# 2007 Shetland Islands Council election

Elections to Shetland Islands Council were held on 3 May 2007 the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 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, a form of proportional representation. The new wards replaced 22 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election. The council was one of only three in Scotland with a majority of elected members who were independents.

## Election results

Shetland Islands Local Election Result 2007 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Independent | 22 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 100.0 | 92.8 | 9,249 | 16.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 300 | 20.8 |
| Scottish Socialist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 260 | New |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 159 | New |

## Ward results
### North Isles

North Isles – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Independent | Josie Simpson (incumbent) | 33.5 | 479 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Laura Baisley | 13.8 | 197 | 208 | 239 | 264 | 299 | 366 |
| | Independent | Robert Henderson | 10.1 | 145 | 172 | 194 | 227 | 260 | 308 |
| | Independent | Brian Gregson (Incumbent) | 10.1 | 145 | 160 | 177 | 199 | 238 | 280 |
| | Independent | Gordon Williamson | 8.8 | 126 | 137 | 151 | 183 | 203 | |
| | Independent | Laurence Odie | 8.2 | 117 | 122 | 133 | | | |
| | Independent | Laurence Robertson | 7.9 | 113 | 131 | 149 | 159 | | |
| | Independent | Robert Thomson | 7.5 | 107 | 119 | | | | |

### Shetland North

Shetland North – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Independent | Alastair Cooper | 31.6 | 438 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Addie Doull | 15.5 | 215 | 243 | 248 | 263 | 299 | 350 |
| | Independent | Bill Manson (Incumbent) | 15.5 | 214 | 235 | 242 | 253 | 267 | 298 |
| | Independent | Barbara Cheyne (Incumbent) | 13.4 | 186 | 198 | 218 | 228 | 239 | 282 |
| | Independent | Kenny Hughson | 9.8 | 135 | 144 | 149 | 159 | 178 | |
| | Independent | Alan MacDonald | 5.9 | 82 | 85 | 91 | 101 | | |
| | Independent | Daniel Robertson | 4.9 | 68 | 73 | 77 | | | |
| | Independent | Joan Easten | 3.3 | 46 | 49 | | | | |

### Shetland West

Shetland West – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Independent | Frank Robertson (Incumbent) | 31.6 | 384 | | | |
| | Independent | Gary Robinson | 23.8 | 289 | 316 | | |
| | Independent | Florence Grains (Incumbent) | 20.1 | 245 | 265 | 268 | 327 |
| | Independent | Brian Anderson | 14.3 | 174 | 183 | 186 | 222 |
| | Independent | Marion Hughson | 10.2 | 124 | 134 | 138 | |

### Shetland West

Shetland Central – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Independent | Iris Hawkins (Incumbent) | 27.2 | 330 | | | | |
| | Independent | Andrew Hughson | 25.6 | 311 | | | | |
| | Independent | Betty Fullerton | 21.2 | 257 | 265 | 267 | 276 | 295 |
| | Independent | Ian Scott | 10.8 | 131 | 133 | 134 | 141 | 150 |
| | Independent | Geordie Pottinger | 8.1 | 98 | 103 | 104 | 112 | 118 |
| | Independent | John Hunter | 3.8 | 46 | 49 | 50 | 56 | |
| | Independent | Jim Ivens | 1.9 | 23 | 24 | 25 | | |
| | Independent | Scotty Dyble | 1.6 | 19 | 19 | 19 | | |

### Shetland South

Shetland South – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Independent | Allison Duncan | 31.6 | 501 | | | |
| | Independent | Jim Budge | 22.1 | 350 | 382 | 395 | 451 |
| | Independent | Rick Nickerson | 28.0 | 286 | 301 | 310 | 364 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Mitchell (Incumbent) | 14.2 | 225 | 239 | 271 | 302 |
| | Independent | John Hunter | 9.3 | 148 | 165 | 175 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Friedlander | 4.7 | 75 | 78 | | |

### Lerwick North

Lerwick North – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Independent | Allan Wishart | 39.2 | 505 | | | | |
| | Independent | Sandy Cluness (Incumbent) | 20.5 | 264 | 312 | 340 | | |
| | Independent | Caroline Miller | 16.0 | 206 | 245 | 270 | 277 | 312 |
| | Independent | Bill Adams | 9.7 | 125 | 149 | 166 | 170 | 233 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Kin Learmonth | 8.5 | 110 | 132 | 141 | 143 | |
| | Independent | Kathy Greaves | 6.1 | 79 | 95 | | | |

### Lerwick South

Lerwick South – 4 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 | Cecil Eunson (incumbent) | 26.4 | 489 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Gussie Angus | 25.6 | 483 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Cecil Smith | 10.8 | 199 | 226 | 249 | 269 | 281 | 329 | 428 | |
| | Conservative | Maurice Mullay | 8.6 | 159 | 169 | 180 | 182 | 207 | 218 | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Robbie Leith | 8.1 | 150 | 164 | 174 | 181 | 195 | 222 | 233 | 242 |
| | Independent | Jim Henry (Incumbent) | 6.9 | 127 | 146 | 169 | 172 | 201 | 235 | 268 | 285 |
| | Independent | Michael Peterson | 6.3 | 116 | 129 | 137 | 149 | 164 | | | |
| | Independent | Geoff Feather (Incumbent) | 5.2 | 97 | 105 | 113 | 118 | | | | |
| | Independent | Lindsay Smith | 2.2 | 40 | 46 | 52 | | | | | |

## By-elections since 2007 Elections

* On 28 February 2008 Independent Dr Jonathan Wills won a by-election which arose following the death of Independent Councillor Cecil Eunson on 25 December 2007.
Lerwick South By-Election (28 February 2008)- 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Independent | Dr Jonathan Wills | 25.08 | 332 | 335 | 350 | 361 | 402 | 462 | 576 |
| | Independent | Peter Campbell | 17.60 | 233 | 240 | 246 | 272 | 317 | 370 | 465 |
| | Independent | Lyle Williamson | 17.22 | 228 | 229 | 234 | 245 | 286 | 337 | |
| | Independent | Robbie Leith | 13.82 | 183 | 188 | 204 | 216 | 228 | | |
| | Conservative | Maurice Mullay | 12.76 | 169 | 171 | 177 | 199 | | | |
| | Independent | Geoff Feather | 6.57 | 87 | 91 | 96 | | | | |
| | Independent | Larry Deyell | 4.76 | 63 | 66 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Vic Thomas | 2.19 | 29 | | | | | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Electorate: 3,382 Valid: 1,324 Spoilt: 7 Quota: 663 Turnout: 1,331 (39.15%) |||||||||||
* On 15 December 2011 Independent David Sandison won a by-election which arose following the resignation of Independent Councillor Iris Hawkins on 30 September 2011.
Shetland Central By-Election (15 December 2011)- 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | Independent | David Sandison | 48.4 | 332 | 352 |
| | Independent | Stephen Morgan | 16.9 | 116 | 124 |
| | Independent | Ian Scott | 15.6 | 107 | 115 |
| | Independent | Robert Williamson | 10.9 | 75 | 81 |
| | Conservative | Clive Richardson | 4.2 | 29 | |
| | Independent | Scotty van der Tol | 3.9 | 27 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Electorate: 2,300 Valid: 686 Spoilt: 4 Quota: 344 Turnout: 690 (30%) ||||||