# 1967 Zetland County Council election

Elections to the Zetland County Council were held on 9 May 1967 as part of the 1967 Scottish local elections. Elections were held in every ward except for those in Lerwick to elect 24 landward members to the county council, who would be joined by nine nominated members from the Lerwick Town Council. None of the landward seats were contested.

## Election results

Zetland County Council Election Results :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Independent | 24 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |

## Ward results

Aithsting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Robert Garrick (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Bressay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | John Scott (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Burra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | George Nelson | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
Cunningsburgh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Joan McLeod (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Delting North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Andrew Tulloch (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Delting South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Hugh Sutherland | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Dunrossness North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Iain Campbell | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Dunrossness South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Raymond Bentley (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Fetlar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | | No nominations | | |
Gulberwick & Quarff :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Robert Johnson | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
Nesting and Lunnasting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | William Hamilton (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Northmavine North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Andrew Cromarty (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Northmavine South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Robert Balfour (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Sandness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Robert Ganson (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Sandsting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Alexander Tulloch (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Sandwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | James Halcrow (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Tingwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | | No nominations | | |
Unst North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Edward Thomason (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Unst South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Peter Hunter (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Walls :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Harry Drever (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Whalsay & Skerries :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | James Pottinger (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Whiteness & Weisdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Anthony Anderson (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Yell North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Hugh Williamson | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
Yell South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Robert Gray (Incumbent) | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

## By-elections since 1967

1967 Fetlar by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Arthur Johnson | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
1967 Tingwall by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Andrew Irvine | unopposed | unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unopposed | unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |