smith (incumbent) | 18.4 | 251 | 257 | 275 | | | |
| | Independent | Neil Pearson | 12.7 | 171 | 177 | 206 | 213 | 215 | 281 |
| | Independent | Amanda Hawick (incumbent) | 11.4 | 153 | 156 | 168 | 173 | 176 | 208 |
| | Independent | Peter Coleman | 7.8 | 106 | 109 | 120 | 123 | 125 | |
| | Independent | Shayne Mcleod | 7.4 | 99 | 102 | | | | |
| Electorate: 3,036 Valid: 1,344 Spoilt: 17 Quota: 269 Turnout: 44.8% ||||||||||
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### 2017 election

2017 Shetland Islands Council election
Lerwick South - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Independent | Cecil Smith (incumbent) | 28.8 | 429 | | | |
| | Independent | Beatrice Wishart† | 26.4 | 394 | | | |
| | Independent | Peter Campbell (incumbent) | 20.0 | 299 | | | |
| | Independent | Amanda Westlake (incumbent) | 12.7 | 190 | 242.42 | 271.12 | 408.83 |
| | Independent | Frances Valente | 12.1 | 180 | 220.61 | 268.35 | |
| Quota: ||||

### 2012 election

2012 Shetland Islands Council election
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%) ||||||||||

### 2007 election

2007 Shetland Islands Council election
Shetland Islands council election, 2007: Lerwick South :
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| Independent | Cecil Eunson | 489 | 26.4 | 1 | 1 |
| Independent | Gussie Angus | 473 | 25.6 | 2 | 1 |
| Independent | Cecil Smith | 199 | 10.8 | 3 | 7 |
| Conservative | Maurice Mullay | 159 | 8.6 | | |
| Scottish Socialist | Robbie Leith | 150 | 8.1 | | |
| Independent | Jim Henry | 127 | 6.9 | 4 | 8 |
| Independent | Michael Peterson | 116 | 6.3 | | |
| Independent | Geoff Feather | 97 | 5.2 | | |
| Independent | Lindsay Smith | 40 | 2.2 | | |