# Shetland West (ward)

Shetland West is one of the seven wards used to elect members of the Shetland Islands Council. It elects three Councillors.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Frank Robertson | | Gary Robinson | Florence Grains |
| 2012 | Theo Smith | Frank Robertson | | Gary Robinson |
| 2017 | Theo Smith | Catherine Hughson | Steven Coutts |
| 2022 | Liz Boxwell | John Leask | 2 seats | 2 seats |
| 2023 | Liz Boxwell | Mark Robinson |

## Election results
### 2022 by-election

Shetland West by-election - 1 seat (17 November 2022) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | Independent | Mark Robinson | 76.4 | 375 |
| | Scottish Green | Debra Nicolson | 13.6 | 67 |
| | SNP | Zara Pennington | 10.0 | 49 |
| Electorate: 1,350 Valid: 491 Spoilt: 2 Quota: 246 Turnout: 36.5% |||||
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### 2022 election

Shetland West - 2 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Independent | Liz Boxwell | 39.3 | 298 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | John Leask | 17.8 | 135 | 154 | 154 | 158 | 171 | 178 | 205 | 298 |
| | Independent | Mark Robinson | 16.9 | 128 | 142 | 143 | 150 | 164 | 170 | 198 | |
| | Scottish Green | Debra Nicolson | 9.1 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 81 | 118 | | |
| | SNP | Zara Pennington | 7.8 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 64 | | | |
| | Independent | Andrew Holt | 5.7 | 43 | 46 | 47 | 50 | | | | |
| | Independent | Ian Tinkler | 2.8 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Peter Fraser | 0.7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 1,364 Valid: 758 Spoilt: 13 Quota: 253 Turnout: 56.5% ||||||||||||
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### 2017 election

2017 Shetland Islands Council election
Shetland West - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Independent | Theo Smith (incumbent) | 42.5 | 521 | | | |
| | Independent | Catherine Hughson | 15.8 | 194 | 255.61 | 274.72 | 320.47 |
| | Independent | Gary Robinson (incumbent) | 14.6 | 179 | 204.47 | 209.29 | 217.57 |
| | Independent | Steven Coutts (incumbent) | 14.3 | 175 | 251.40 | 275.92 | 325.47 |
| | Independent | Debra Nicolson | 6.6 | 81 | 107.29 | 132.81 | |
| | Independent | Ian Tinkler | 6.1 | 75 | 90.61 | | |
| Quota: ||||

### 2012 election

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

### 2007 election

2007 Shetland Islands Council election
Shetland Islands council election, 2007: Shetland West :
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| Independent | Frank Robertson | 384 | 31.6 | 1 | 1 |
| Independent | Gary Robinson | 289 | 23.8 | 1 | 2 |
| Independent | Florence Grains | 245 | 20.1 | 3 | 4 |
| Independent | Brian Anderson | 174 | 14.3 | | |
| Independent | Marion Hughson | 124 | 10.2 | | |